Weather challenges across the world are bringing global grain supplies into question. EarthDaily global crop intelligence lead Nick Ohrtman says Europe has struggled with drought.

The United States agricultural landscape is entering one of the largest generational transfers of wealth and land ownership in its history. Driven primarily by aging landowners and shifting demographics, this transition is reshaping not only who owns farmland, but how it is managed, valued, and preserved for future generations.

USDA threw out some surprises in Wednesday's NASS Crop Production, World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) and Farm Service Agency (FSA) reports. Pre-report focus for the grains centered on the potential for yield cuts, with some caution about acreage changes.

A new study led by University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign scientists reveals critically low genetic variation in one of the country’s primary breeding stocks for corn. The finding relates specifically to grain yield in intermediate-maturity hybrids, which dominate commercial production in the U.S. and represent nearly a third of the world’s corn production.

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins hosted an event at Moore Air Base in Texas to announce new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), reinforcing a whole-of-government commitment to protect the nation’s food, agriculture, and veterinary systems from emerging threats like New World screwworm (NWS).

The USDA has raised its expectations for 2026 U.S. corn and soybean production. Corn is now seen at 16.013 billion bushels, with soybeans at 4.519 billion bushels, both up slightly from July, with lower yield projections more than canceled out by increased planted and harvested area numbers for both crops.

Skies darkened across the Midwest on Tuesday as severe thunderstorms targeted the cities of Chicago, Indianapolis and Cincinnati. Across Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, and Kentucky, over 1 million people were without power as of Tuesday evening with clusters of strong storms still ongoing across the Ohio Valley. While Tuesday's storms left many cleaning up damage from strong winds, Wednesday could be another active day for thunderstorms and heavy rain across the Ohio Valley.

Average prices of fertilizers and diesel fuel are higher as the fall harvest season approach compared with the past two years. Higher fuel prices will increase fuel costs associated with harvest activities for the 2026 crop. Higher fertilizer prices will increase the cost of fall fertilizer applications for the 2027 crop year. The high prices combined with increased volatility and uncertainty associated with the war in Iran present challenges for farmers and their management decisions this fall.

U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley says there should be a clear path for additional economic aid for farmers. The Iowa Republican tells Brownfield lawmakers want to address rising ag input costs resulting from the war with Iran

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is extending the deadline for farmers to apply for Stages 1 and 2 of the Supplemental Disaster Relief Program (SDRP) to Sept. 30, 2026. Additionally, USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) is providing greater flexibility for farmers who experienced quality losses on eligible crops.

Corn condition ratings were unchanged for the second consecutive week while soybean ratings declined slightly, according to USDA NASS's weekly Crop Progress report released Monday.

One year after U.S. farmers set new all-time national average yields for both corn and soybeans, DTN's proprietary yield models indicate potential for a smaller harvest this season with yields currently falling below USDA trendline projections.

Agri-Pulse Newsmakers sits down with USDA Undersecretary Richard Fordyce to discuss some new flexibilities in crop insurance for producers, the "One Farmer, One File" initiative, and what producers can expect in the months ahead. We also cover Commodity Credit Corporation spending in this week’s Ag by the Numbers.

A farm equipment specialist says an abundant supply is softening the price of used combines. Jeff Madsen is the remarketing manager for CLAAS of America and tells Brownfield there’s a large inventory available.

Crop and livestock producers reported different views of the agricultural economy in the July 2026 Purdue University-CME Group Ag Economy Barometer (AEB) survey. Livestock farmers expressed stronger sentiment than crop producers, particularly regarding current economic conditions. Despite these differences, producers in both groups identified many of the same concerns, educational needs, and long-term challenges

Ames, IA -- Nitrogen fertilizer is one of the biggest costs for many corn farmers. At the same time, Iowa continues to face water quality challenges. Practical Farmers of Iowa's N Rate Risk Protection Program helps farmers find the right nitrogen rate for their fields, lowering fertilizer costs while protecting water quality. Enrollment is now open for Midwestern farmers who want to test lower nitrogen rates on their farms.

Although agriculture remains an important economic driver for many Midwestern communities (White, 2023), many regional economies also benefit from agricultural and construction equipment manufacturing. Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) like John Deere, Caterpillar, CNH, and Vermeer are important employers throughout the Midwest. Not only do they create significant employment, but their expansive supply chains drive regional economic activity by creating additional jobs and revenue through domestic sales and exports.

WASHINGTON (DTN) -- Mandatory country-of-origin labeling (MCOOL) for beef secured a key victory during the Senate Agriculture Committee's farm bill markup, passing 17-6 in a bipartisan vote.

The Senate Ag Committee has failed to advance its version of the skinny farm bill, in a party line vote Thursday. James Glueck, executive director with the Plant Based Products Council, says while provisions within the nutrition title were the sticking point, there was plenty of bipartisan support. “I think that was the spirit that we’ve often seen farm bills written in. I thought that was very encouraging. The final vote clearly left something to be desired in the near term, but it does sound like there is a lot of will that they can agree on and move it forward.”

Senate Agriculture Committee Chair John Boozman still wants to mark up a farm bill before the August recess. Mississippi Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith joins Newsmakers to share her thoughts on the bill.

Late summer is here -- and so is drought concern in many primary crop areas of the Southern Plains. A late-July drought update report by the federal National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS) -- a multi-agency partnership for drought information and planning -- finds that crop areas of Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas, which were affected by drought going into midsummer are still in that situation now at the beginning of August.

The USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (AHPIS) has confirmed the first case of classical scrapie in the U.S. since 2021.

U.S. Senate Ag Committee Chairman John Boozman released an updated draft farm bill late Friday that would allow nationwide year-round E15 sales and revises state cost-sharing requirements in the nutrition program.

This article picks up where Part 1 ended, with an examination of FIFRA’s 1972 amendments, in which Congress rewrote the entire statute and put in place a policy that has largely remained unchanged in the following 54 years. Issues concerning the safety of pesticides began to appear post-World War II, as pesticide use and technology advanced rapidly, while contributing to a growing division between farmers and the non-farming public, between farmers and environmentalists, and between neighboring farmers.

New World screwworm has kept the border closed to cattle trade with Mexico for the better part of 2 years. Barbara Jackson, a rancher and feedyard owner outside of Tucson, Arizona says the news that live cattle imports from Mexico would resume August 24th was welcomed.

ADM (NYSE: ADM), a global leader in innovative solutions from nature, today announced a series of investments designed to expand North American oilseed crush capacity and strengthen the company's ability to meet growing demand for renewable fuels and other vegetable oil markets.

Year-round E15 language is expected to be included in the Senate farm bill draft ahead of next week's markup, as lawmakers work toward a compromise between the House-passed provision and a Senate proposal known as the Fischer-Capito bill.

As oil prices hit $100 a barrel this morning amid President Trump’s war with Iran, the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee – Minority released a new report today that found that American farmers spent $1.4 billion more on diesel fuel during this year’s spring planting season than they did last year.