Ag Economy

Farm Credit's cooperative lending network posted its strongest first-half earnings in recent memory, with $4.3 billion through June 2026 and net interest income climbing more than seven percent year-over-year.

The Purdue-CME Group Ag Economy Barometer rose 13 points in July, snapping a three-month slide. Stronger crop prices drove the rebound, though input costs remain the top concern for nearly half the farmers surveyed.

Since 2008, American Farmland Trust has been running an annual campaign to spotlight farmers markets — this year, ten markets will win cash awards based on votes from their own communities.

Crop input costs, covering chemicals, fertilizers, and seeds, came in around $70 billion in 2025, making up roughly a third of what crop farms spend each year.

Farm equipment sales in June showed a split picture — combines selling better, tractors selling less, and industry leaders pointing to economic uncertainty as a reason farmers are holding back.

An agricultural economist with the American Farm Bureau broke down why so many farmers are struggling right now — and why recent federal funding, while helpful, may not be enough to close the gap.

American fruit and vegetable growers lost more than 7 billion dollars in 2025, and the losses are expected to keep climbing through 2027 as prices fall short of what it costs to grow the crops.

Central Washington Rep. Dan Newhouse, a farmer himself, says the current farm economy is among the worst he can remember — and most farmers polled this year feel elected officials don't understand why.

Is the non-farming community in Olympia starting to understand the struggles and difficulties tree fruit growers, and the overall agriculture community, are facing? The Washington State Tree Fruit Association's Jon DeVaney weighs in.

The EPA wants to change the rules around diesel engine deratements — those frustrating power reductions triggered by emissions system issues — in a move the agency says could save truckers and farmers billions.