US Farmers Finally See Better Outlook After 2 Odd Years April 28, 2021 By Scott McFetridge MADRID, Iowa (AP) — In 43 years of farming, Morey Hill had seen crop-destroying weather, rock-bottom prices, trade fights and...
Facing Severe Drought, North Dakotans Turn to Higher Sources April 27, 2021 By Travis Svihovec and Blake Nicholson BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Leaders of a Bismarck church last Sunday morning took the first steps in organizing a communitywide...
Epic Drought Means Water Crisis on Oregon-California Border April 16, 2021 By Gillian Flaccus PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Hundreds of farmers who rely on a massive irrigation project that spans the Oregon-California border learned...
Growth in Grain Storage Prompts Safety Reminder to Farmers April 12, 2021 By Will Vraspir HASTINGS, Neb. (AP) — On-farm grain storage is on the rise with additional bins being built on farms and on...
Danish Government Gets Backing for Plan to Cull Minks November 18, 2020 By Jan M. Olsen COPENHAGEN, Denmark — The Danish government said Tuesday that a majority in parliament backed its decision to cull the country’s...
Farm Industry Braces for Tougher Eye on Practices Under Biden November 16, 2020 By Mike Dorning American agriculture is bracing for tougher scrutiny of practices from environmental protections to workplace safety in the transition from the...
Analysis: Mississippi Pump Proposal Evokes Strong Reactions November 16, 2020 By Emily Wagster Pettus JACKSON, Miss. — Farmers, rural shopkeepers and Mississippi politicians from both major parties are speaking out to support a proposed...
Destruction of Murder Hornets Nest Doesn’t End Threat November 12, 2020 By Nicholas K. Geranios SPOKANE, Wash. — When scientists in Washington state destroyed the first nest of so-called murder hornets found in the U.S.,...
Washington Supreme Court: Farmworkers to Get Overtime Pay November 9, 2020 By Gene Johnson SEATTLE — A divided Washington Supreme Court ruled Thursday the state’s dairy workers are entitled to overtime pay if they...
Japan PM Says Plan to Release Fukushima Water Coming Soon October 29, 2020 By Mari Yamaguchi TOKYO — Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said Wednesday that his government is working on the final details of a...