With 8- to 12-year-old machinery selling off, farmers are pivoting between late-model iron and precision retrofit kits to bypass new equipment prices.

Goliath, meet David. “It’s way past time for everyone to wake up,” says Fenn Church.

The state’s District 1 race offers a choice between an incumbent focused on crop insurance and markets, and a challenger calling for tariff relief and corporate accountability.

Josh Linville says tight nitrogen supplies, rising demand and global disruptions to sulfur supplies are keeping pressure on fertilizer markets, even if tensions in the Strait of Hormuz ease.

Growers can finally combine supplemental coverage with farm programs without losing protection that fits their operation. Meanwhile, federal officials are developing trade incentives for four countries that could expand demand for American cotton.

Viriterra launches its first herbicide this fall, with company officials reporting they plan to build a multi-year pipeline of crop protection products for U.S. farmers.

New USDA program will provide one-time payments to offset harvest season diesel expenses during what officials call “temporary market disruptions” from US-Israeli war on Iran. Learn more on AgWeb.

Rep. Zach Nunn and state Sen. Sarah Trone Garriott present contrasting approaches to farm policy in a district where 26,000 producers farm nearly 3 million acres and generate $4.4 billion in agricultural sales.

Which of Alabama’s two Senate candidates, Everett Wess or Barry Moore, best represents ag?

University of Missouri researchers are studying how virtual fencing can improve grazing efficiency, reduce labor and help farmers turn cover crops and row-crop acres into additional opportunities for cattle production.

Dozens of ag champions and producers will leave Washington following the midterm elections. History suggests their firsthand experience won’t be easily replaced — leaving rural America’s voice hanging in the balance.

After a tough growing season, Hurricane Isaias devastated Southeast cotton farms. Winds topping 118 mph stripped cotton from plants, leaving farmers to count the cost of lost yields, damaged infrastructure and a ruined harvest.

Fresh off an April special election, Republican Rep. Clay Fuller and Democratic cattleman Shawn Harris square off again.

Republican Rep. Ashley Hinson and Democratic state Rep. Josh Turek agree on E15 and a Farm Bill. They split on who is responsible for the squeeze on farm margins.

BNSF says the proposed UP-NS merger would leave captive shippers with fewer options and farm inputs with higher freight costs. Union Pacific says it would open new routes and take trucks off the road.

Sen. Tom Cotton, a farm-raised Republican, faces Hallie Shoffner, a Democrat who closed her family’s Arkansas farm last year, in the top U.S. rice state, where family-farm bankruptcies lead the nation.

When family members choose other career paths, creative partnerships offer eager young producers a rare foothold in a capital-intensive industry.

Corn futures fell about 5% as USDA raised the national yield. Former USDA chief economist Seth Meyer says the data raises fair questions, but he doesn't think sampling alone explains the jump.

Snagged by a power sweep, Alec White understood the grim dynamic: What the corkscrew gets, it keeps.

Strategic equipment management is one valuable way to protect soil structure and preserve yield potential when wet conditions force tough decisions.