INPUTS

Economists say cash rent acre expansion comes at too high of a cost with low commodity prices and high input prices.

Responding to crippling input costs, Alex Harrell slashes his cropland in half and predicts significant U.S. acres may be bare come spring.

At a fiery Senate hearing, farmers and lawmakers call out corporate consolidation for driving up input costs, while industry leaders insist global geopolitics, not greed, are to blame.

As fertilizer prices and demand hold firm this fall, Josh Linville with Stone X Group warns prices could climb higher if reported government aid payments arrive this year.

Bayer Plus Rewards began in 2019 offering marketing offers based on the purchase of multiple products.

When complete, the facility will produce 66,000 gallons of product every month.

Mike Hynek contends the gap between agribusiness and common farmers has never been greater: “We’re being driven to the breaking point.”

Wisconsin farmer says “wolf is at the door” of young corn and soybean growers.

With most input prices still record or near-record high, farmers in parts of the country have seen eroding balance sheets for four straight years. Now the concern is more farmers will be forced out of farming this year, unless they see some type of market or government intervention.

As farmers think about 2026 cropping plans, step one is to book fall fertilizer. However, those plans are leading to challenging discussions about profitability and what can be applied as a bare minimum.