The easy story is that tariffs and trade wars broke American farming. But in a new report for More Perfect Union, journalist Sam Black goes to Arkansas and lets farmers themselves explain what’s ...

As the end of 2024 approaches, U.S. producers are starting to focus on plans for 2025. Being a market analyst, I am well aware that this often brings anticipation of how commodity prices for corn, ...

The Des Moines Register was the latest publication to put out an article warning of a decline in the number of mid-sized farms. It is hard to argue with their analysis except we’ve heard it too many ...

Over the years Seth Watkins has won praise for the way he farms. Pinhook Farm, in southern Iowa, grows diverse crops without commercial fertilizers and with limited pesticides. It also tries to tune ...

photo credit: Arkansas Farm Bureau, used with permission. From ocean port congestion and labor strikes to low river levels, railway service shortfalls and a nexus of state and federal freight ...

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If you’re planning out your harvest logistics and stumped on where you’re going to store all the harvested grain, grain bagging just might be the solution you’re looking for. Shannon McComas, vice ...