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Levee breach spares town but douses harvest hopes for many farmers
Adam Allington Sep 22, 2011
The Army Corps of Engineers' move to blow up an agricultural levee saves Cairo, Ill., from flooding, but inundates prime growing land in Missouri, costing farmers hundreds of millions in losses.
Missouri flood control threatens farmland
Sep 22, 2011
The Army Corps of Engineers has created a large hole in a Missouri levee to regulate potential flooding of the Ohio River. Mississippi, Missouri county clerk Hubert Delay explains what this means for his county's economy.
Army engineers blast Missouri levee to save town
Nancy Marshall-Genzer Sep 22, 2011
In an effort to divert rising floodwaters, the Army Corps of Engineers created large holes in a levee along the Mississippi River. The move could flood up to 130,000 acres of viable farmland.
Texas wheat farmers suffer through another drought
Matt Largey Sep 22, 2011
Many growing regions haven't had any real rain since September, and crop insurance premiums are rising.
Cuts on farm subsidies could be major for European agriculture
Christopher Werth Sep 22, 2011
European farmers rely greatly on government subsidies, but some EU countries are looking to get that help decreased.
Rooster feathers prized by fishermen are now popular in hair salons
Jennifer Collins Apr 11, 2011
Competition between anglers and stylists threatens a shortage of rooster feathers. Producers look to boost supply.
Russia looks to beef up its cattle industry
Peter van Dyk Sep 22, 2011
Russians eat less than half as much beef as Americans. But a Montana rancher is trying to rope in more business by setting up shop in Russia.
Program to lure Dutch dairy farmers to U.S. turns sour
Pat Blank Sep 22, 2011
Iowa was among several Midwest states to entice dairy farmers to relocate from the Netherlands. But more than a quarter of those operations have failed.
Which country produces the most tobacco?
Stephan Richter Mar 13, 2013
Stephan Richter of The Globalist offers his latest question, this time about the world's largest producer of tobacco.
Global climate change contributes to shrinking food supply
Jaclyn Giovis Mar 4, 2011
A United Nations food agency said today that global food prices reached record highs in February, and warned that rising oil prices could prompt...
