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Senate Set to Pass Half-Trillion Dollar Farm Bill
(WASHINGTON) — The Senate is poised to pass a five-year, half-trillion-dollar farm bill Monday that would expand government subsidies for crop insurance, rice...
N Korean Farmers Planting Rice with Bonuses in Mind
(HAMHUNG, North Korea) — North Korean farmers knee deep in muddy paddies across the country have a new incentive during this year's crucial rice planting season:...
Bridge Collapse a Major Break in Trade Corridor
(SEATTLE) — For farmers, business owners and government officials up and down the West Coast, Washington's bridge collapse on Interstate 5 represents much more...
The Next Real Estate Bubble Has Already Begun (But It’s Not What You Think)
The American public is, for obvious reasons, a bit gun-shy when it comes to asset bubbles. Ever since the financial crisis, market watchers have worried about...
Modifying the Endless Debate Over Genetically Modified Crops
GM crops have become a symbol: either you're for agribusiness or you're against science. But for all the heat, GM crops are something much simpler: one of many...
As Crop Prices Rise, Farmland Expands—and the Environment Suffers
As corn and soybeans became more valuable, farmers plowed more land—and disturbed native grasslands along the way
Is It a Crime to Plant a Seed?
In a case reaching the Supreme Court, Monsanto fights a farmer to protect a seed's progeny
The Coconut Craze
Under a metal roof in dandagamuwa, in western Sri Lanka, a line of seated men and women swing their small axes in sharp, neat strokes. Chips of brown coconut...
Why the Coconut Craze Isn’t Helping Farmers
Americans are demanding all-things-coconut, but it's unclear how the boom will benefit farmers in foreign countries.
Why the New Ken Burns Documentary on the Dust Bowl Has Lessons to Teach Us
Climate change and the environment were the forgotten issues of the 2012 election—at least before Superstorm Sandy put them square on the map But even before...
Local Food Grows Up
Viraj Puri climbs three floors of a gritty industrial building in Brooklyn to the daily grind of his early-stage start-up--negotiating deals with big customers,...
Pumpkin Prices Higher as Crop Successfully Endures Drought
Last year’s flooding throughout the Midwest pushed prices of some pumpkins 60% higher around the U.S. This year, widespread drought is causing prices to edge up...
Are India’s Farmers Victims of a Global Land Rush?
On Wednesday, tens of thousands of landless farmers lined up in Gwalior, a city in north India, and started a very long walk. Under a flapping canopy of...
Next Item on Agenda to Freak Out About: Milk Prices Could Double
Your may still be trying to calm down after news spread of a looming “unavoidable bacon shortage” (which isn’t really going to happen). But don’t get too...
Bitter Harvest: U.S. Farmers Blame Billion-Dollar Losses on Immigration Laws
Ralph and Cheryl Broetje rely on roughly 1,000 seasonal workers every year to grow and pack over 6 million boxes of apples on their farm along the Snake River in...
Drought Is Withering U.S. Crops. Can Superseeds Save the Day?
All farmers know they'll have to endure the occasional dry period, but what has happened to the American Midwest this summer has been practically biblical. By...
Can GM Crops Bust the Drought?
All farmers know they’ll have to endure the occasional dry period, but what has happened to the American Midwest this summer has been practically biblical. By...
Seeds of Peace
Army Colonel Brian Copes and the Indiana Army National Guard headed off to war with a pitchfork, not a rifle. As commander of the 1-19th Agribusiness Development...
Win-Win: How Farmers Unexpectedly Benefit From the Drought
The drought of 2012 is etching its name deeper into the history books. According to a report by the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), more than 55% of the...
