With inflation hitting record highs, farmers are needing to adapt their business practices to stay profitable.

Farmers Look to Weather Record Inflation as Input Costs Soar

A USDA partnership with the Port struggles to help American farmers export products.

Ag Exports Bottlenecked at Oakland Port Despite USDA Efforts

Essential inputs, including compost and peat moss, have become rarer since the pandemic.

Mushroom Farmers Across America Face Extraordinary Supply Shortages

“The cattle are ready but the lockers are full.”

Diversifying Meat Markets After The Pandemic

Stone fruit producers face increased protection costs due to climate change.

How Northwest Farmers Dealt With Record Heatwave

A raw milk logistics operation helps keep small farms afloat.

Fighting Farm Consolidation in Amish Country

Producers ditch certification despite rising organic sales to maintain more sustainable practices.

When Organic Farming Doesn’t Pay Off

The Ukraine-driven spike in wheat prices comes on the heels of major supply chain disruptions.

Drought and COVID-19: Factors Beyond Ukraine Invasion Driving Wheat Price Spike

American producers will see short-term gains, but face long-term uncertainty.

Grain, Fuel, and Fertilizer: How the Invasion of Ukraine is Affecting American Farmers

Jisang Yu, PhD

Brittney Goodrich, PhD

A natural experiment allows us to compare the participation rates of the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) and the Pasture, Rangeland, and Forage (PRF) insurance product. We find that the two offerings are competing with each other.

The Conservation Reserve Program is Competing with Pasture Insurance for Farmer Participation

We explore how farm aid funding is distributed and how different application channels can affect accessibility. 

Does Digital Access to USDA Programs Mean More Equitable Access?

We mapped all the farmland in the US by its ratio of land cost to expected agricultural value.

Buy Farmland Where Your Harvest Justifies the Cost of Land

Aleks Schaefer, PhD JD

County-level CFAP payment data shows a large gulf between the counties with broadband access and those without.