With fertilizer prices continuing to put pressure on farm budgets, making informed nutrient decisions is more important than ever. When inputs like urea are pushing $900 per ton, DAP is near $900 per ton, and…

(AP) — U.S. egg prices have fallen 60% from last year’s record highs, making it easier for consumers to fill their Easter baskets and Passover Seder plates. Bird flu was to blame for elevated retail…

TOPEKA — Surging oil prices associated with instability in the Middle East threaten to exacerbate tight margins for Kansas farmers by driving up the cost of fuel and fertilizer, a Kansas State University economist says.…

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Tennessee farmer Todd Littleton expects to pay $100,000 more for fertilizer this season, a 40% spike from his bill last year thanks to the war in Iran — and he is…

Farm bankruptcies across the country are climbing. In 2025, farmers filed 315 bankruptcy cases, which is higher than the previous four years, according to an American Farm Bureau Federation report. These are Chapter 12 bankruptcies,…

Agriculture officials are preparing to send out payments to U.S. growers of fruits, vegetables and other specialty crops later this spring after a several-month delay. The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently announced the list of…

Late 2025 marked the most severe three-month stretch in more than a decade for the gap between what agriculture producers pay to operate and what they receive in return, according to an analysis of USDA…

Western Kansas towns see the writing on the walls. Water is growing more scarce in the region, and for some of the people who live and work there, it’s a problem that needs to be…

The Trump Administration’s push to deport millions of people living in the U.S. without legal status is about to surge. Washington will pump an extra $170 billion into Immigration Customs Enforcement, or ICE, and the…

A recent federal law change aimed at tightening regulations on consumable hemp products could significantly alter the industry in Kansas that has grown to be one of the largest in the country. Hemp producers and…