Corn Belt Farmland: The Newest Real Estate Bubble?
Howard Audsley has been driving through Missouri for the past 30 years to assess the value of farmland. Barreling down the flat roads of Saline County on a recent day, he stopped his truck at a...
View ArticleDrought Hurts U.S. Grain Exporters, Market Share
Transcript RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST: And now for today's business bottom line. Last summer's drought has brought bad news this fall - low crop yields, especially of corn; plus higher prices, and a...
View ArticleSmall Farmers Aren't Cashing In With Wal-Mart
When Wal-Mart calls, Herman Farris always finds whatever the retailer wants, even if it's yucca root in the dead of winter. Farris is a produce broker in Columbia, Mo., who has been buying for Wal-Mart...
View ArticleFor Corn, Fickle Weather Makes For Uncertain Yields
Last year's drought wreaked havoc on farmers' fields in much of the Midwest, cutting crop yields and forcing livestock producers to cull their herds. This spring, the rain that farmers needed so badly...
View ArticleWhat Is Farm Runoff Doing To The Water? Scientists Wade In
America's hugely productive food system is one of its success stories. The nation will export a projected $139.5 billion in agricultural products this fiscal year alone. It's an industry that supports...
View ArticleIn A Small Missouri Town, Immigrants Turn To Schools For Help
This story comes to us from Harvest Public Media, a public radio reporting project that focuses on agriculture and food production issues.You can see more photos and hear more audio from the series...
View ArticleEven As Dairy Industry Booms, There Are Fewer And Fewer Farms
Transcript MELISSA BLOCK, HOST: On Friday, President Obama is scheduled to sign a new farm bill into law. It contains a provision that allows all dairy farms to be part of a safety net. The point is to...
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