Livestock carrier ship in ocean DepositPhotos image It’s true that U.S. exports of bulk ag commodities – like wheat and soybeans – for the first ten months of 2024 are…
Commodity Groups Advocate for Economic Assistance Amid Farm Bill Delays
…of Wheat Growers, United Fresh Produce Association (now part of International Fresh Produce Association), U.S. Dairy Export Council, National Milk Producers Federation, and American Sugar Alliance. Economic Challenges Mount The…
USDA Forecasts Decline in Farm Income for 2024, Specialty Crops a Bright Spot
…wheat, soybeans, corn, and cotton. Cotton is expected to suffer the steepest decline, with receipts plummeting nearly 30%. USDA Chief Economist Seth Meyer notes cotton prices have dropped from an…
Cotton is the Biggest Loser in 2024 Among Specialty Crops
…2024. So even within the crops, I think we’ve got to distinguish between corn, soybeans, kind of, and wheat, kind of the the Midwestern row crops not faring well. Cotton…
Diverse Drivers of Farm Income
…income is a mix of a lot of different things and, you know, corn and beans and wheat and cotton and rice, but there’s horticultural products. There’s livestock products, all…
U.S. Ag. Products Will Face More Export Headwinds in 2025
Wheat loading to bulker ship cargo hold at sea grain elevator in sea port at sunset. DepositPhotos image Many U.S. ag. products could face more export headwinds in 2025. Gary…
Many Growers Thankful for Major Recovery of Winter Wheat Crop
DepositPhotos image Many winter wheat growers have reason to be thankful this year. Gary Crawford reports. Many Growers Thankful for Major Recovery of Winter Wheat Crop Sponsored Content CIR Agriculture…
USMEF Chair Highlights Export Growth and Value for U.S. Farmers
…their importance to American agriculture. Speaking about his family’s operation, Hanson described a diverse farm producing corn, wheat, soybeans, and pinto beans, alongside a cow-calf enterprise that exemplifies sustainability and…
American Agriculture History Minute: Crop Adjustments After the Civil War
…the bottom dropped out of wheat prices, and in older fields, wheat yields grew poor. Pests like grasshoppers, cinch bugs attacked the wheat, destroying whole crops in some cases. For…
American Agriculture History Minute: Trade, Barter, Pay Taxes
…and livestock with food. They kept a few chickens a hog or two, a cow, maybe some sheep. They cleared more land each year, grew bigger crops. Extra wheat, corn,…
Rains Give Hope to Wheat Growers
DepositPhotos image Recent rains are bringing hope to some wheat growers. Gary Crawford has more. Sponsored Content CIR Agriculture Harvester Products March 1, 2026 Let’s Talk Livestock Risk Protection For…
American Agriculture History Minute: Early Export Trade
…farming was stimulated by the international demand for wheat. A massive population explosion in Europe drove wheat prices up and by 1770, a bushel of wheat cost twice as much…
AgNet News Hour Thursday, 10-31-24
…devastate the wine industry; and Claudia Carter, Executive Director of the California Wheat Commission and Jadee Rohner, Executive Director of the Arizona Grain Research & Promotion Council who discuss the…
Trouble Brewing for the Winter Wheat Crop
Shutterstock image There’s trouble brewing for the winter wheat crop. Gary Crawford reports. Sponsored Content CIR Agriculture Harvester Products March 1, 2026 Let’s Talk Livestock Risk Protection For Those Beef…