Row Crop

Fall soil sampling takes just a little planning, but the payoff for your fields is worth it.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced sugar loan rates and marketing provisions for fiscal year 2027, along with reallocations for fiscal year 2026.

Foreign governments are spending $1.4 billion a year propping up sugar industries. The impact reaches far beyond the farm.

Fewer acres planted meant lower production numbers, though individual farms managed to squeeze out better yields from their fields.

Organic farmers are rethinking how they handle nitrogen, moving away from big upfront applications toward feeding crops gradually throughout the season.

The American Sugar Alliance says sugar markets are heavily distorted by government subsidies and trade protections, creating challenges for American producers.

Two million jobs depend on specialty crops, yet farmers are watching their returns shrink while expenses climb higher each year.

With 44 years in the produce business, Tom Hanyzewski is now the Idaho Potato Commission's foodservice promotion director, working with distributors and operators across the Northeast and Midwest.

Farmers got mixed news from the USDA Friday. Corn's nearly record-breaking, soybeans held steady, but cotton took a real hit.

Cheap foreign sugar is flooding American markets, and domestic producers say it's costing the industry nearly two billion dollars.