Input Costs & Producer Inflation
Economists with the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service project the Panhandle fires caused $123 million in preliminary agricultural losses.
The U.S. agriculture industry is confronting a new economic reality as pandemic aid ends, pushing producers into debt as a form of financial relief from high input costs.
As farmers prepare for spring planting season, one of the critical factors influencing their operations is the price of diesel.
Cattle producers are shifting their feeding practices as winter temperatures remain unusually mild. Here’s how that is affecting the hay market.
High Path Avian Flu (or HPAI), along with the return of Avian Pneumo-Virus and Reovirus, has raised concerns among poultry experts as the industry continues it’s recovery from past outbreaks.
Leaders in the grain industry are preparing to confront a variety of issues head-on, including storage constraints, labor shortages, and persistent supply chain disruptions.
American importers are facing surging shipping container costs driven up by ongoing geopolitical tension in the Red Sea area and drought along the Panama Canal.
The Professional Dairy Producers just launched “Your Farm - Your Footprint,” a new, farmer-led approach to environmental stewardship in the dairy industry.
The European Agriculture Commissioner is proposing a policy shift as farmers continue to protest, suggesting an EU-wide change on rules that limit ag production, saying the current laws raise food security risks.
As farmers gear up for the spring planting season, it’s crucial to remember that financial planning goes hand in hand with early season crop protection.
Inflation remains sticky! Prices at the wholesale level rose 0.9 percent on the year when the market was expecting 0.6 percent.
USDA Chief Economist Seth Meyer Explains Expected Decline in Farmer Income for 2024
The Fertilizer Institute says we are headed into a more normal market period in terms of fertilizer prices.
The “Remote Grading Pilot for Beef” allows the USDA to assess beef carcass characteristics and assign an official grade quality from a remote location.
Properly caring for farm machinery as this winter produces more challenging conditions than normal requires proactive maintenance by producers, according to a machinery expert from T&H Custom Ag.
The looming shortage of drought-resistant hybrids adds a new layer of complexity to the challenges already faced by farmers.
The latest Ag Economic Barometer revealed a familiar but nuanced picture of the agricultural landscape of the United States in December.
CHS Refined Fuels’ Senior Product Manager Erin Rouge advises producers to take action to optimize their purchasing.
