USDA says Texas farmers have 59% of their crop in the ground, identical to 2024. One key difference from last year: Illinois has yet to register any discernible corn planting progress, according to the first report of the 2025 season.

This week’s Pick of the Week looks at a record-setting John Deere eight-row planter, a pair of unique tractors from the 1970s and a record-breaking Case IH utility loader setup.

More than 50 countries have reached out to the Trump administration to open negotiations following the sweeping new tariffs.

Naomi Blohm, Total Farm Marketing, says grains rebound as the market has absorbed much of the tariff news. Meanwhile, livestock saw follow through selling and triple digit losses.

Cheap cotton prices and dwindling demand are just part of the problem. Input costs have climbed and there’s no safety net to be found from a new farm bill. One Georgia farmer says the current farm bill is irrelevant and worthless, and if a new one doesn’t get passed this year, the cotton industry is doomed.

A tsunami of volatility has swept across global markets over the last few trading days as market participants position in the face of potential tariffs.