Disruptions to the production and trade of synthetic nitrogen fertilizer have exposed the risks of American agriculture’s dependence on it—and prompted a renewed look at alternatives. President ...

ADM (NYSE: ADM) today announced a new initiative with American Farmland Trust (AFT) to partner with hundreds of farmers across Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, and Missouri. The $500,000 ...

Uncle Sam is slated to fork over more money than ever to help ease American farmers’ economic woes. The Agriculture Department earlier this year estimated that direct payments to farmers would hit $44 ...

Solar energy projects are providing American farms and rural communities with financial stability and a new revenue source, said a report from the Solar Energy Manufacturers for America (SEMA). Modern ...

I am amazed by the diversity of agriculture in our nation. From the expansive ranches in the West to small dairies in the Northeast, from the grain farms of the Midwest to the tree fruit orchards in ...

The federal aid comes after China boycotted American farm products in retaliation for U.S. tariffs. By Alan Rappeport Kevin Draper and Ana Swanson Alan Rappeport and Ana Swanson reported from ...

Finding an old object while working the land might seem like an ordinary part of farm life. Every so often, though, a plow turns up something far more significant. Across the United States, farmers ...

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, ...

These days, it seems we’re hearing more and more talk about “big ag.” While the words are tossed out freely, it’s not clear whether the idea is to paint farming as a “big” industry or to slap a ...

Every spring, raptors return to nesting sites across northern Michigan. The smallest of these birds of prey, a falcon called the American kestrel (Falco sparverius), flies through the region’s many ...