🔗 Farm Resources

Organized by what you're trying to do — not just who published it.

💰 Financial Programs & Assistance

FSA Farm Loans

Operating, ownership, microloans, emergency loans, and youth loans for beginning farmers.

farmers.gov →

ARC & PLC Programs

Agricultural Risk Coverage and Price Loss Coverage safety net programs. Annual enrollment.

fsa.usda.gov →

Crop Insurance Tools

RMA premium calculators, policy comparison, agent finder, and coverage lookup tools.

rma.usda.gov →

Disaster Assistance

LFP, ELAP, ECP, TAP, NAP — programs for drought, flood, fire, and other disasters.

fsa.usda.gov →

EQIP

Environmental Quality Incentives Program — cost-share for conservation practices, irrigation, cover crops.

nrcs.usda.gov →

CSP

Conservation Stewardship Program — annual payments for maintaining and improving conservation systems.

nrcs.usda.gov →

📊 Market Data & Prices

CME Group Agriculture

Official futures quotes, contract specs, settlement prices, and options chains for all ag commodities.

cmegroup.com →

DTN / Progressive Farmer

Real-time cash bids, basis maps, weather, and market commentary. Industry standard for grain marketing.

dtnpf.com →

Barchart Grains

Free futures charts, technical analysis, options flow, and grain spreads. Good for quick technical lookups.

barchart.com →

USDA AMS Market News

Official cash grain bids, livestock auction reports, dairy prices, and specialty crop reports by region.

mymarketnews.ams.usda.gov →

Global Trade Data (GATS)

US agricultural import/export data by commodity, country, and time period. FAS Global Agricultural Trade System.

fas.usda.gov →

Historical Commodity Prices

UC Davis long-run commodity price database. Monthly prices back to the 1960s for major crops.

ucdavis.edu →

🎓 University Research & Extension

Farmdoc (Illinois)

Farm economics, marketing, crop budgets, ARC/PLC analysis. The gold standard for Midwest farm research.

farmdoc.illinois.edu →

Iowa Ag Decision Maker

Decision tools, financial benchmarks, crop budgets, land values, and rental rate data for Iowa and Midwest.

iastate.edu →

Purdue Center for Commercial Ag

Land values, farmland market trends, financial analysis tools, and Top Farmer Conference materials.

purdue.edu →

UW Extension Grain

Wisconsin grain production research, variety trials, pest management, and economic analysis.

wisc.edu →

UMN Extension Agriculture

Crop production, livestock, nutrient management, and pest management for Upper Midwest farming.

umn.edu →

Center for Farm Financial Mgmt

FINBIN benchmarking data, FINPACK analysis, farm financial management tools from University of Minnesota.

umn.edu →

🌤️ Weather & Climate

National Weather Service

Official forecasts, radar, severe weather alerts, and agricultural weather statements by region.

weather.gov →

US Drought Monitor

Weekly drought severity map. D0-D4 classifications used by USDA for disaster program eligibility.

droughtmonitor.unl.edu →

Climate Prediction Center

6-10 day, monthly, and seasonal outlooks for temperature and precipitation. ENSO monitoring.

cpc.ncep.noaa.gov →

North Central River Forecast

River stage forecasts, flood outlooks, soil moisture data for the Upper Mississippi basin.