Latest News From Cost of Production

The Fertilizer Research Act has been introduced by three senators to require USDA to study competition and trends in the fertilizer market.

The Last Acre Act would help expand high-speed internet access across eligible farmland, ranchland and farm sites. At least 15% of farms and ranches have no access to the internet today. 

Inflation has been a challenge for East Oregon and Idaho onion grower-shippers, but they say rising supermarket prices haven’t affected sales of their product.

If you’re renting farmland to or from others, you have many things to consider – from managing long-term agreements and land improvements to zeroing in on the right insurance. Here are four boxes you'll want to check

Welcome to a tale too insane for fiction: a cottonmouth farmer seeking a snake venom crop for harvest.

Fertilizer prices, led by CF Industries, fell in Thursday's trading. Nitrogen prices reportedly plunged 30%, partly due to demand destruction.

UPDATE: 03/02 4:23 pm-EST-There are reports a missile struck a vessel flying under the flag of Bangladesh in Ukraine.

Dept. of Commerce issued a preliminary determination this week showing urea nitrate from Russia and Trinidad and Tobago is being sold into the U.S. at less than fair value. The ruling could open the door for tariffs.  

“Food inflation is a hot topic,” Michael Swanson says noting that overall prices in the category are running at 6% higher than a year ago, whereas typically year-to-year food inflation is 1%.

Has the bizarre 40-year-old mystery been solved surrounding the identity of a mummified coon dog trapped in an oak tree?

The carbon market is poised for growth but farmers are still looking for reliable information, return on investment and assurances that they won't be unfairly penalized or lose control over their operations.

What sex-crazed, eating machine gorges on a portion of profit from every farm, ranch, dairy, storage bin, hog barn, feed mill and grain elevator on the planet? Guess rat, and guess right.

Tough regulations of well pumping for farmers causing issues

Struggling Florida citrus growers face tough decisions

This year’s U.S. Atlantic hurricane season is officially the most expensive ever.    

Growers feel the squeeze as county's citrus industry drops