Pages
New 2012 farm bill could end some crop subsidies
David Gura Feb 1, 2012
In Nebraska, where agriculture is booming right now, farmers say they aren't worried about possible changes or even if the decades-old direct subsidies disappear altogether. They just want the cuts in farm programs to be fair and equitable.
Nebraska manufacturers make dramatic comeback
David Gura Jan 31, 2012
How employees at one Nebraska manufacturer pulled together to survive recession, and now the future seems brighter than ever.
The drought that keeps on taking
Eve Troeh Dec 28, 2011
Poised to become the worst two-year drought on record, the Texas drought will be felt far into 2012.
Fewer trees in Texas
Sarah Gardner Dec 22, 2011
The Lone Star State loses as many as half a billion trees in 2011 -- and that's not including the wildfires.
'Chicken feed' loses meaning
Joel Patterson Nov 21, 2011
Tyson Foods profits took a dive due to higher grain costs.
Italy's other crisis: White truffle shortage
Adriene Hill Nov 10, 2011
A dry summer has hurt the white truffle harvest in Italy, leaving an impact on the usually lucrative market.
The great pumpkin shortage!
Sarah Gardner Sep 22, 2011
Growers say Hurricane Irene's final trick on the Northeast is a devastated autumn pumpkin harvest.
Hold that PB&J -- peanut prices are going up
Kai Ryssdal Sep 21, 2011
This final note today, courtesy of the U.S. Department of Agriculture -- and, incidentally, bad news for the children of the Ryssdal household.
...
The end of phosphorus
Jeff Horwich Sep 22, 2011
A key ingredient in fertilizer, phosphorus is becoming more rare, more expensive -- which is stimulating some innovative ways to find more.
Security costs skyrocketed in private sector after 9/11
Jeff Horwich Sep 22, 2011
It's estimated that U.S. private businesses have spent at least an extra $10 billion a year on security since 9/11, for even the least expected sort of threats.
