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The nation's ethanol industry is recovering slowly from the pandemic shutdown, but some wonder whether it would be better off coming back smaller.
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Missouri and Oklahoma are both trying to help reduce the supply chain problems in the meat industry seen during the coronavirus pandemic by directing federal grant dollars to meatpacking plants.
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People are eating a lot of meat, both in the U.S. and around the world, and that could be good news for the cattle sector in 2020. Things are looking up...
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The State Emergency Operations Center in Johnston, Iowa, has sloped auditorium-style seating and plenty of outlets to keep laptops and cell phones...
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Missouri’s process of inspecting migrant farmworkers’ housing is riddled with holes and easily abused, according to interviews and documents obtained by...
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Even though the Midwest is tops in field corn production and grows row after row of it, these states don’t stand out when it comes to national...
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Federal agencies are scrambling to establish regulations for hemp and hemp products as farmers in the Midwest and around the country start growing the...
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There’s millions of dollars to be made from growing hemp, which for years was lumped in and vilified with its sister plant, marijuana. With the...
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Glyphosate is the most-used pesticide on U.S. crops, an estimated 287 million pounds in 2016, according to an analysis by the Midwest Center for...
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Summer festivals are ubiquitous (especially across the Midwest), and often highlight the local food specialty, be it corn, apples or beef. But when the...