Starting in October, average benefits for SNAP will rise by more than 25% after a USDA released report found the cost of a nutritious, cost-effective diet is 21% higher than the base calculation for SNAP benefits.

Pro Farmer Crop Tour scouts got a soggy start on Monday, a good sign for soybeans in August. While Ohio did not disappoint, South Dakota's crops are scarred from the drought.

Prop 12 specifies by Jan. 1, pork sold in California will have to meet higher standards of animal welfare. Hog producers in the Midwest especially are concerned, with one CEO predicting pork price increases of 50%.

Farm Journal invites you to download its stewardship planning guides that provide practical strategies, real farmer case studies and outside resources that can help you take stock of your conservation efforts and explore what's next.

It appears the coronavirus is once again impacting people's spending habits. Details in today's AgDay Minute.

Farm Journal announced that country music star Easton Corbin will headline the live 2021 #FarmON Benefit Concert during #FJFieldDays. Proceeds will go to the National FFA Foundation. Highlights from the concert will air in prime time on Monday, Sept. 20, from at 7 p.m. CDT, on RFD-TV and stream on other online and social networks.