US Economics

ALTOONA, Wis. (WEAU) - Cold weather across the country last week slowed corn planting to the point that this year’s...

Even though they sold at some of the highest values in years, farmers still think they left a lot of...

For policymakers, the big obstacle to global promotion and restoration of small-scale farming (leaving aside the lobbying power of agribusiness)...

Cem Küçükgenç (Gem Koo-CHOOK-gench), a 22-year-old engineering student at Middle East Technical University in Turkey, is among thousands of foreign...

COLUMBIA – A 1,000-acre agribusiness cluster in Hampton County will employ 1,547 people in growing, packing and shipping tomatoes, leafy...

The late C. Fred Williams of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock was one of the nation's foremost agricultural...

Corn, wheat, soybeans, vegetable oils: A small handful of commodities form the backbone of much of the world’s diet and...

Harrisburg, Pa. - Gov. Tom Wolf announced approval of $2.17 million in funding to expand agriculture operations for six projects...

Soybean harvests in Brazil: will traders become China’s future sourcing tools?  Keystone / Andre Penner Reports of China’s biggest food...

Ecuador, the world’s biggestbanana exporter, is on high alert for its vital crop as neighboring Peru grapples with an outbreak...