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Row-crop states generally have experienced lower bankruptcy levels compared to states in the Northeast and Southeast, where specialty commodity markets tend to experience more volatility.

Solar power, once so costly it only made economic sense in spaceships, is becoming cheap enough that it will push coal and even natural-gas plants out of business faster than previously forecast.

The American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) is urging President Trump to “exercise caution” as he rolls out new rules and restrictions when it comes to doing business with Cuba.

As cover crops continue to gain popularity among farmers, Soil Health Partnership (an initiative of the National Corn Growers Association) is doubling down on talking about the practice’s many potential benefits.

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The Gulf of Mexico’s hypoxia zone, the “dead zone,” is 3% larger than ever before at 8,776 square miles.

Struggling Florida citrus growers face tough decisions

The taste, price and nutritional value of food continue to drive buying decisions, but a new study finds Gen X and Millennial mothers also care about environmentally friendly farming practices.

Florida growers set to collect smallest crop since 1945.