Farm bankruptcies rose 46% last year from 2024, down from recent highs but second straight year of an uptick in filings.

315 Chapter 12 farm bankruptcies filed in 2025, up 46% from 2024. Midwest and Southeast regions recorded the largest increases. U.S. farm debt projected to reach $624.7 billion in 2026. Declining ...

The farm bill is set for a vote in the full House next week, but first the Rules Committee must decide which of more than 300 amendments can be offered on the House floor. Rep. Nikki Budzinski of ...

Despite that support, AFBF says many farmers are still operating in the red. “Record-low commodity prices and persistently ...

As we look ahead to another year of challenges in the farm economy, indicators of farm financial health are under close inspection. Filing for Chapter 12 bankruptcy is a last resort for farmers who ...

As a farmer, I don’t need a spreadsheet to tell me when times are hard. I see it every day and hear it in conversations with farmers across the country. The farm economy remains under real pressure, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A soybean farm. (Getty Images.) Making the same screw up twice and expecting a different result is the definition of insanity, the ...

Strong livestock profits and high yields lifted incomes last year, but rising mediation cases, tight margins and input cost volatility point to ongoing financial stress heading in 2026.

LANSING – As Michigan loses more farms, rural communities are experiencing significant changes, experts say. The U.S. Department of Agriculture reported that Michigan lost about 1,300 farms between ...

This story is reported by South Dakota News Watch, a non-profit news organization. Find more in-depth reporting at www.sdnewswatch.org. LYONS, S.D. – Farmer Jeff Thompson had waited months for soybean ...

With the farm economy facing pressure from low grain prices and high fuel and fertilizer costs, Congress is still working to ...

CHICAGO, Jan 15 (Reuters) - Across the U.S. farm belt, these have become depressing times. Farmers are facing another season of low prices, high costs and difficult decisions about how — or whether — ...