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The Farm Credit System (FCS) is the largest ag lender in the country according to a new study from the University of Illinois.

Feed costs for swine producers are predicted to continue a downward trend in the second half of 2025, according to a recent study from Purdue University’s Center for Commercial Agriculture.

The Senate Finance Committee on Monday released its tax and Medicaid provisions for the budget reconciliation bill that Republicans are trying to reach agreement on, and they extend expiring 2017 tax cuts and expand some other provisions of the law. The provisions also extend the 45Z tax credit for clean fuels.

Robin Giles ranches cattle, sheep and goats down in the Texas Hill Country on land that’s been in his family for over 130 years. Though he hasn’t seen a case of New World screwworm since 1972, memories of the flesh-eating parasite have stuck with him.

The week ahead could be pivotal for ag policy. In Washington, Senate Republicans are trying to agree on the finishing touches of their version of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the budget reconciliation measure needed to enact the GOP legislative agenda. 

Senate Republicans are trying to find agreement this week on their version of the One Big Beautiful Bill that may scale back some of the House spending cuts, and Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins will face the House Ag Committee, while work continues in the House Appropriations Committee.

Tariffs imposed on trading partners by the Trump administration would shrink the economy and increase inflation but also would reduce budget deficits by $2.8 trillion from 2025 to 2035, the Congressional Budget Office estimated in a letter to Democratic leaders in the Senate.

Farmer sentiment, measured by the Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer, reached a four-year high in May driven by growing optimism on ag exports and the impacts of tariffs on farm income.

The U.S. Court of International Trade ruled Wednesday that President Donald Trump overstepped his authority in using the Emergency Economic Powers Act to impose tariffs on all countries.

Barbecue costs for Americans have reached a new high, according to the 2025 Rabobank BBQ Index. For the first time, the cost of a summer cookout will exceed the $100 threshold, with the index reporting the average cost to be $103 for a 10-person barbecue. This reflects a 4.21% increase from 2024, when the same barbecue cost $99, and a 41% increase from 2018, when the cookout was estimated to cost $73.