Farmer.newsFor farmers and ranchershttps://farmer.news/Corn futures snap back as USDA trims 2025 yield estimate by 3.2%https://farmer.news/articles/corn-futures-usda-yield/https://farmer.news/articles/corn-futures-usda-yield/Ethanol demand and a smaller-than-expected harvest realign the basis. Soybeans follow.Wed, 12 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMTFSA loan program changes for 2026: higher caps, faster underwritinghttps://farmer.news/articles/fsa-loan-changes/https://farmer.news/articles/fsa-loan-changes/Beginning-farmer and microloan brackets both expand.Wed, 12 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMTIowa farmland values hold at $13,200/acre — for nowhttps://farmer.news/articles/iowa-farmland-values/https://farmer.news/articles/iowa-farmland-values/Cash rents and operating margins have tightened, but institutional demand is keeping bids firm on quality ground.Tue, 11 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMTRMA expands prevented-planting coverage for 2026https://farmer.news/articles/rma-prevented-planting/https://farmer.news/articles/rma-prevented-planting/Several Corn Belt counties gain higher coverage levels and a longer final planting date window under Risk Management Agency changes that take effect for the 2026 crop year.Tue, 11 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMTUsed combines: where the deals are this fallhttps://farmer.news/articles/used-combine-deals/https://farmer.news/articles/used-combine-deals/A regional pricing read across John Deere, Case IH, and AGCO.Tue, 11 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMTAnhydrous prices ease 12% YoY; UAN steadyhttps://farmer.news/articles/anhydrous-prices/https://farmer.news/articles/anhydrous-prices/Natural gas costs and increased domestic production capacity have brought anhydrous ammonia down from last winter's highs, but urea and UAN remain near year-ago levels.Mon, 10 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMTAtrazine review timeline pushed to summer 2026https://farmer.news/articles/atrazine-review/https://farmer.news/articles/atrazine-review/The EPA's registration review of atrazine will not produce a final determination before June 2026, giving row-crop operators another planting season to plan around the herbicide's continued availability.Mon, 10 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMTCattle inventory tightens further; cow-calf operators see margin gainshttps://farmer.news/articles/cattle-inventory/https://farmer.news/articles/cattle-inventory/The U.S. beef cow herd continues to contract, keeping calf prices historically strong and improving the economics for operators who stayed in the business through the tightest years.Sun, 09 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT