National Corn Growers Association

Working in partnership with land protection leaders across the country, American Farmland Trust announced a new “Land Transfer Navigators” program.

Republican Senators John Boozman, John Thune and Mitch McConnell are leading an effort to permanently repeal the federal estate tax, better known as the “death tax.”

The American Farm Bureau Federation estimates 2022 crop losses due to weather and climate change at more than $21.4 billion.

Corn growers told Congress they must hold the line over Mexico’s proposed ban on imports of GMO corn.

The agricultural production losses associated with Hurricane Ian, the University of Florida Institute of Food and Ag estimates a potential loss of up to $1.56 billion for Florida producers.

The California Department of Food and Agriculture is awarding $66 million in grants to fund 940 projects under its Healthy Soils Program.

A coalition of ag and business groups is imploring Governor Gavin Newsom and the California Legislature to boost water storage and supplies as the drought threatens food, energy and housing sectors.

The USDA Economic Research Service updated their net farm income forecast for 2019, now expects net farm income to increase $4.0 billion or 4.8% from 2018 to $88 billion.

Trade talks continue between the U.S. and China. Officials from the U.S. traveled to Beijing two weeks ago and the two parties moved back to Washington D.C. last week.

With Trump tariff payments boosting Corn Belt farm revenue, farmer confidence shot to its highest level since last June, just before the trade war with China began.