John Newton

When we talk with farmers across the country, from cotton fields in Mississippi and cornfields in Iowa to apple orchards in Washington, the theme is the same: uncertainty. The past few years have tested even the most seasoned farmers.

A recent Report from the American Farm Bureau Federation shows that financial stress is severe and persistent across farm country.

More voices are coming out against the idea of purchasing beef from Argentina.

Farm economy and sugar policy experts discussed the challenges facing the U.S. sugar industry at the American Sugar Alliance’s 40th annual meeting.

John Newton of Terrain, at last week’s U.S. Meat Export Federation Spring Conference told the audience that he is confident that the Trump Administration will get a Phase Two deal accomplished with China.   “I think it's going to happen. I don't know wh...

A tough budget environment and expected falling crop prices will make it even more challenging to write the next Farm Bill.  Senate Ag Republican Chief Economist John Newton said producers are facing soaring input costs, an unrealistic farm safety net and gloomy Congressional Budget Office crop projections.   “...

Ask the American Farm Bureau Federation, they’ll tell you a proposal to eliminate the stepped-up basis in agriculture would have a costly impact on farmers nationwide. AFBF chief economist John Newton said tax policy is important in helping farmers pass their operations on to future generations. ...

The much-anticipated $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan is expected to recieve a narrow final approval in the House Wednesday, after the Senate OKed a revised version, last weekend. The bill contains billions more for Ag and food programs ...

American livestock producers need the equivalent of crop insurance. American Farm Bureau Chief Economist John Newton recently made that statement in front of the Crop Insurance and Reinsurance Bureau Meeting. Newton said that in the 2023 Farm Bill, we will need “careful consideration as to how we are reaching the livestock sector with crop insurance-like policies.” He ...

Data released by the EPA and analyzed by the American Farm Bureau Federation shows carbon sequestration efforts resulted in carbon removed from the atmosphere. “During 2018, carbon sequestration efforts resulted in an increase in CO2 stocks, that means that’s carbon removed from the atmosphere of more than 760 million metric tons," said Farm Bureau Chief Economist John Newton. "So, when