Agriculture

In Nebraska, where agriculture is booming right now, farmers say they aren't worried about possible changes or even if the decades-old direct subsidies disappear altogether. They just want the cuts in farm programs to be fair and equitable.

How employees at one Nebraska manufacturer pulled together to survive recession, and now the future seems brighter than ever.

Poised to become the worst two-year drought on record, the Texas drought will be felt far into 2012.

The Lone Star State loses as many as half a billion trees in 2011 -- and that's not including the wildfires.

Tyson Foods profits took a dive due to higher grain costs.

A dry summer has hurt the white truffle harvest in Italy, leaving an impact on the usually lucrative market.

Growers say Hurricane Irene's final trick on the Northeast is a devastated autumn pumpkin harvest.

This final note today, courtesy of the U.S. Department of Agriculture -- and, incidentally, bad news for the children of the Ryssdal household. ...

A key ingredient in fertilizer, phosphorus is becoming more rare, more expensive -- which is stimulating some innovative ways to find more.

It's estimated that U.S. private businesses have spent at least an extra $10 billion a year on security since 9/11, for even the least expected sort of threats.