Farm Bankruptcies Rise | Fertilizer Prices Higher | USDA to Deliver $340.6M for Disaster Relief

Industry News Compilation (April 28, 2025)

4-28-25 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $340.6 million in disaster assistance for farmers, ranchers and rural communities, announced Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins on April 22. Meat+Poultry has the story: USDA to deliver $340.6 million in disaster relief funds

4-24-25 -- Global fertilizer prices have been trending upward in 2025, reducing affordability and eroding farmers’ purchasing power, according to a new RaboResearch report. Considering various factors at play, the fertilizer market is expected to face another challenging year. More in UkrAgroConsult: Rabobank: Fertilizer prices trending higher in 2025

4-22-25 -- A new report from Bloomberg Law shows family farm bankruptcies had already increased by 55% last year compared to 2023, and to start 2025, the number of bankruptcies is already exceeding the same time last year. Read more in Farm Journal's AgWeb: Farm bankruptcies on the rise again in 2025

4-28-25 -- U.S. agriculture isn’t nearing a trade war tariff crisis, it’s in a ‘full-blown crisis already,’ farmers say

4-28-25 -- Mexico will send more water to Texas to make up treaty shortfall, USDA says

4-28-25 -- China says it won’t be affected by loss of U.S. grains and oilseeds

 4-28-25 -- Tariffs with Canada another problem for canola growers

4-25-28 -- Smithfield plant engineer receives manufacturing honor

4-24-25 -- BeeHero initiates The Global Million Hives Network amid global bee crisis

4-23-25 -- How basalt could help farmers with carbon capture, mitigate climate change

4-22-25 -- Insects are disappearing due to agriculture -- and many other drivers, new research reveals

4-22-25 -- Editorial: Tariffs carry great peril for grain, food sectors

4-22-25 -- How rock dust is used to fertilize farms, clean the air

4-21-25 -- Women in agriculture sees growth as representation hits one third