Now that the 2018 Farm Bill has been signed into law, farmers and ranchers can begin to plan for the year, and the next five-years, with some certainty about the risk management tools available to them. After the 2014 Farm Bill introduced a major shift for Title I, away from direct payments and into risk management programs, the 2018 bill is considered more evolutionary in nature.

The USDA releases the 2017 MYA for long- and medium-grain rice, while trade issues create more soybean challenges and a deadline is coming up for cotton farmers.

The latest on rice and hog futures, trade and weather troubles for soybeans, and Hurricane Michael's devastating blow to Georgia cotton.

The latest on the Arkansas rice harvest, cotton futures, soybean struggles and an uptick in live cattle futures.

Livestock futures, cotton trends, corn estimates, rice prices and more.

The impact of tropical storm rains on rice, cotton and other harvests, livestock futures and more.

The latest on cotton, corn and soybean futures, along with rice production and dairy policy updates.

Updates on the cotton seed program, the Dairy Margin Protection program, rice and soybeans.

The latest on trade battle impacts for rice, soybeans and more, as well as the latest Cattle on Feed report and the Wheat Quality Council's annual tour.

Soybean struggles, cotton and rice futures, deficit reduction and more.