Agriculture

Since the pandemic began, grocery prices have gone up about 30%. You can blame a slew of factors, including supply chain disruptions and tariffs.

Demand for beef is high at the same time that cattle inventory is low — and ranchers are cautious about investing in growing their herds at a time of economic uncertainty.

Aerial crop planting and treatment takes off.

The aid includes billions in payments to farmers hurt by the trade war.

Declining wine demand had growers across the state leaving high-quality grapes to rot on the vines.

At Jack’s Solar Garden in Colorado, crops grow amid the solar panels.

The maker of iconic green and yellow tractors reports quarterly results Wednesday, offering a window into how one of the largest farming equipment makers is handling President Trump’s tariffs.

Small, local growers diversify the food supply chain, foster young talent in an aging industry, and reinvest money back into the local economy.

The difference in farmer sentiment between livestock producers and crop growers is the largest in the history of Purdue’s Farmer Sentiment Survey.

This reporting comes from episode 3 of the latest season of Marketplace’s “How We Survive,” which takes a closer look at how the climate crisis is also a food and agriculture crisis.