What's Making News
U.S. farm sector debt is expected to reach a record high $605.1 billion in 2026, according to the latest USDA forecast, a 4.5% nominal ... Read entire story
Purdue Extension educators packed their first-ever Land of Opportunity Conference itinerary with topics vital to owners of farm and ... Read entire story
This Week's Farm Operations
Indiana and Michigan farmers continued making progress in corn and soybean harvests as of Sunday, with corn maturity nearing completion ... Read entire story
Agri-Pulse's Olivia M. Bridges and Kim Chipman reported that "the harvest for corn, the biggest U.S. cash crop, would be the ... Read entire story
This Week's Market News
The Agriculture Department lowered its 2026 and 2027 milk production forecasts slightly in last Friday morning's World Agricultural Supply ... Read entire story
The United States and China have taken another step toward easing trade barriers, each identifying roughly $30 billion in goods for ... Read entire story
Weekly Columns
We've had another tremendous growing season for our grasses and pastures. This past week we finished our sixth cutting of hay, and it was a ... Read entire story
A friend of mine just bought a young horse. In my conversation congratulating her and a discussion about hay, I encouraged her to start ... Read entire story