A cattleman closes the gate after checking the livestock on his farm near Anna in far southern Illinois. (AP photo/Isaac Smith/AP) The latest federal farm income forecast reinforces the difficult ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio farmers were hit hard in 2025 by the Trump administration’s trade war with China, with agricultural exports falling 74% compared with the same period the previous year. The ...

In the recent farm income report, USDA revised the estimated total U.S. net cash income for 2025 downward to $153.9 billion, which is a decrease of nearly $27 billion from the September projection.

The U.S. exported $171.3 billion worth of farm goods in 2025, down 3% from the year before, according to the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service. Exports fell about $5 billion short of the previous year ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A new report found tariffs strongly hit Ohio soybean exports to China, with a total economic loss of $76.2 million for all Ohio agriculture. A Dec. 9 report from agricultural ...

USDA projects net farm income will slip lower in 2026 and remain roughly $48 billion (24%) below the record highs reached in 2022, underscoring a generational downturn in the farm economy. Strength in ...

CHICAGO, Jan 15 (Reuters) - Across the U.S. farm belt, these have become depressing times. Farmers are facing another season of low prices, high costs and difficult decisions about how — or whether — ...

In early February, USDA released the latest “USDA Farm Income Forecast,” which appears to show some concern regarding ...

Farmers across the U.S. are facing another difficult season due to low crop prices and high production costs. A global grain glut, trade disputes, and high input costs are contributing to the ...