Farm Futures Magazine: History, Digital Transition, Content and Editors
Profile updated November 2026
Farm Futures magazine has long been the Farm Progress title for growers who care as much about the futures screen as the planter monitor. It built its name on grain marketing, farm surveys and business management, and in 2026 it moved fully to digital delivery. Here is how Farm Futures developed, where it stands now, what it publishes and the editors who run it.
| Publisher | Farm Progress |
|---|---|
| Focus | Grain marketing, farm business management, farm transitions and policy |
| Print status | Standalone print magazine ended in April 2026; digital editions and FarmFutures.com continue |
| Newsletters | Twice-daily market update e-newsletters |
| Executive Editor | Pam Caraway |
| Audience | Commercial grain growers and farm managers |
| Official website | Farm Futures digital editions |
History of Farm Futures
Farm Futures grew up as a commodity-marketing magazine at a time when most farm titles concentrated on production. Its long-running team of market analysts made it a go-to for hedging and pricing strategy; senior editor Bryce Knorr, who first joined the magazine in 1987 and once worked as a futures introducing broker and Commodity Trading Advisor, ran the Farm Futures surveys on acreage and production that wire services quoted before major USDA reports.
Under Farm Progress the magazine kept that market-first identity while adding management, technology and policy. In 2025 the brand announced a renewed editorial focus on business and global markets, including a NextGen series on succession, and it was then published as a bimonthly print magazine with a matching digital edition.
In April 2026 Farm Futures told readers it would no longer be offered as a standalone print magazine. The content and writers carried on online, with digital issues such as January/February and March/April 2026 available at Farm Progress.
Farm Futures Today
Farm Futures now reaches readers through FarmFutures.com, twice-daily market e-newsletters, digital editions, video series such as Ag Marketing IQ, and social channels. Its contributors include economists David Kohl and Ed Usset alongside staff editors.
The brand remains part of the Farm Progress network, which also publishes 17 state and regional farm magazines plus BEEF, National Hog Farmer and Feedstuffs.
What Farm Futures Is Publishing Now
Grain marketing
Daily market commentary, marketing plans, basis and futures analysis remain the heart of Farm Futures, with Ben Potter and Bruce Blythe covering commodities.
Farm business and succession
The NextGen series helps families map out transition plans, and business management features cover costs, credit and land.
Policy and technology
Policy editor Josh Baethge follows Washington, while tech editor Andy Castillo covers precision agriculture and new tools.
Farm Futures Editors and Staff
The Farm Futures editorial team, as named in Farm Progress announcements:
- Pam Caraway - Executive Editor, Farm Futures and Farm Progress
- Ben Potter - Senior Editor
- Bruce Blythe - Senior Editor, Commodities
- Bryce Knorr - Editor Emeritus and contributing market analyst
- Josh Baethge - Policy Editor
- Andy Castillo - Technology Editor
- Mike Wilson - Senior Executive Editor, Farm Progress; former Farm Futures executive editor
Blythe grew up on a family farm near Williamsburg, Iowa, and covered the trading floors of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and Chicago Board of Trade for Dow Jones, Reuters and Bloomberg before joining Farm Futures.
Who Reads Farm Futures
Farm Futures writes for commercial grain farmers who market actively. USDA's Economic Research Service farm income data show how much net returns swing with prices, and that volatility is exactly what keeps marketing-focused readers coming back.
Grain marketing is serious money, but every farmer has a story about selling a week too early. That shared pain is fuel for farm.FM, where farm satire and farm humor poke at markets, meetings and machinery, with a side of ranch humor for the livestock crowd. Its farm jokes about basis and hedging are funnier if you read Farm Futures first.
If the name is new to you, farm.FM is the nation's first satirical farm site, with Tractor Tunes country music for farmers on the side. One of its regular writers keeps a whole archive of stories like that.
Farm Futures Sources and Agriculture Authority Links
- Agri-Marketing: Farm Futures renews editorial focus - the 2025 announcement naming the editorial team.
- Farm Futures ends print edition - the 2026 note to readers on the move to digital.
- Farm Futures digital editions - archive of current digital issues.
- USDA ERS Farm Income and Wealth Statistics - official farm income data.
- USDA NASS Quick Stats - the federal database of crop production and price statistics.
Farm Futures FAQ
Is Farm Futures still printed?
No. In April 2026 Farm Futures stopped publishing as a standalone print magazine; it continues with digital editions, newsletters and FarmFutures.com.
Who publishes Farm Futures?
Farm Futures is a Farm Progress publication.
Who edits Farm Futures?
Pam Caraway is executive editor, with senior editors Ben Potter and Bruce Blythe.
What does Farm Futures cover?
Grain marketing, commodity markets, farm business management, succession, policy and technology.
Format changes aside, Farm Futures magazine still answers the question every grain farmer asks: when and how to sell. Its market team keeps that conversation going every trading day.