OAKLAND, Calif. -- State Farm is one step closer to making their case to raise property insurance rates for millions of California policyholders. But Consumer Watchdog, the only group fighting the ...

Farm management analyst Kent Thiesse answers some of the farm program and crop insurance questions that have resulted from the implementation of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Some of the farm ...

Commodity groups face some critical farm bill decisions in coming weeks that hinge on factors out of their control, including an updated forecast of farm program costs and uncertainty about the ...

The so-called “One Big Beautiful Act” (OBBA) that was passed by Congress in 2025 made some important changes to provisions that could affect 2026 farm program and crop insurance decisions.

More than 50% of farmers intend to grow their operation, based on responses in Purdue’s February 2023 Ag Economy Barometer. If you’re thinking about scaling your farm, Michael Langemeier, Purdue ag ...

BELTON — For more than 60 local residents, a town hall meeting provided a mix of answers and new questions about a planned solar farm coming to the area. The company behind the solar farm — 8minute ...

As a Dauphin County agency weighs the next steps for its solar energy farm, questions about the project’s past are surfacing, including its lack of profitability and connections to two longtime county ...

April 15 is the deadline to sign-up for the 2025 farm program at local USDA Farm Service Agency offices throughout the United States. Eligible producers are able to choose between the price-only ...