Trump Giving Farmers Hit by China Trade War $12B in Aid December 10, 2025 By Josh Funk, Didi Tang and Seung Min Kim President Donald Trump announced a $12 billion farm aid package Dec. 8 — a boost to farmers who have struggled...
Surge in Water Demand Could Put Ohio Farmers and Industry on Collision Course November 25, 2025 By Alan Miller/The Reporting Project Deep inside a report on the future of water in central Ohio is this warning: Industrial demands for water will...
China Trade Spat Threatens Wisconsin’s ‘Napa Valley’ of Ginseng October 23, 2025 By Julie Ingwersen The cool woodlands of central Wisconsin boast soils packed with Ice Age mineral deposits that make the area perfect for...
Bacterial Greening Disease Infects Nearly Half of Brazil’s Citrus Belt September 11, 2025 By Ana Mano Greening disease, caused by bacteria transmitted by the Asian citrus psyllid, has infected nearly 48% of Brazil’s citrus belt, according...
USDA Restores Some Climate-Related Webpages After Farmer Lawsuit May 14, 2025 By Leah Douglas The U.S. Department of Agriculture restored on May 13 some climate change-related webpages that the agency had deleted since President...
Texas Farmers Look to New Congress to Update Crucial Farm Bill January 9, 2025 By Jayme Lozano-Carver, The Texas Tribune Texas farmers tepidly celebrated last month after Congress barely managed to extend a package of laws meant to aid the...
A Look at the $100B Disaster Relief in the Government Spending Bill December 27, 2024 By Rebecca Santana and Travis Loller Congress is allocating more than $100 billion in emergency aid designed to address extensive damage caused by disasters after this...
Flooded Farms, Fouled Rivers, Dozens Dead: Helene’s Rising Toll October 2, 2024 By Ilena Peng, Gerson Freitas Jr., Ari Natter and Josh Saul As historic floodwaters unleashed by Hurricane Helene recede across the US Southeast, the region faces a humanitarian, economic and ecological...
US Farmers Opt for Soy to Limit Losses as All Crop Prices Slump June 4, 2024 By Karl Plume Mark Tuttle planted more soy and less corn on his northern Illinois farm this spring as prices for both crops...
US Court Cancels Approvals for Widely Used Dicamba Weedkillers February 8, 2024 By Tom Polansek A U.S. court has nullified the government’s latest approvals of certain agricultural weedkillers sold by Bayer, BASF and Syngenta, fueling...