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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.

Nominate outstanding farmers for two awards

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

While many have enjoyed these abnormally warm temperatures in February, it’s sparking fear among fruit farmers.

After rapid gains from vertical tillage, pH and fertility, the improvement pace slows down.

Helping sub-Saharan African farmers modernize the way they raise crops, and doing the same for the continent’s agricultural system as a whole, stands to benefit everyone.

The New York Apple Association, Fishers, has received the Telly Award for a television commercial featuring the state’s apple growers.