Anne Schwagerl, co-owns and operates Prairie Point Farm in Minnesota, where she’s experimenting with new crops.

Growers agreed to a plan that requires all irrigators to reduce their water use over time, instead of using a senior water rights strategy.

Drought has made the last few years tough for farmers like Keith Alverson of Chester, South Dakota. But higher corn prices are keeping him optimistic.

The USDA is doling out about $3 billion to projects that provide incentives for sustainable farming and forestry practices.

Smaller U.S. grain yields could put pressure on an already-strained global food market.

On a Minnesota egg farm, visitors embrace a more intimate agritourism experience — in which they sleep and even work on the farm.

The animals can work land that is inaccessible to tractors, and vineyard owners say they improve the soil for grapes. But they raise costs as well.

Natural gas is used to manufacture ammonia, which is a key ingredient in fertilizers.

“We’re wondering what this next crop year brings,” said Brian Duncan. “But farmers are price takers, and that puts us in a really tough spot.”

The trees are easy to grow, but the berries are fragile and have a shorter shelf life compared to other fruits.