Farmers can’t afford fertilizer as oil prices rise, forcing cutbacks that threaten crop output and set up higher food prices and inflation later this year.
Crop insurance, along with Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC), is one of several tools farmers use to manage risk. Each season brings its share of uncertainty, from weather ...
New Jersey officials estimate farm losses could total over $300 million statewide after an April freeze decimated fruit trees ...
Arable farmers and vegetable growers say the soaring cost of fertiliser is putting enormous pressure on them. A third of the ...
Triad farmers are welcoming the rain, saying it’s finally making a dent in the weeks-long drought. For weeks, farmers say ...
Conservation methods can help rejuvenate farmland, but the startup cost and uncertain results mean a risk many farmers still aren't willing to take. The University of Missouri Center for Regenerative ...