"As a share of GDP, government payouts will approach levels rarely seen outside of the 1980s' farm crisis and the farm aid ...

Newton: The (U.S.) Department (of Agriculture) has pledged $12 billion in economic support to help offset trade losses. We ...

(Omaha) -- Outside factors continue to cause uncertainty in the Midwest economy.

53% of ag economists surveyed in the July Ag Economists’ Monthly Monitor say the row crop side of agriculture is current in a recession. Fewer agricultural economists think the row crop side of ...

Farmers are facing severe financial stress as rising input costs, falling crop prices and trade losses drive multi-year negative margins. Learn why growers urgently need bridge economic assistance ...

Reflecting a marked decline in expectations as margins tighten, ag lenders surveyed in mid-2025 report only around 52% of ...

Farm bankruptcies nearly doubled in the first three months of 2025 compared to last year, and experts don’t expect the trend to change. Data from the federal court system show 88 Chapter 12 filings ...

New polling shows that the majority of U.S. corn producers see an economic crisis on the horizon – or at least the possibility of one. In a survey published Wednesday commissioned by the National Corn ...

Auctioneer Randy Stabe leads the largest land auction of his career Sept. 17 - 18 at the Hinton Community Center in northwest Iowa. Iowa farmers are seeing a drop in their income. Economists say one ...

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins on Tuesday said the farming economy is “not in a good place” as those in the agriculture industry lose sales from trade severances with China and other partner ...

At a time when the farm economy is facing a downward turn, farmers and ranchers are looking for expanded market opportunities. Faith Parum, an economist with the American Farm Bureau ...

Long work hours, isolation, physical labor, and a culture of stoicism and self-reliance are challenges farmers manage as part of the job, but increasing financial stressors after several years of poor ...