-
There's a pretty good chance that the jar of horseradish you have in the refrigerator has its origins in farms located just across the river from St.…
-
Report: 'Significant Portion' Of Extreme Weather Crop Losses Avoidable, But Some Farmers Aren't SoldReporting from Harvest Public Media’s Bill Wheelhouse.Farmers across the country received more than $17 billion in federal crop insurance payouts after…
-
The heavy rains that caused flooding across portions of Missouri this spring have also led to improved soil conditions for crops grown in the Show-Me…
-
A new report shows that the nation's worst drought in decades is getting worse again, ending an encouraging five-week run of improving conditions.The…
-
Taxpayers spend $7 billion a year to subsidize crop insurance. Economists don't like it. Neither do some farmers.
-
This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Aug. 10, 2012 - Crop production across the country is expected to fall to its lowest point in recent…
-
A new report from the United States Department of Agriculture shows the ongoing drought has caused the nation's cattle herd to shrink by more than 2…
-
Many farmers carry terrific crop insurance, and the worse the drought becomes, the more individual farmers will be paid for their lost crops. The federal government picks up most of the cost of the crop insurance program, and this year that bill is going to be a whopper.
-
Joplin tornado contributes to unemploymentMissouri officials say the May 22 tornado in Joplin contributed to the net loss of 13,000 jobs in the state.…