For the fourth week of March 2024, all eight major fertilizer prices are higher compared to last month.

Farmers’ expectations for interest rate changes have shifted, which could explain why producers are looking for financial conditions to improve.

The USDA says as of March 31, 2% of the 2024 corn crop has been planted in the top 18 corn-growing states.

More cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza are cropping up in dairy herds, suggesting that the virus may be transmissible from cow to cow.

Subsoil moisture has been an issue for the last few years due to continuous drought from La Nina conditions in the Pacific Ocean, where sea-surface temperatures have been below normal.

The Census of Agriculture is taken once every five years. It examines land use and ownership, operator characteristics, production practices, and income and expenditures from the ag community across 6 million data points.

The army cutworm is making an appearance in wheat and triticale fields in the far western region of Kansas, said Anthony Zukoff, an entomologist at Kansas State University.

A person in Texas contracted bird flu after contact with infected dairy cattle. According to state officials, it’s the first human case of the highly pathogenic strain of avian influenza in Texas and the second recorded in the U.S.

The USDA is investing up to $22 million in partnerships that expand access to conservation technical assistance for livestock producers and increase the use of conservation practices on grazing land.

ProAg extends its deepest sympathy to those impacted by the Maryland bridge collapse.