Drop in cattle on feed numbers came as no surprise to livestock economists as headwinds remain, Dave Bergmeier writes.

Warm, dry weather continued this past week and allowed farmers to make significant harvest progress, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service, ...

The survey is conducted for the MDA by the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Agriculture Statistics Service out of their regional offices in Missouri. Minnesota farmers may be getting calls ...

As the 2025 crop production season begins, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will contact producers nationwide to determine their plans for ...

Kansas wheat farmers cautiously waiting to see impact from January's chilling temperatures, Julia Debes writes.

There were 86.7 million head of cattle and calves on U.S. farms as of Jan. 1, 2025, according to the Cattle report published ...

April live cattle futures have felt heavy selling pressure over the past week after prices hit a contract high of $207.725 a hundredweight on Jan. 28. Nearby live cattle futures n ...

The nationwide spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza, HPAI, also known as avian or bird flu, has many in Illinois ...