Farmers Turn to Airbnb, Corn Mazes to Outlast Agricultural Downturn February 10, 2025 By Heather Schlitz A dead-end dirt road cutting through rural Wisconsin leads to a pasture dotted with shaggy-coated Highland cattle, fluffy Icelandic sheep...
South Dakota Bill to Protect Farms From Spying Could Limit Access to Data January 22, 2025 By Bart Pfankuch, South Dakota News Watch Proposed legislation aimed at protecting South Dakota farmers from potential “agro-terrorism” activities could have a secondary effect of limiting access...
Scientists at Iowa Research Facility Race to Halt Spread of Bird Flu August 26, 2024 By Mary Conlon and Mike Stobbe AMES, Iowa (AP) — At first glance, it looks like an unassuming farm. Cows are scattered across fenced-in fields. A...
Pilgrim’s Pride Agrees to $100M Settlement Over Chicken Farmers’ Pay August 20, 2024 By Jonathan Stempel Pilgrim’s Pride, one of the largest U.S. poultry processors, agreed to pay $100 million to settle claims it conspired with...
Midwestern Farmers Who Say Yes to Solar Power Face Neighbors’ Wrath August 2, 2024 By Drew Hutchinson and Daniel Moore When Michigan farmer Clara Ostrander heard about the benefits of hosting a solar energy project, she remembered something her father...
Robots, Drones and Driverless Tractors Usher In New Age of Farming July 2, 2024 By Michael Hirtzer Tractors plow the farm fields without drivers, guided by satellites and iPhones. Solar-powered robots tend to plants on the ground...
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...
Rising Spring Rains Pose Challenges for Midwest Farmers May 7, 2024 By Joshua A. Bickel SABINA, Ohio (AP) — It was just after dark as Ross Woodruff hopped into a truck to haul soybean seeds...
California Cities and Farms to Get 10% of Requested State Water Supplies When 2024 Starts December 5, 2023 California water agencies serving 27 million people will get 10% of the water they requested from state supplies to start...
Louisiana Citrus Farmers Seeing a Mass Influx of Salt Water October 3, 2023 By Sara Cline Commercial citrus growers have dwindled over the past few decades in south Louisiana, where farmers have had to battle hurricanes,...