Farm Journal

As Illinois prepares to replace Sen. Dick Durbin, Democratic candidate Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton and Republican candidate Don Tracy lay out their competing visions for the Farm Bill, input costs and representing Illinois producers in Washington.

Secretary Brooke Rollins announced an initial bilateral agreement that could boost total U.S. ethanol exports by 32% as Mexico explores expanded fuel blending.

A multi-year study at the PTI Farm in Illinois suggests banding phosphorus and potassium at reduced rates can improve returns, but tillage costs and soil fertility levels matter.

Forty-three candidates are running for the House and five for the Senate with backgrounds on apple orchards, dairy farms and cattle ranches.

After more than 30 years of farming, Chris Schenk says corn yields are running 15 to 20 bu. per acre above APH, with test weights nearing 61 pounds. But as yields set records, tight grain storage space is now an issue.

A new tool launching in November could change how you evaluate practice adoption and ROI potential.

Small conversations can make the awkward “death talk” easier and help families plan for succession before a loss forces decisions.

Two accidents. Two recoveries. Two back braces hanging on an office wall. And one lesson a California dairy nutritionist learned the hard way: "Professionally, we're all replaceable. But family? That's different."

Farmers who sold outright on the rally handed elevators the grain, the financing and the margin-call exposure. CoBank’s Tanner Ehmke says that could slow basis gains as the 2026 crop moves to market.

Today's nitrogen management strategies go beyond rates and timing to include protective measures that can give farmers more control over one of their largest input investments.

A new crop rotation can improve soil health while interrupting pest and disease cycles. Learn how.

NASS identified a processing error affecting September corn data for Kansas, Nebraska and national figures. The agency says its October forecast of 181.2 bu. per acre remains unchanged, leaving questions about the yield jump.

Payments to cover in-field fuel costs expected by year's end as farm aid tops the 2020 pandemic-era record of $45 billion

Farmers like North Dakota's Jay Myers are combining soil testing, alternative resistance sources and crop rotation to stay ahead of the pest—and new technologies are on the way.

Backed by the USDA's FIELDS program and private funds, eight projects across 16 states will expand domestic capacity by over 1 million tons annually to help lower nitrogen and potash prices for U.S. farmers.

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.