From world-grain.com A systemic crisis unfolding in the Russian grain industry over the last three years has reached its climax, as farmers massively abandon wheat production, and exports exhibit an unusual negative dynamic. Read the rest of the article here. Read More »

According to the National Agricultural Statistics Service, there were 6.6 days suitable for fieldwork in Washington last week. Washington crop progress: Winter wheat planted: 40% this week 17% last week 32% last year 28% 5-year average Spring wheat harvested: 95% this week 90% last week 95% last year 90% 5-year average Barley harvested: 96% this week 92% last week 96% ... Read More »

From Farm Policy News Agri-Pulse’s Lydia Johnson reported that “Congress has returned to Washington after the August recess. House Ag Committee Chair Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson told Agri-Pulse Newsmakers he still wants to take committee action on ‘farm bill 2.0’ in September and is eyeing including farm aid payments funded through tariff revenue.” Read the rest of the article here. Read More »

From Farms.com A recent report shows that U.S. wheat exports are projected to reach their highest level in five years during the 2025/26 marketing year. This is great news for farmers and ranchers, as agricultural exports play a huge role in stabilizing the farm economy and supporting rural jobs. For every dollar of agricultural exports, more than two dollars are ... Read More »

This Sept. 2 Secretarial natural disaster designation allows the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers recovering from natural disasters through emergency loans. Emergency loans can be used to meet various recovery needs including the replacement of essential items such as equipment or livestock, reorganization of a farming operation, or to ... Read More »

From the Capital Press The Washington Association of Wheat Growers is emphasizing the need to have a farm bill by the end of the year. The 2018 bill has been extended twice and expires Sept. 30. WAWG executive director Michelle Hennings and president Jeff Malone, a farmer in Douglas and Grant counties, both wrote about the need for a new ... Read More »

According to the National Agricultural Statistics Service, there were 6.8 days suitable for fieldwork in Washington. Washington crop progress: Spring wheat harvested: 90% this week 74% last week 84% last year 79% 5-year average Barley harvested: 92% this week 76% last week 85% last year 80% 5-year average Read More »

According to the National Agricultural Statistics Service, there were 7 days suitable for fieldwork in Washington. Washington crop condition Spring wheat: 5% very poor 48% poor 32% fair 12% good 3% excellent Barley: 3% very poor 54% poor 28% fair 14% good 1% excellent Washington crop progress: Winter wheat harvested: 96% this week 78% last week 94% last year 89% ... Read More »

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) announced the rapid implementation of significant enhancements to federal crop insurance programs following the enactment of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act on July 4, 2025. Under the new legislation, beginning farmers and ranchers will receive substantially increased premium support during their first decade of farming operations, making crop insurance more ... Read More »

On Aug. 19, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins alongside Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, Sen. Marsha Blackburn, Sen. Bill Hagerty, Rep. John Rose, and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Secretary Stephen Vaden, announced USDA will no longer fund taxpayer dollars for solar panels on productive farmland or allow solar panels manufactured by foreign adversaries to be used in ... Read More »