Farm bankruptcies rose 46% last year from 2024, down from recent highs but second straight year of an uptick in filings.

The number of farms in the United States that filed for bankruptcy in the last year surged 46%. According to the American Farm Bureau Federation, there were ...

Surging input costs and questions about fertilizer prices and availability have some farmers reconsidering their planting intentions. A private survey conducted by grain merchandiser Farmer’s Keeper ...

According to the American Farm Bureau Federation, there were 315 Chapter 12 bankruptcy filings in last year, up from 216 in ...

He faces a maximum sentence of five years in prison, a $250,000 fine and three years of supervised release.

A combine makes its way through a soybean field in Arkansas. Higher costs and lower prices are squeezing farmers out of profitability. That’s led many to file for bankruptcy as a last resort to find ...

In the first quarter of 2025, there were 88 farms nationwide that filed for Chapter 12 bankruptcy, which is nearly double the 45 farms that filed for bankruptcy in the first quarter of 2024, according ...

A Winneshiek County farmer pleaded guilty Monday to stealing more than $250,000 from his business partner and filing dozens ...

As a fourth-generation farmer from Waverly, Iowa, Mark Mueller, president of the Iowa Corn Growers Association, has been farming for 30 years. Though he is not experiencing the effects of farm ...