AgDay
Hosted by Haley Bickelhaupt, AgDay provides the nation’s farmers and ranchers with the latest news, weather and business headlines, and features the people and places unique to the industry and small-town America.
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Adjusting for inflation, the average size of farm operating loans during 2025 was 30% larger than the prior year.
Matt Bennett with AgMarket.Net says it was a money flow day as grains were influenced by the selloff in crude oil and the precious metal markets, plus the higher dollar.
Farmers are turning to crop rotation, sharp scouting, and diversified tactics — along with Bt — to keep the pest from taking a huge bite out of yield potential.
A new front axle design cuts the turning radius by 20% versus previous models, and in-cab visibility has been improved in every direction.
Under today’s guidance, EPA says farmers can temporarily override emissions systems to make repairs, as long as the equipment is returned to compliance, claiming manufacturers misused the Clean Air Act to block access.
A Kentucky farm mom captured this heartwarming moment while saving a newborn calf from the cold.
Kansas farmers Matt and Janna Splitter built their 13,000-acre operation through calculated risk, strong relationships and relentless efficiency, earning recognition as a 2026 Top Producer of the Year finalist.
With the lack of rebuilding the strong cattle market could be extended another year.
Ag market activity Friday and much of the week was dominated by money flow and spillover from outside markets like the metals, the energies, and the dollar. That’s according to Allison Thompson with The Money Farm.
Heading into 2026, recent surveys pinpoint which farmer segments are most concerned about their balance sheets.