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U.S. crop insurance indemnities are at $1.226 billion as of October 10 after having passed the $1 billion mark at the end of September, above where the totals stood for 2015 crops which was $6.280 billion, according to data from USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA).

During the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) convention in Phoenix earlier this week, members were told to expect another year of soft grain prices unless there’s a major disruption in outside factors, such as weather or foreign markets.

Hear from the CEO of one of the largest farmland investment firms, Farmland Partners, at this month’s Top Producer Seminar.

Additional flexibility for farmers is being set in place for producers that normally use double-cropping and other changes under the federal crop insurance, according to USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA).

Ready to cash in on a new market or venture? Use this guide to make sure it’s a strategic decision.

Now that warm weather has arrived, everyone will start to focus on all the chores that have to be done to “gear” up for the upcoming season, including fly control.

Some farm-state lawmakers are going after situations where some ag economists at some universities are playing both sides of some issues like crop insurance, and profiting by it.