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A citrus farm is still dealing with lasting damage from Hurricane Irma

by Kai Ryssdal
Sep 14, 2018
The storm was the fifth costliest in U.S. history, damaging orange trees in Lake Placid, Florida.
Hurricanes are added stress on citrus farmers in Florida who already battle greening, a disease that effects their trees and causes bitter fruits to fall off of them prematurely.
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Trade showdown

Georgian pecans are popular in China, where tariffs just shot up

by Daisy Palacios and Kai Ryssdal
Jul 5, 2018
We visit a farm in Georgia that sells 60 percent of their nuts to China.
Lamar Pecan Company in Hawkinsville, GA.
Daisy Palacios/Marketplace
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Amid Trump’s immigration crackdown, farmers look for reform

by Marketplace Contributor
Sep 26, 2017
Farmers want to see reform to the H-2A visas program, that allows foreign agricultural laborers to work legally in the U.S.
Gary Paulk, a muscadine and berry farmer in Irwin County, said he lost about $200,000 in 2011 due to a labor shortage.
Elly Yu for Marketplace
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Farmers struggle with low commodity prices

by Peggy Lowe
Jul 25, 2017
Farmers, in particular those producing grain, are struggling, thanks mostly to low commodity prices amid a global grain glut.
Tom Giessel is a Kansas wheat farmer who harvested 1,800 acres of wheat in late June. He stands here in his field near Larned, Kansas. 
Peggy Lowe for Marketplace
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FFA continues to grow, even as farms disappear

by Adam Allington
Oct 10, 2016
Even as the number of farms in the U.S is decreasing, FFA is growing strong
Photo 1: High-school Junior Tyler Reid. Photo 2: Isaiah Nance's FFA jacket, depicting his state and high-school. Photo 3: Brothers Xavier and Isaiah Nance and Tyler Reid. Accokeek, MD
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New York farm workers want the right to a day off

by Marketplace Contributor
May 27, 2016
Agricultural workers are marching across the state to demand better working conditions.
A group of farmworkers and activists is walking 200 miles across New York to advocate for a bill that would give farmworkers a day off, overtime pay, and the right to collective bargaining.
Eilis O’Neill/Marketplace
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Trouble on the chicken farm

by Kai Ryssdal
Apr 21, 2015
The avian flu has infected millions of hens in Iowa.
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Will farmers feed their livestock fewer antibiotics?

by Adriene Hill
Dec 12, 2013
As the FDA tries to curb antibiotic use on the farms, what are the economics of feeding antibiotics to livestock and poultry?
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Corn prices lead to boom times for Iowa town

by Stacey Vanek Smith
Oct 15, 2013
The near record highs for corn prices have been great economic news for Iowa towns like Hull.
Corn, almighty staple of Hull, Iowa.
Stacey Vanek Smith
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Deadly virus among piglets puts hog farmers on alert

by Sarah McCammon
Jul 12, 2013
The virus is deadly for piglets less than a week old. Suspected to come from China, it does not affect humans.
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