Farm News & Views

Colorado's snowpack is a mixed bag as January ends, with some river basins below normal levels. Meanwhile, tariffs on agricultural goods threaten U.S.-Canada-Mexico trade.

This week, Farm News & Views explores state boundary proposals, rising bird flu cases, and farmers scaling back on equipment and inputs amid economic challenges.

As trade concerns grow ahead of the Presidential Inauguration, farm leaders worry about potential tariffs on imports, while beef cattle producers enjoyed a strong 2024.

The Creighton University Rural Mainstreet Index offers insights into the 2025 agricultural economy, highlighting concerns over farmland prices, farm equipment sales, and trade issues.

This week on Farm News and Views: Remembering farmer-president Jimmy Carter, the tough 2025 ag outlook, better news for cattle and hog producers, and key issues to watch.

On this week's Farm News & Views: Congress passed a short-term budget with $10B for farmers, $21B in disaster aid, and a Farm Bill extension, but a March 2024 shutdown looms. Plus, reindeer facts!

Arizona’s Attorney General has filed a lawsuit against a Saudi-owned farm over excessive groundwater use, Colorado’s wolf depredation costs rise, and a new USDA report highlights family farm contributions.

This week on Farm News & Views: Mexican cattle imports paused over screwworm concerns, Ukraine's agriculture faces wartime devastation, and USDA launches milk testing for H5N1.

President-elect Trump’s tariff threats raise concerns among ag groups about trade retaliation, risking U.S. farm exports and food supply reliance on Mexico and Canada.

Congress is negotiating a farm bill extension as a mass deportation of undocumented workers looms, threatening agriculture. Plus, Thanksgiving meal prices drop 5% this year.