OpinionData centres are not the only threat to US farmland, farm advocates argue
Tim Gibbons and Dena Hoff say investors buying land to rent back to farmers are creating a non-farming landlord class, and back the Farmland for Farmers Act.
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FruitsOregon hazelnut growers settle for lower opening price as Turkish crop unsettles the market
Processors will pay at least 75 to 90 cents a pound for the 2026 crop, down from $1.05 to $1.30, with final prices unlikely before spring.
CropsIdaho's Twin Falls Canal Co. stretches a dry year's water to a full irrigation season
Conservation, careful diversions and 60,000 acre-feet of mitigation water from groundwater pumpers kept deliveries going toward mid-October despite a one-third cut in May.
CropsUSDA lifts its regenerative farming pilot to $1 billion for 2027
The US Department of Agriculture is raising assistance under its Regenerative Pilot Program from $700 million to $1 billion in fiscal 2027 and making it easier for farmers to qualify.
LivestockCalifornia water board orders tougher nitrate and lagoon rules for Central Valley dairies
The State Water Board's Dairy Remand Order tells the Central Valley regional board to test lagoons against shallow groundwater, meter nitrogen and set new loading limits.
LivestockMinnesota offers cost-share grants to help livestock owners keep wolves away
The state agriculture department will award $25,000 of federal money, reimbursing 80% of approved prevention costs for producers in the wolf range.
AgrotechFBN and Google's AI Futures Fund team up on an AI "context engine" for farms
Farmers Business Network will get early access to Google frontier models to build a system that tailors AI advice to each farm's soil, crops, weather, equipment and finances.
AgribusinessUS farm bill lapses for a fourth year as Senate agriculture chair sets out the path ahead
Senator John Boozman says higher ARC and PLC payments are coming this autumn, House and Senate differences are small and USDA can keep programmes running, but SNAP cost-sharing still blocks the 60 votes needed.
CropsIdaho potato growers see good quality but lower yields after frost, heat and smoke
Late frosts, warm nights and wildfire smoke have cut yields across Idaho's potato crop, though growers and the state potato commission say quality is consistent.
AgribusinessBrazil's farmland cost edge over the US has narrowed, Purdue comparison finds
Mato Grosso land reached $11,145 an acre in 2022 before falling to $9,066 in 2025, while Iowa land rose to $11,549, leaving Iowa 27% higher.
FruitsApril freezes leave Pennsylvania orchards with few peaches and patchy apples
Most of the state's peaches were lost and cherries and apricots gave little or no crop; apple yields range from about 70% of normal to far less, with jobs and farm markets hit too.
CropsLate-sown winter wheat loses yield that extra seed cannot win back, MSU trials show
Three seasons of Michigan State University trials found yields fell steadily as planting moved from mid-September to mid-November, mainly because late wheat forms fewer heads, and higher seeding rates narrowed the gap but never closed it.
VegetablesAllium leafminer flies are back in southeastern Pennsylvania onion and leek fields
Penn State Extension says the pest's autumn generation is emerging now and that control works only during the adult flight and just after it, with row covers or targeted sprays.