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WEST LAFAYETTE, IN – One consistent theme from farmers across the nation is that higher crop prices will not offset the dramatic increase in farm production costs this year. The Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer for

DALLAS, TX – Land values have increased at least 10 percent over the past year across portions of Texas and Northern Louisiana, led by irrigated cropland, but the impacts of inflation are beginning to weigh on the

WASHINGTON, DC – Is it government regulation or pressure from shareholders that’s keeping oil companies from increasing supplies of oil domestically? According to Rep. Diana DeGette (CO-D) the Chairwoman of the Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight

WASHINGTON, DC – Signup is underway for the Grassland Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) through USDA which provides a unique opportunity for farmers, ranchers, and agricultural landowners to keep land in agricultural production and supplement their income while

WEST LAFAYETTE, IN – On Tuesday, results from the March 2022 Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer were released showing producer sentiment at its lowest level since the early days of the pandemic. The drop in optimism

WASHINGTON, DC – USDA is announcing $670 million in assistance to more than 100,000 livestock producers under the new Emergency Livestock Relief Program (ELRP). In September President Biden signed the Extending Government Funding and Delivering Emergency Assistance

MEXICO CITY, MX – Two-way trade in food and agricultural products between the United States and Mexico reached a record $63 billion in 2021, the result of a renegotiated trade agreement known as the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement or

WASHINGTON, DC – The House Agriculture Committee held a hearing Tuesday on the Energy title of the 2018 Farm Bill with the goal of discussing renewable energy opportunities in rural America. Rep. David Scott (GA-D), Chairman of

WEST LAFAYETTE, IN – Farmers in the U.S. appear to be losing optimism in the economy, as the latest Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer dips to its lowest level since the early days of the pandemic.

WASHINGTON, DC – On Sunday, USDA announced that ranchers with approved applications through the Livestock Forage Disaster Program (LFP) for forage losses due to severe drought or wildfire in 2021 will soon begin receiving emergency relief payments

WASHINGTON, DC – A bipartisan group of members from the Senate Finance Committee expressed concerns and frustrations with Ambassador Katherine Tai, the current U.S. Trade Representative (USTR). To begin with, members asked Tai whether the Biden administration

LUBBOCK, TX – The last time there was a runup like this in the wheat market was March of 2008, and given fundamental concerns around the globe, Dr. Mark Welch says today’s current price levels – especially