Cattle prices have surged to record highs to ring in the new year. Southern live cattle traded at $196 to $197, up $4 to $5 from the previous week.

Farmer sentiment declined in December as the Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer dropped 9 points to 136.

Funding for specialty crop funding was left out of a final year-end economic assistance package.

An $8 billion investment in dairy processing capacity will come online this year which will expand production on products from cheese to ice cream.

Assistant professor at the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Brett Blaauw says warmer winter temperatures could benefit peach producers by reducing pest populations.

The American Soybean Association and the National Corn Growers Association commissioned a study on the potential agricultural impacts of a renewed U.S./China trade war.

Illinois Grazing Lands Coalition President Cliff Schuette says a growing interest in cover crops is a chance to integrate livestock into row crop farming.

Florida’s citrus industry expects one of its lowest production levels due to devastating hurricanes and the persistent citrus greening disease.

The 118th Congress could not reach a consensus on a new five-year farm bill. Instead, the 2018 farm bill was extended time in the end-of-year funding package.

The United States won a key trade dispute over genetically modified (GM) corn with Mexico.