2+ day, 14+ hour ago   (236+ words) American Ag Network ASA Welcomes 45Z Updates Supporting U.S. Soybean Farmers, Biofuels Washington, D.C. — The American Soybean Association welcomed actions this week from the U.S. Department of Energy and Internal Revenue Service that provide greater clarity and usability for the 45Z Clean Fuel Production…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (349+ words) American Ag Network USDA Revises Farm Income Higher, but Costs Still Bite USDA’s September 2026 net farm income forecast, released Sept. 3, projects that net farm income, a broad measure of farm sector profitability, will decline to $158.4 billion in 2026. That is $4.3 billion,…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (289+ words) The crop insurance landscape has evolved significantly over time, and today’s producers have more ways to manage revenue risk than in previous generations. Crop insurance programs have expanded from a basic safety net into a more flexible risk-management tool that…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (375+ words) LOUISVILLE, Ky., (September 3, 2026) — Farmland values across Farm Credit Mid-America’s territory increased 7.1% during the past year, according to the association’s July 2026 benchmark study. Values increased 2.4% during the first half of 2026. However, the findings also show a highly localized and increasingly selective…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (492+ words) American Ag Network Secretary Naig Announces Record Cover Crop Cost-Share Signup, Nearly Tripling Cover Crop Acres in the Greater Des Moines Watershed BOONE, Iowa – Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig today announced the initial results of the Greater Des Moines…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (542+ words) (BOONE, IA) — Data collection, modernization and how USDA gathers that data was a major topic of discussion during the Farm Progress Show in Boone, Iowa this past week as USDA rolled out its new Data Modernization Plan. The plan, unveiled…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (245+ words) American Ag Network Tariffs Take a Back Seat as Crop Tour Numbers Put the Focus Back on Production The U.S.-Canada tariff battle is beginning to get more attention in the markets, but for grain traders, the bigger story remains the…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (488+ words) WASHINGTON, D.C., August 24, 2026 — Last Thursday, August 20, a group of former agricultural association leaders, farmers and USDA officials told reporters that farm country is in crisis, that farmers are afraid to say so publicly, and that Congress has stopped listening. “We’re telling…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (359+ words) BISMARCK, N.D. – Gov. Kelly Armstrong and Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring today voted with the State Water Commission to activate a water supply assistance program for livestock producers as the governor declared a drought disaster for extremely dry conditions across North Dakota....

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (1293+ words) While Congress is in recess, work on a new Farm Bill continues, with lawmakers hearing directly from farmers and ranchers about the need for certainty in the agricultural economy. Jordan Dux, Senior Director of National Affairs with the Nebraska Farm…...