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Midwest rancher recovers from drought
Kai Ryssdal Oct 4, 2012
Recent rain in Missouri has helped drought-stricken farmers. Cattle rancher Ken Lenox says the grass is practically jumping out of the ground. Despite the promise of new feed, hay prices remain high, and ranchers are closely guarding what they have.
The science (and business) of sowing seeds
Kai Ryssdal Sep 18, 2012
Author Janisse Ray talks about her new book "The Seed Underground," which explores why many farmers today aren't using the seeds their grandfathers used.
Paying for beauty in a drought
Adam Allington Sep 14, 2012
It's not easy to maintain a beautiful lawn...especially when there's no water.
Where food prices are heading
Adriene Hill Sep 6, 2012
Global food prices are expected to rise in the long term as population grows, but a new study warns that severe weather events like this year's drought in the U.S. could spike prices higher suddenly.
Isaac brings rain to Missouri cattle ranchers
Kai Ryssdal Aug 31, 2012
Missouri cattle rancher Ken Lenox is happy for several inches of rain from the remnants of Hurricane Isaac.
With historic drought, farm profits soar
Jeff Horwich Aug 29, 2012
Despite, or perhaps because of, the Midwest drought, farmers are projected to make serious profits. But individual farmers will experience very different results.
In Midwest, Isaac brings much-needed rain
Adam Allington Aug 29, 2012
The parched Midwest will get rain after Hurricane Isaac moves inland, but it won't be enough to end drought conditions.
Americans struggle to feed their families
Frank Newport Aug 23, 2012
New data from Gallup shows that 25 percent of Mississippi residents have struggled to feed their families at some point over the last 12 months. On average, 18 percent of respondents in the U.S. say they've lacked money for food at least once recently.
Subsidies keep Texas cotton farmers growing
Scott Tong Aug 17, 2012
The aid, which dates from the Great Depression, could end when Congress acts on the next farm bill. The World Trade Organization has ruled it's an illegal subsidy, and legislators are looking for budget items to slash.
With summer heat turned up, businesses adapt
Adriene Hill Aug 13, 2012
Both drought and heat are taking their toll on small businesses, but businesses find ways to get by and even prosper.
