Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It was so dry in the summer of 1976 that Wisconsin’s farmland broke into pieces. The earth fragmented, the choking fields warning ...

Historian Richard Bushman explores how colonial farmers lived, worked and helped build the foundation of a new nation.

America's farmers are locked in a generational crisis, fending off an array of threats that could jeopardize food supplies and spell financial disaster for those often hailed as the "backbone of the ...

These forces are projected to hit farmers with $32 billion in losses for the major row crops in 2027 after a projected loss ...

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My dad peered into the bucket and saw the milk was no good. Looking at his cows lining the barn, their hooves stamping in the flickering light, he counted how many so far had mastitis: an infection ...

America’s farmers and producers are the backbone of our nation’s agricultural economy and food security. Despite their critical role in our lives – to feed, clothe, and fuel not only the United States ...

Jay Coker grows enough rice each year for every American to have half a helping. In April he will begin planting his paddies in the prairies of Arkansas. But this season’s harvest will cost more than ...

In the golden fields of amber grain and the endless rows of corn that stretched to distant horizons, American agriculture wrote the story of a nation's character. These were the backbone of democracy, ...

The war in Iran is pushing up prices for already-strained farmers, with higher costs for fertilizer and energy on top of last year’s tariffs. And the increasing pressure on American agriculture could ...

Title varies: Apr. 2, 1819-Mar. 7, 1834, The American farmer, containing original essays and selections on rural economy and internal improvements, with illustrative engravings and prices current of ...