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Tri-State Farmer Jamie Beyer: Why She Flew to Washington to Defend a Trade Deal

Most farmers don't dream about testifying before Congress. They are usually thinking about weather forecasts, equipment repairs, markets, or whether they will get the crop in before the next rain. But sometimes, representing agriculture means trading muddy boots for a microphone in Washington, D.C.

Dave Price

49 minutes ago

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WEEKLY AGRICULTURAL INSIGHTS

Moroccan Imports Return as Fertilizer Markets Stay Tight

A source of fertilizer may soon return to the American marketplace. As farmers struggle with input prices, they may get access once again to products from Morocco. This week President Donald Trump signed an executive order suspending countervailing duties on foreign phosphate producers. “Currently, United States production of phosphate fertilizer is insufficient to support domestic agricultural food production after accounting for exports,” he said in the order. President Tr

David Geiger

20 minutes ago4 min read

A Look at Planted Acres of Key Commodities in the United States

More American farmers may have had shrinking profit margins on their minds as they planted their 2026 crops. Lower crop prices and higher production costs could have come into play as some producers chose to shift acres away from crops like corn and wheat and focus more on commodities that could be more cost-effective in the near-term like soybeans and cotton. According to the new Acreage report from the National Agricultural Statistics Services released on June 30, the pla

Dave Price

25 minutes ago3 min read

Justice Department: Egg Producers Used Market Dominance to Raise Prices

Some of the largest egg producers have agreed to pay $3.3 million and donate 53 million eggs to food banks and nonprofits after reaching a tentative settlement agreement with the U.S. Justice Department and 17 states. The settlement could resolve allegations that the companies -- using their massive egg producing capacity – colluded to illegally raise egg prices at a time when the United States dealt with the spread of avian influenza. The three companies, according to the co

Dave Price

29 minutes ago3 min read

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Moroccan Imports Return as Fertilizer Markets Stay Tight

A source of fertilizer may soon return to the American marketplace. As farmers struggle with input prices, they may get access once again to products from Morocco. This week President Donald Trump signed an executive order suspending countervailing duties on foreign phosphate producers. “Currently, United States production of phosphate fertilizer is insufficient to support domestic agricultural food production after accounting for exports,” he said in the order. President Tr

David Geiger

20 minutes ago4 min read

A Look at Planted Acres of Key Commodities in the United States

More American farmers may have had shrinking profit margins on their minds as they planted their 2026 crops. Lower crop prices and higher production costs could have come into play as some producers chose to shift acres away from crops like corn and wheat and focus more on commodities that could be more cost-effective in the near-term like soybeans and cotton. According to the new Acreage report from the National Agricultural Statistics Services released on June 30, the pla

COMMODITIES & CROP MANAGEMENT

Dave Price

25 minutes ago3 min read

Justice Department: Egg Producers Used Market Dominance to Raise Prices

Some of the largest egg producers have agreed to pay $3.3 million and donate 53 million eggs to food banks and nonprofits after reaching a tentative settlement agreement with the U.S. Justice Department and 17 states. The settlement could resolve allegations that the companies -- using their massive egg producing capacity – colluded to illegally raise egg prices at a time when the United States dealt with the spread of avian influenza. The three companies, according to the co

COMMODITIES & CROP MANAGEMENT

Dave Price

29 minutes ago3 min read

Tri-State Farmer Jamie Beyer: Why She Flew to Washington to Defend a Trade Deal

Most farmers don't dream about testifying before Congress. They are usually thinking about weather forecasts, equipment repairs, markets, or whether they will get the crop in before the next rain. But sometimes, representing agriculture means trading muddy boots for a microphone in Washington, D.C.

LANDOWNERS PODCAST

Dave Price

49 minutes ago4 min read

One of America’s Largest Contiguous Farms for Sale in South Dakota

It’s not often that a 34,000-acre farm hits the market. Even rarer is finding one that consists of a single, massive, contiguous landholding. That’s exactly what’s happening in central South Dakota, just outside the state capital of Pierre. Gunsmoke Ranch contiguous acres Gunsmoke Ranch, a sprawling dryland organic farming operation, is being offered through a sealed-bid process that runs through July 30th. According to Peoples Company President Steve Bruere, who is managing

FARMLAND FINANCE & INVESTMENT (FIN)

Brooke Bouma Kohlsdorf

3 days ago3 min read

Wine Growers May Need to Think More about the Prices of Their Products

American Farmland Owner has been exploring the reasons that wine grape growers have been suffering along with the overall alcoholic beverage industry. Much of the decline in consumption of alcohol has been blamed on changing consumer trends, especially with younger consumers. There have been numerous reports about how people socialize differently since the onslaught of the COVID-19 pandemic. Other reports point to Americans’ greater focus on health and wellness following heig

Dave Price

3 days ago3 min read

Supreme Court Decisions Could Impact Agriculture

Two U.S. Supreme Court rulings last week could affect farmland owners in two different ways: fertilizers and workforce. One involves a top priority for the Trump administration, and the other could prevent numerous lawsuits across the country. The Court ruled 7-2 in Monsanto v. Durnell that federal law overrides state-level claims that require pesticide makers to include cancer warnings on their products. The decision could protect pesticide manufacturers like Bayer (the comp

POLICY, POLITICS, & GOVERNMENT

Dave Price

3 days ago2 min read

Iowa Senate Leader Mike Klimesh: Hydrogen Could Mean New Income and Landowner Protections

Every now and then, something comes along that sounds like it belongs in a science fiction movie. It goes something like this: Hydrogen is trapped 8,000 feet beneath Iowa farmland. Private developers extract it. Landowners have a new source of income. Their neighbors have new protections. Eventually – maybe, just maybe – residents across the state could see lower income taxes. They might not pay income taxes at all.

LANDOWNERS PODCAST

Dave Price

3 days ago4 min read

Notable Midwest Sales June

$18,100 per acre 146.27+/- acres in Poweshiek County, IA June 16, 2026 A high-quality Poweshiek County farm sold for $18,100 per acre at an online-only auction on June 16. Located three miles south of Grinnell, adjacent to Interstate 80, the 146.27+/- acre farm featured 139.98 FSA cropland acres with a CSR2 of 87.6. The farm consists primarily of Garwin, Tama, Killduff, and Muscatine soils and has a strong history of seed corn production. Its quality soils, productive history

FARMLAND FINANCE & INVESTMENT (FIN)

American Farmland Owner

Jun 232 min read

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Building a Marketplace for CI Credits

Farmers and tech companies are working together to build a system that can sell carbon intensity (CI) scores. For over a decade, farmers like Mitchell Hora, founder and CEO of Continuum Ag, believed they would be able to make a profit from their conservation practices. Now, the market could open early next year, pending an update from the IRS on its Section 45Z federal tax credit proposal. Hora has been pushing to make 45Z happen and help farmers profit from it. He has worked

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

David Geiger

Jun 194 min read

No Relief for Interest Rates and Increased Expectations That Borrowing Rates Will Rise

A change in leadership at the Federal Reserve did not lead to the immediate change that President Donald Trump has demanded for months: lower borrowing rates. In fact, the opposite could be happening later this year if the Fed decides to raise rates following implementation of policies since Trump returned to office which included launching a global trade war and military strikes against Iran. Those actions are among the forces that have pushed up inflation higher than when P

POLICY, POLITICS, & GOVERNMENT

Dave Price

Jun 192 min read

graphic of middle east with american flag and iran highlighted imposed stock graphics

Agricultural Uncertainty Remains Because of War in the Middle East

Global politics continue to impact the American economy overall. Gas prices initially declined – and fell below $4 per gallon for the first time since March – after President Donald Trump reached a Memo of Understanding (MOU) with Iran that could, in theory, end the war with Iran that has lasted since February 28. However, the framework agreement is only a temporary pause and not yet a final deal. Numerous members of Congress, including both Republicans and Democrats, have pu

POLICY, POLITICS, & GOVERNMENT

Dave Price

Jun 192 min read

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Tri-State Farmer Jamie Beyer: Why She Flew to Washington to Defend a Trade Deal

Most farmers don't dream about testifying before Congress. They are usually thinking about weather forecasts, equipment repairs, markets, or whether they will get the crop in before the next rain. But sometimes, representing agriculture means trading muddy boots for a microphone in Washington, D.C.

49 minutes ago4 min read

Iowa Senate Leader Mike Klimesh: Hydrogen Could Mean New Income and Landowner Protections

Every now and then, something comes along that sounds like it belongs in a science fiction movie. It goes something like this: Hydrogen is trapped 8,000 feet beneath Iowa farmland. Private developers extract it. Landowners have a new source of income. Their neighbors have new protections. Eventually – maybe, just maybe – residents across the state could see lower income taxes. They might not pay income taxes at all.

3 days ago4 min read

Kansas Wheat CEO Justin Gilpin: Overcoming the Southern Plains Drought

If you want to make it rain, you should just pull the combine out of the shed. That’s the joke. The absence of rain…until it arrived much too late…has not been funny to farmers in the Southern Plains.

Jun 194 min read

Almond Growers Finally Seeing Some Stability After Years of Tough Decisions

For almond growers, the last several years have been defined by difficult choices, tight margins, and a lot of uncertainty. But according to Carl Evers III, President of AgIS Capital Property Management and Director of Sustainability, the industry may finally be finding some balance.

Jun 123 min read

Canadian Couple: Sharing Farm Hub Concept to Support Local Farmers

A man in one country and a woman from another country who randomly met at a concert, dated long-distance, and started as farmers largely by persistence and the generosity of an older couple, hope that others can replicate their agricultural pathway to profitability. Although, they don’t expect others to follow their exact steps.

Jun 53 min read

Family Farmer Advocate Ben Tindall: Washington’s Water Fight Puts Farmers in the Crosshairs

Water has always been life in agriculture. In Washington state, it’s also become a source of tension for some family farmers.

May 293 min read

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