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Farm Income News: Net Farm Income Falls Below the 10-Year Average 

Trimble Agriculture

Explore key findings from the USDA’s first 2024 farm income forecast report and why they matter. Farm income news was front and center last week with the release of the USDA’s first farm income forecast report in 2024. billion decline in farm income—a drop of more than 25 percent.

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Letter Urging Congress to Pass a Bipartisan Farm Bill in 2023

NASDA

Letter Dear Leader Schumer, Leader McConnell, Speaker McCarthy and Leader Jeffries: We write to stress the importance of having a farm bill signed into law by the end of the year. Unfortunately, delays in the federal appropriations process for FY 2024 and a risk of government shutdown threaten timely passage of the 2023 farm bill.

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Farm Bill Coalition Letter

NASDA

Given the enormous challenges facing production agriculture – including a farm economy that has taken a downward spiral – it is imperative Congress act before year’s end to strengthen farm policy for America’s farmers. Farmers are struggling, and the decline in the farm economy is real. Estimated 2024 net farm income for U.S.

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Report Recap: Four Factors Impacting Farm Income in 2023 

Trimble Agriculture

After a record high in 2022, farm income is anticipated to decline by 22 percent in 2023. In 2022, landowners experienced record high farm income, with net farm income reaching $183 billion. Net Farm Income and Cash Farmer Income, Inflation Adjusted (billion dollars) Note: F = forecast.

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USDA Will Implement Long-Awaited Change to Country-of-Origin Labeling Rules

Daily Yonder

label stripped America’s cattle producers of a vital opportunity to market their USA beef while denying consumers the opportunity to support them,” said Joe Maxwell, co-founder of the advocacy group Farm Action and long-time farmer, in a press release. Small farmers and ranchers in rural America especially felt the brunt of this.

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U.S. Farmland Market Outlook for 2024 

Trimble Agriculture

As COVID-era funding runs out and input costs continue to rise, farm income is expected to fall 22 percent in 2023. Even so, it’s important to understand that farm liquidity remains strong and net farm income will still remain well above the 10-year average. billion to $140.4 in the Corn Belt.

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Planning Ahead: Insights from the 2024 Farm Income Report 

Trimble Agriculture

Read key takeaways for farmers, ranchers, and rural landowners from the USDA’s September 2024 farm income forecast. Rural community stakeholders across the U.S. use the USDA’s farm income forecast to guide financial decisions for the coming year. farm sector debt is expected to increase by 5.2

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