That squeeze is expected to persist, particularly for row-crop farmers. The U.S. Department of Agriculture forecasts that ...

Higher natural gas prices and trade policies push fertilizer costs up again threatening already tight farm profit margins.

Investigate Midwest’s Lauren Cross reported that “U.S. farmers are facing one of the widest gaps in a decade between what ...

With the November 2026 midterm elections front and center in the minds of White House politicos, the Trump administration has conveniently announced a $12 billion increase in ad hoc government ...

While Brent Judisch is in the midst of combining his 2025 corn and soybeans, he’s also thinking about how to plan for next year’s crops and inputs specifically. “Fertilizer prices will kind of mirror ...

Concern over higher inputs is on the minds of corn producers as they are in the midst of fall harvest. Jed Bower, the new National Corn Growers Association president, took note while he was picking ...

Fertilizer costs are having a bigger and bigger impact on farm budgets. In the lead-up to the 2022 crop year, fertilizer prices surged to record highs, driven by tight global supplies, energy shocks ...

President Donald Trump speaks during a roundtable on farm subsidies in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Monday, Dec. 8, 2025, in Washington, as Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins listens. (AP ...

As President Donald Trump demands a federal investigation into meatpackers for inflating beef prices, another battle over farm input costs is already heating up. Fertilizer, long one of the most ...

Farm profits are projected to jump 40% in 2025, yet shoppers see little relief at the checkout. Instead, grocery inflation keeps grinding higher, widening the gap between what farms earn and what ...

Fertiliser costs are tipped to increase six per cent, chemicals and labour 2 per cent each, while fodder costs may lift 15 per cent, despite some seasonal improvements. The increases, predicted by ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — There is pride in continuing on the multi-generational way of life. Vaughan Farms in Pungo has been in operation since 1695. Across the Hampton Roads region, more than 360 ...