In the No. 6 article of DTN's Top Ag Stories of 2025, DTN looks at some of the farm economic and finance challenges that crop producers faced throughout the year. Labor shortages in agriculture faced a new complication as the Trump administration heightened its efforts to deport illegal immigrants. Farmers did see some reforms in the H-2A program.
The No. 7 article of DTN's Top Ag Stories of 2025 revisits how the Trump administration used its DOGE initiative to slash government spending and eliminate staff. Agriculture and farmers were in the middle of the fallout as contracts were canceled or checks delayed while thousands of employees left USDA.
Southeast cattle producers faced a wet spring preventing hay production, then summer drought. Variable weather continues with winter cover crop grazing planned and a warmer spring forecast.
In the No. 6 article of DTN's Top Ag Stories of 2025, DTN looks at some of
the farm economic and finance challenges that crop producers faced throughout
the year. Labor shortages in agriculture faced a new complication as the Trump
administration heightened its efforts to deport illegal immigrants. Farmers did
see some reforms in the H-2A program.
@^Top 10 Ag Stories of 2025: No. 6
Many areas in the Intermountain West and Plains will hit records, while
others may see too much cloud cover that will leave them behind. Northern areas
will be warm, but not near records.
BAg Weather Forum
United States inventory of all hogs and pigs on Dec. 1, 2025, was 75.5
million head. This was up 1% from Dec. 1, 2024, and up slightly from Sept. 1,
2025, USDA NASS reported on Tuesday.
I^USDA Dec. 1 Hogs and Pigs Report
Recent sales results from Kankakee County, Illinois; Sioux County, Iowa;
Finney County, Kansas; and Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
=^Landwatch Weekly
DTN's Senior Farm Business Editor Katie Dehlinger enjoys preparing prime
rib for Christmas and she makes arguments for the emotional attachment and
practical benefits of doing so.
1^Minding Ag's Business
