farmers

A Michigan dairy farmer is stuck with the full bill for a solar array after the Department of Agriculture withdrew approval of grants for most solar and wind on farms.

Fertilizer costs as much as 20% more this year than last year. Farmers can buy now at high prices, or wait until the spring and possibly pay even more.

Even agriculture has gone K-shaped.

If you’ve got plans to go to a working farm to pick apples or wander through a corn maze, then you’re part of the $1.3 billion “agritourism” and “agritainment” industry.

Farmers nationwide grew way too many potatoes, flooding the market and crashing the price.

Some senators and governors are calling on the Trump administration to temporarily ban diesel exports to boost domestic supply. Experts say it might not work as well as they hope.

Federal data shows a 5.7% bump in agriculture export prices year-over-year in July. That’s the largest 12-month increase since 2022.

As costs continue to rise for businesses owners, they are figuring out ways to save money on the back end.

Farmers have had to adjust to rising prices and shipping disruptions from the Strait of Hormuz’ closure, on top of existing economic strains like tariffs.

Across the U.S., farmers and ranchers are struggling to weather a growing season plagued by drought, high prices, and a trade war.