A farmer plants rice near El Campo, Texas, on March 4, 2026. Reporter Over the past year, farmers across the United States have been facing a crisis. Staring down record high business costs and lower ...

American farmers, already dealt stiff blows from tariff costs, are struggling to survive as the war in Iran sends fertilizer, feed and energy prices sky-high – threatening to push grocery prices even ...

“They’re choking us. We are getting choked out here,” he said. “This is not going to end well.” O’Brien has been growing corn and soybeans for 50 years in northern Illinois. He has voted for ...

Staff cuts at the U.S. Department of Agriculture mean farmers may have to wait longer to access federal services and programs. The Forest Service, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Agricultural ...