Ahead of the growing season, economists offered farmers their expectations for prices, profit and demand in 2026 and beyond
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Market analysts offer 2026 farm outlook
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A semitrailer waits for the go ahead at a grain elevator.
Large farms have more than sufficient capital, median-sized operations are eating into capital in a more significant way and the bottom 25% of farms are in a difficult situation and taking on debt.
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By Tim Kenyon
Emerging technologies in robotics, as well as improvements to the capabilities of existing equipment such as drones, will push farming to new levels.
Harvest gets closer with each passing week, and the story of this season remains the same: Massive precipitation events in some areas and too …
Farmers are facing higher input costs, including fuel costs. Even within this growing season, farmers have seen significant movement in fuel prices.
EFFINGHAM, Ill. — Farmers at Beck’s Hybrids Becknology Day in southern Illinois Aug. 7 had the chance to see how crops reacted in a “hot spot”…