Farmers in 2026 face tough replanting choices as costs rise. Midsouth experts urge data-driven decisions to maximize profits.

“It’s March Madness, but has nothing to do with college basketball,” says Steve Johnson, retired farm business extension adviser from Iowa State University. There are days left before the March 15 ...

World Insurance Associates LLC ("World"), a Top 50 Insurance Brokerage, announced today that it acquired the business of Heuring Crop Insurance ("Heuring") of Boonville, IN on November 1, 2025. Terms ...

As USDA is cutting programs that support sustainability and market access for smaller farmers, the Department has made a ...

As part of the latest deal to avoid a government shutdown, Congress passed a yearlong extension of the 2018 farm bill, which expired earlier this year. And while bipartisanship in Washington can be ...

As has been often said with farming ... “every year is different,” and many times decisions for the current crop year are based on what happened in the previous year or two. That could be the scenario ...

US insurance brokerage consolidation remained active Tuesday as World Insurance Associates LLC, Trucordia, and Inszone ...

During the next few weeks, farm operators will be finalizing their crop insurance decisions for the 2025 crop year. March 15 is the deadline to purchase crop insurance for the 2025 crop year. The 2025 ...

Founding father Benjamin Franklin was spot-on almost three centuries ago when he noted — in print, no less — that two unavoidable facts of life were death and taxes. Had Ben been in the “Almanack” ...

Reporter Derrick Jones explained that while federal disaster aid is available, it comes with limitations that can leave producers searching for additional support. William Taylor, a Southeast Texas ...

Year after year of drought and intense heat that have cooked crops in Texas also have fueled a clash between USDA and the crop insurance industry that has spilled over into discussions of a new farm ...