The perennial grain can produce an annual crop even as it stays in the ground for up to four years. Its deep root system helps pull carbon out of the air and makes it more resistant to floods and ...

New biofuel policies drive soybean demand but bring higher costs and regulatory challenges for farmers across the United ...

In today’s grain markets, international trade relations can feel like the “Wild Wild West” — with shifting alliances, unpredictable turns and policy standoffs. Like the wild terrain, the broad market ...

Each year, dozens of American farmers are injured or killed after they climb into a grain bin. A father-son duo from Aurora founded their company, Grain Weevil, with one mission: No boots in the grain ...

As the global conversation around climate change intensifies, the agricultural sector is emerging as both a contributor to the problem and a potential part of the solution. In this interview, we ...

To properly store grain in Iowa, moisture content needs to be 13% to 14% for corn and 11% to 12% for soybeans, said Charlie Hurburgh, a retired Iowa State University Extension and Outreach grain ...

This story was produced in partnership with the Food & Environment Reporting Network Carmen Fernholz started farming organically in 1972 — before the phrase “organic farming” was really even a thing.