Fertilizer Firms See Profit Windfall as War Upends Supplies May 8, 2026 By Ilena Peng Fertilizer makers are seeing a windfall from Iran’s war, highlighting the impact of the conflict’s upheaval on supply chains for...
American Farmers Shun USDA Surveys as Trust in Data Erodes May 4, 2026 American farmers are ignoring US Department of Agriculture surveys in the latest sign of distrust in government data. Reply rates...
Farmers Face Local Opposition to Host Solar April 14, 2026 By Joshua A. Bickel Through the window of his combine, Wayne Greier watches his teenage son Blake drive a tractor across an empty field,...
Giant Snails and Tiny Insects Threaten Rice and Crawfish Farms February 9, 2026 By Melina Walling and Joshua A. Bickel Josh Courville has harvested crawfish his whole life, but these days, he’s finding a less welcome catch in some of...
Trump Aims Bumper Aid at US Rice Farmers Facing Bleakest Outlook January 7, 2026 By Erin Ailworth and Michael Hirtzer The new year may mark the last time Texas farmer LG Raun plants a rice crop. “I guess I’m going...
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...
US Farmers Are Pulling Back on Spending in Threat to Rural Economy August 29, 2025 By Michael Hirtzer Sunny skies and mild temperatures this week greeted the biggest US farm show of the year. The contrast couldn’t be...
Texas Lawmakers Spike Bills to Study, Restrict PFAS June 2, 2025 By Alejandra Martinez, The Texas Tribune FORT WORTH — Rising public concern in Texas over PFAS, or “forever chemicals” linked to cancer, infertility and immune disorders...
Farmers Estimates $600M in Losses from LA Wildfires February 19, 2025 Farmers said on Wednesday that it expects losses from the Los Angeles wildfires last month to reach an estimated $600...
Winter Weather Wallops US Farmers January 10, 2025 By Melina Walling A nasty dose of winter weather has pummeled much of the U.S. from Kansas to the East Coast, leaving many...