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How photos taken from the sky are helping farmers

by Andie Corban and Kai Ryssdal Oct 4, 2019
Aerial images are helping farmers achieve maximum yields from their crops.
An aerial image of a cucumber farm in Romania.
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Farm country wants to get back to business

by Kai Ryssdal and Bennett Purser Sep 23, 2019
"Trade, not aid," has become the mantra for farmers dealing with the trade war.
Soy beans are harvested in Owings, Maryland, in 2018.
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Food cannons and goat yoga: Farmers get creative for profits

by Kai Ryssdal and Bennett Purser Sep 16, 2019
In troubled trade times, anything to bring business to the farm.
A farmer in La Union, New Mexico, built a 10-acre corn maze in 2000 as a way to supplement their income.
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For farmers, it's about more than just China

by Andie Corban and Kai Ryssdal Sep 11, 2019
Apple and hops harvest season is underway for farmer Patrick Smith, who welcomes the distraction from trade war news.
A farm hand carries freshly-picked apples in Germany in 2016.
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Who's planting? Who's not? Who wants to know?

by Sabri Ben-Achour Aug 12, 2019
Getting a grasp on acreage planted by farmers was harder this year because of bad weather.
A farmer walks through his soy fields in 2018, in Harvard, Illinois.
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Trade showdown

U.S. farmer on worsening trade dispute: "It's like a knife in my heart"

by Kai Ryssdal and Bennett Purser Aug 6, 2019
Farmers hoped for a resolution to the trade war, then everything got worse.
American hogs are selling for higher prices, but to a smaller market as trade war worsens.
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Mounting investor interest in agricultural technology

by Carole Zimmer Jul 31, 2019
The sector has to balance a spike in investor interest with the cost of labor and infrastructure.
Arugula micro greens at AeroFarms in Newark, New Jersey. AeroFarms, founded in 2004, is the one of the largest vertical farms in the world.
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Navigating the new patchwork of hemp laws

by Jim Kent Jul 10, 2019
It's a lingering question for Alex White Plume on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota.
Alex White Plume surveys his property on the Pine Ridge Reservation in preparation for planting his hemp crop.
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Trade showdown

President Trump's tariffs are good for U.S. garlic growers

by Kai Ryssdal and Maria Hollenhorst Jun 20, 2019
"This is a really exciting time for the garlic capital of the world," says Ken Christopher of Christopher Ranch in Gilroy, California.
Executive Vice President Ken Christopher holds garlic cloves at Christopher Ranch in Gilroy, California.
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As farmers age, they face the challenge of finding successors to take over

by Julia Mitric May 21, 2019
Farmers across America are getting older and weighing the fate of their farms.
Alan Haight, 62, prunes apple trees at Riverhill Farm in Nevada City.
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