crop

Crop and Pastureland Numbers

Southern Ag Today reports that increasing financial pressure on crop producers’ farmland values have remained resilient. Both cropland and pastureland values increased in 2026 compared to 25. When asked about farmland values, they said for the next six months they generally expect cropland and pastureland values to either remain stable or increase. Overall, although farmland values have remained strong, declining …

fertilizer

Fertilizer Impacts on the Southeast

Southern Ag Today has recently published an article about fertilizer and how fertilizer is priced and how it moves to get to the farmers across our country. Overall, fertilizer markets remain highly dependent on a relatively small number of producing regions and key global trade routes because nitrogen, phosphate, and potash each rely on different raw materials and supply chains, geopolitical disruptions can affect fertilizer …

government regulations

Government Regulations Eroding US Ag Competitiveness

Southern Ag today reports that the United States is a major competitor in producing agricultural products, but one area that erodes U.S. competitiveness is the increase in government regulations. Southern Ag reports that it shows that the total number of pages of the Code of Federal Regulations increased from around 15,000 in 1950 to around 190,000 today. If the cost of U.S. regulations were …