As much as growers long for an end to the trade war with China, there are long-term threats to demand for corn, soybeans and other crops that could depress commodity prices for years to come and lead to calls for higher government spending, economists say.

This year's hemp crop is three times bigger than last year's, which could mean a struggle for growers trying to get their plants processed.

Researchers are peeling back the onion to produce a closer geographic view of farm product and food transfers across the U.S.

USDA’s Risk Management Agency has issued a clarification of an earlier press release to make clear that farmers will receive a 15% top-up payment on prevented planting indemnities this year if their insurance policies had the Harvest Price Option.

After a major decline in August, the Ag Economy Barometer declined again in September as producers “were noticeably more pessimistic about current conditions on their farms and in the U.S. economy.”

The Ag Innovation Challenge sponsored by the American Farm Bureau Federation and the Farm Credit Administration will now receive applications through mid-October.

Even though it wasn’t at the table for the talks between Bayer and Monsanto that led to a unification of the two companies, BASF still stands to gain significantly from the changes brought about in a new business climate.