Prices for nearly every major U.S. crop are below what it costs to grow them. But a drop in rice prices means another blow to ...
Pastures and forage crops are withering under drought conditions. Farmers sound alarm as key crops become increasingly difficult to grow: '[An] infernal crisis' first appeared on The Cool Down.
With more consumers willing to pay top dollar for certified products, firms need to decide how to support and incentivize ...
While FBA and ECAP payments are an important and welcome step in addressing near-term financial stress, they do not fully ...
Regenerative agriculture methods, such as cover crops, are one way farmers try to improve the health of their overworked soil ...
University of Minnesota's Southern Research and Outreach Center’s Winter Crops Day draws growers weighing fertilizer ...
No one knows who first invented the idea of using cover crops to protect soil in agriculture fields, but by 6000 B.C. farmers ...
For specialty crop farmers, 2025 has offered little relief from mounting financial pressures. Markets that once delivered stable margins are now marked by volatility, while production expenses ...
According to the Iowa Nutrient Reduction Strategy, an initiative aimed at reducing nitrogen and phosphorus runoff into Iowa’s ...