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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.
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.
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.
The robot in the garden -- coming soon
Sarah Gardner Dec 4, 2012
Nurseries spend a lot of effort moving potted plants and trees from one place to another. Robots may replace low-paying, seasonal, grueling work.
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.
Florida town rides housing boom, bust
David Gura Aug 28, 2012
Famed for their citrus groves, Dundee residents take stock of the economy and the upcoming elections.
Missouri cattle rancher still hopes for rain
Kai Ryssdal Aug 13, 2012
Cattle rancher Ken Lenox says farmers in Missouri are struggling with the Midwest drought. Some have resorted to tapping wells they haven't used in decades to provide water for their herds.
U.S. ag secretary on the drought's effect on food prices
Kai Ryssdal Aug 9, 2012
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack discusses what the drought will mean for farmers and food prices, and the administration's plans to try and help.
