Record Corn Crop Estimated
After the disastrous 2012 season, this year’s corn crop is on track to break a number of records, netting farmers a major profit and boosting US exports. While many farmers…
Lack of Water Poses Major Threat to American Agriculture
While the last few years in farming have been defined by erratic weather and severe climatological disasters, the gradual exhaustion of water resources may pose a much more serious, albeit…
Northern Virginia Agritourism Industry Booming
With farmers across the country still reeling from a devastating string of bad weather and with many unsure about the future of federal farm subsidies, many have embraced innovative ways…
Irrigation Draining Plains Aquifers
Increased farm production and increased use of irrigation may be boosting farmers’ incomes across the Great Plains, but it is coming at the cost of increased strain on aquifers in…
Farming Remains Vital in the Midwest
Despite last summer’s drought and recent severe rainstorms and despite changing demographics and economic conditions, farming remains a vital part of the Midwest’s culture and economy. The economic importance of…
Farmers Optimistic About Corn Crop
After last summer’s devastating drought, farmers across the Corn Belt are optimistic about this year’s corn harvest, hoping that this year’s milder weather may help them recover from the recent…
Irrigation Increasingly Important to Midwest Farming
Irrigation systems have become more and more important across the drought-ravaged Midwest as farmers are looking for new techniques to grow crops in an increasingly hostile climate. Last summer’s record-breaking…
Climate Change Poses Challenge in Developing World
In the wake of extreme weather worldwide, severe droughts across the United States and Canada, out of season tropical storms, and other climatological catastrophes, scientists are arguing that the planet…
Heavy Rains Hurt Crops
After last summer’s devastating drought that crippled production nationwide, many Americans may be shocked to learn that farmers are now struggling with heavy rains, which are also severely damaging production.…
Rain Drenches Midwestern Farmers
In the drought-ravaged Midwest, farmers who had spent much of last summer praying for rain are finding themselves drenched by recent downpours, a turnabout that could similarly hurt overall production…
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