Moving into March and beyond, warmer temperatures in the southern U.S. and Arctic air hitting the Northeast are common in La Niña years.

Wholesale improvement may finally be on the way for rural high-speed internet connectivity with the deployment of 5G around the…

Last year saw fewer family farm bankruptcy filings (552) than 2019. Taken alone, that number is positive. But, those Chapter…

Thursday's weekly update of the U.S. Drought Monitor showed the active weather pattern in the last week has helped chip away at the drought conditions in some of the hardest-hit areas of the western U.S., while soil and crop conditions in the Southern and High Plains remain worrisome.

Though it's been a big topic of discussion in Washington, D. C., lately with the confirmation hearings underway for proposed Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, the conversation around integrating practices that reduce farms' carbon footprints takes on a different tone on the farm, especially in areas where farmers are challenged by other environmental factors like moisture deficiencies.

An 18-month study led by the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) paints a clear picture about the links between ag technology has helped farmers use less fuel and water while enabling more precise fertilizer and herbicide applications that cut dow dramatically on the excess that can have adverse effects on the environment.

There are a handful of factors that can potentially limit farmers’ ability to integrate new conservation practices into their operations,…

After about four hours of hearings on Tuesday, the Senate Agriculture Committee unanimously signed off on Tom Vilsack's confirmation as the next U.S. Secretary of Agriculture.

Though some regions have seen snowfall totals at or greater than the average pace so far this winter (while other areas have seen the drought intensify), temperatures have been relatively mild.

The latter half of January featured a rally in grain prices that hasn’t been seen in almost a decade. Now…