Input Costs

Time is running out for Congress to pass a farm bill that would address an agricultural economy that is in a downward spiral. More than 300 agricultural organizations, including the …

USDA sees farmers planting 91 million acres (ma) of corn, 87.5 ma of soybeans and 47 ma of wheat in 2024, according to a Commodity Outlook report released in conjunction …

OVERLAND PARK, KANSAS — Livestock Marketing Association members have a front-row seat to a disturbing trend: the continued loss of livestock producers across the U.S. They see this as a …

HELENA, Mont. – To mark Montana Agriculture Day, Governor Greg Gianforte today convened a roundtable discussion with ag leaders to discuss challenges and opportunities facing the industry. “Agriculture is Montana’s …

Fertilizer consumption suffered in 2022 due to market volatility and record-high prices. However, a new Rabobank report says a recovery in consumption is possible in some regions next year, with …

by House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Glenn “GT” Thompson The global food supply is in crisis, and the worst is yet to come. The world’s most vulnerable communities are feeling …

Every farmer knows that weather is the least predictable “input” in our businesses. The drought of 2021 was one for the record books and reduced yields on all types of …

Montana Farm Bureau President Cyndi Johnson testified virtually Friday during the “Skyrocketing Energy Costs Are Hurting Americans” forum hosted by the Committee on Natural Resources Republicans and the Committee on …

Inflation, supply chain issues, input costs and commodity markets drove the focus of the Montana Farm Bureau Summer Conference June 13-15 at Fairmont Hot Springs. The event provided a time …

Dr. Nathan Pyatt, Beef Technical Consultant with Elanco spoke with Northern Ag Network’s Brett McRae about some of the factors weighing on feedlot margins and profits for cow calf producers. …