Ag Budget

USDA and other FY 2026 spending bills could become threatened in September, if Democrats carry through on a threat to shut down the government over the president’s spending ‘claw-back’ efforts

For many producers, farming is the easy part.  The finances, not so much.  To help, University of Idaho Extension will kick off a pair of month-long financial classes next week.   Practical Farm and Ranch Financial Records starts March 3rd and runs each Monday evening, while Farm Financial Analysis kicks off March 4th, and takes place Tuesday evenings.     UI Ext...

As farmers put pen to paper, preparing for the 2025 season, they’re going to look at cutting some costs.  Doug Yoder with Country Financial said it’s important to resist the temptation to cut back on crop insurance.   “In this negative net farm income environment that we're in, where inputs are still high, but the prices have plummeted quite a bit, there's no denying in my mind that farmers got to

Farmers Business Network released its 2023 Ag Chemical Price Transparency Report last week, which highlighted the extreme price variation facing farmers.  The report collected information from 37 states and accounts for over 800 insecticides, fungicides, and herbicides.   “...

USDA Economist, David Boussios, says short term outlook for 2020 within the agriculture department's 10 year projections got underway with last October's world supply and demand estimates.  Therefore based on the assumption of no trade deals, since realized, with Japan, China, Mexico and Canada.  That le...

More than 70 agricultural groups recently sent a letter to congressional leaders asking for an increase in the agricultural budget for the 2018 Ag Appropriations Bill.  The letter said the coalition includes groups from the food, agriculture, scientific, academic, veterinary, and consumer sectors.   ...