Farmers are still delaying equipment purchases a President Donald Trump’s tariffs cloud demand for crops and risk further extending a yearslong slump in the sector.
May 1, 2025farms News Updates
Farm Machinery’s Slump Lingers as Tariffs Add Risks
Iowa Extends Harvest Proclamation for Heavier Farm Loads
The proclamation enables vehicles transporting corn, hay, silage, soybeans, stover and straw to be overweight without a permit.
October 14, 2024China Cancels Another Shipment of US Wheat
China canceled another batch of U.S. wheat export shipments, adding to an already record number of cancellations that have weighed on Chicago futures.
March 11, 2024Deere Lifts Profit Outlook
Deere & Co. raised its full-year profit forecast amid strong demand for farm equipment and the easing of supply chain woes that have dogged companies since the pandemic.
May 19, 2023Trump to Announce Rules for Broad $19 Billion Farm Bailout
President Donald Trump is set to unveil rules May 19 for a $19 billion coronavirus farm aid package covering a broad swath of American agriculture that producers can begin claiming by next week.
May 19, 2020Farms Face Long-Term Losses From Trump Trade War, Group Warns
U.S. farmers and agribusinesses face a rising threat of long-term losses in export sales as President Donald Trump’s trade war with China continues, Boston Consulting Group warned in a report.
October 9, 2019China Gives New Waivers for Tariff-Free US Soybean Purchases
The Chinese government has given new waivers to several domestic state and private companies to buy U.S. soybeans without being subject to retaliatory tariffs, according to people familiar with the situation.
September 24, 2019Trump Praises Deal to Increase US Beef Exports to Europe
President Donald Trump on Aug. 2 praised a previously announced deal that will open up the European Union to more U.S. beef after the bloc carved out quotas previously granted to other nations.
August 2, 2019Officials Monitor Damage as Floods Continue to Devastate Transportation Systems and Farms
Federal officials continue to monitor central states that have been rocked by severe storms, which have damaged infrastructure and saturated swaths of farmland.
June 6, 2019Grain Farmers Besieged by Trade Threats, Unrelenting Rain
There has never been a spring planting season like this one. Rivers topped their banks. Levees were breached. Fields filled with water and mud. And it kept raining.
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