Temperatures may finally be cooling off, but hot temperatures and corresponding droughts are hurting farmers — and that could trickle down to your own wallet soon.

An amendment in the current Farm Bill would keep government protection for popcorn crops. Popcorn is a tiny kernel in U.S. agriculture, but without the subsidy prices of your favorite movie snack could rise.

Some farmers in the Midwest are planting crops earlier than usual because of hot weather. But there's a risk of losing it all if a spring freeze hits.

Here are the latest headlines from the Marketplace Morning Report and around the web. …

The price of agricultural commodities has spiked since last summer, according to a report from the U.S. Agriculture Department. Increasing demand…

Corn futures have been climbing ever since the government predicted a light crop. You'll feel that at the grocery store… and at the gas pump….

Have a dollop of clean coal with your bottled water and compostable cups!…