How to set up a variable cash lease for 2027: Formulas, rent factors and government payments
A variable cash lease ties rent to actual crop revenue. Step-by-step formulas, Illinois rent factors and how to treat ARC/PLC payments for 2027.
A variable cash lease ties rent to actual crop revenue. Step-by-step formulas, Illinois rent factors and how to treat ARC/PLC payments for 2027.
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Soybeans fell 17½ cents with crude oil, corn harvest reached 74%, and farm country votes in a sour mood. Plus Deere hiring and soybean crush.
Corn and soybeans edge up overnight as wheat nears a 4-month low, a big storm threatens harvest, China lags its farm pledge and 2027 ARC/PLC sign-up opens.
Wheat export sales post their best week of the marketing year, USDA plans a $472.5 million Section 32 purchase, CBO scores the Senate farm bill's SNAP delay, and…
USDA will use Section 32 to buy up to $472.5 million in U.S. food for nutrition programs. Here's the commodity-by-commodity breakdown and what it means for growers.
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USDA confirmed New World screwworm in a Cochise County, Ariz., dog, the state's first case. A 20-km infested zone is set as Nogales eyes a Nov. 30 reopening.
It's Iowa's first commercial-flock HPAI case since December 2025. The governor has issued a disaster proclamation as fall migration ramps up. Here's what producers should do now.
An Agri-Pulse survey finds 62% of farm respondents see ag on the wrong track as at least 14 ag committee members exit Congress. What it means.
China's purchases of U.S. farm goods other than soybeans hit $7.2 billion through September, a 7-year low, Reuters found. Corn, sorghum and beef lag most.
USDA posts Harvest Fuel Relief rates for row crops in November, but grower groups expect a three-month lag to payment. Specialty crops and livestock wait.
Twenty-two House Republicans say the Senate bill's small refinery exemption rewrite would penalize refiners. The fight could shape whether year-round E15 survives farm bill talks.
December corn ended Oct. 30 at $4.4775, a fifth weekly loss, and feeder cattle fell $8.70. Crop Progress comes Monday and WASDE on Tuesday, Nov. 10.
USDA says 79% of U.S. soybeans and 60% of corn were harvested as of Oct. 25. Iowa corn is lagging badly. Here's the state of the harvest and…
Voters in 13 states weigh at least 49 local data center measures. Here is what the votes mean for farmland and what to check before you sign an…
Deere is recalling 275+ Waterloo workers and hiring 400+ to build dealer inventory before 2027 UAW talks. What buyers should ask their dealer now.
USDA and NASA will work to put satellite data and machine learning into acreage and yield estimates after a NASS corn data error. What it means for growers.
Deere's 2027 6R adds an e19 powershift and models from 180 to 260 hp; Massey's CVT-only 7S Mark 2 reaches U.S. buyers by 2028. A sourced spec comparison.
FSA's 2027 ARC/PLC enrollment runs Nov. 2, 2026, to March 15, 2027, while 2026 sign-up ends Dec. 11. Here is who must act, and how to enroll step…
Green Plains' $325M 45Z credit deal shows low-carbon grain has value. Here's how USDA's FD-CIC v1.2 scores fields, what to record and what to ask buyers.
A private crop policy priced field by field with AI will sit atop federal coverage in 2027. Aon modeling hints at $10-$15/acre savings on low-risk ground.
USDA posts Harvest Fuel Relief rates for row crops in November, but grower groups expect a three-month lag to payment. Specialty crops and livestock wait.
A variable cash lease ties rent to actual crop revenue. Step-by-step formulas, Illinois rent factors and how to treat ARC/PLC payments for 2027.
Voters in 13 states weigh at least 49 local data center measures. Here is what the votes mean for farmland and what to check before you sign an…
Deere is recalling 275+ Waterloo workers and hiring 400+ to build dealer inventory before 2027 UAW talks. What buyers should ask their dealer now.
An Agri-Pulse survey finds 62% of farm respondents see ag on the wrong track as at least 14 ag committee members exit Congress. What it means.
USDA and NASA will work to put satellite data and machine learning into acreage and yield estimates after a NASS corn data error. What it means for growers.
Deere's 2027 6R adds an e19 powershift and models from 180 to 260 hp; Massey's CVT-only 7S Mark 2 reaches U.S. buyers by 2028. A sourced spec comparison.
FSA's 2027 ARC/PLC enrollment runs Nov. 2, 2026, to March 15, 2027, while 2026 sign-up ends Dec. 11. Here is who must act, and how to enroll step…
China's purchases of U.S. farm goods other than soybeans hit $7.2 billion through September, a 7-year low, Reuters found. Corn, sorghum and beef lag most.
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