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Agriculture Secretary keeps eye on farm bill, organic farming
Kai Ryssdal May 15, 2013
Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack hopes organic farming will help financially strapped small-scale farmers.
Monsanto: The behemoth that controls 90 percent of soybean production
Scott Tong May 13, 2013
The Supreme Court ruling protects a company that controls 90 percent of the expanding soybean production in the U.S. and Latin America; what has followed from Monsanto’s dominance?
EU looks to protect bees from pesticides
Nigel Cassidy Apr 29, 2013
The vote, which will restrict the use of certain types of pesticides for two years unless decisive new information becomes available, is an effort to protect the dwindling honeybee population.
Drought helps DuPont rake in profits
Noel King Apr 23, 2013
DuPont Chemical is primarily known for products like paint pigment, but the sale of drought-resistant seeds is boosting the company's earnings.
Farmers vs. cities in the war for water
Adriene Hill Apr 11, 2013
Water laws in the West often give priority to whose who used a water source first, often farmers. Farmers in New Mexico are fighting to regain their place at the head of the line.
Corn prices plummet, will the price of Cheerios?
Stacey Vanek Smith Apr 4, 2013
Corn prices are tanking amid stuffed silos and plans for the country’s biggest planting in decades.
Cattle ranchers get ready for the year ahead
Kai Ryssdal Mar 21, 2013
We check in with Ken Lenox, cattle rancher in Rolla, Missouri about the lingering effects of last summer's drought.
Mississippi barges post-drought: Rollin' on the river
Kai Ryssdal Mar 19, 2013
After months of drought, barge line operators on the Mississippi River celebrate the rain.
What's at stake for farmers in immigration debate
Jeremy Hobson Feb 7, 2013
As President Obama meets with Congress today to discuss immigration policy, the U.S. agriculture industry looks on with hopes for reform.
Drought lowers Mississippi, holding up barge traffic
Eve Troeh Dec 28, 2012
One stretch of the river is closed during the day so Army Corps of Engineers can blast away rock just below the low water.
