Paying to do farm chores? It's called agritourism [slideshow]
Picking fruit, tasting wine, petting a goat, roping a cow. When customers pay for the honor of taking on such farm chores ... or delights … it’s called “agritourism.”
View ArticleSouth American farmers may benefit from US drought
Corn prices hit record highs this past August when they soared to over $8 a bushel, in large part because the drought hammering U.S. farms decimated corn stocks. Such prices were a windfall for Midwest...
View ArticleField Notes: The year's top stories in agriculture
This is the latest installment of Harvest Public Media’s Field Notes, in which reporters talk to newsmakers and experts about important issues related to food production.For this edition of Field Notes...
View ArticleAgricultural lenders at MU symposium discuss industry changes
The two-day Emerging Issues in Agricultural Lending Symposium at MU ended Thursday. This is the second year for the symposium, which gathered a variety of agricultural lenders such as loan officers,...
View ArticleIn The Making Of Megafarms, A Mixture Of Pride And Pain
It seems that everybody, going back at least to Thomas Jefferson, loves small family farms.Yet those beloved small farms are becoming increasingly irrelevant. Big farms are taking over.According to the...
View ArticleElection primer: Amendment 1 and 'Right to Farm'
The August 5, 2014 primary election ballot includes five proposals for amendments to the Missouri constitution. Amendment 1, commonly referred to as the 'Right to Farm' amendment, would add a section...
View ArticleBusiness Beat - University-made Roundup Ready seeds ready for market
After the patent on one of the most popular versions of genetically engineered soybeans expired this year, U.S. universities are creating new generic GMO soybean varieties, many of which are designed...
View ArticlePaying to do farm chores? It's called agritourism [slideshow]
Picking fruit, tasting wine, petting a goat, roping a cow. When customers pay for the honor of taking on such farm chores ... or delights its called agritourism.
View ArticleSouth American farmers may benefit from US drought
Corn prices hit record highs this past August when they soared to over $8 a bushel, in large part because the drought hammering U.S. farms decimated corn stocks. Such prices were a windfall for...
View ArticleField Notes: The year's top stories in agriculture
This is the latest installment of Harvest Public Media’s Field Notes, in which reporters talk to newsmakers and experts about important issues related to food production. For this edition of Field...
View ArticleAgricultural lenders at MU symposium discuss industry changes
The two-day Emerging Issues in Agricultural Lending Symposium at MU ended Thursday. This is the second year for the symposium, which gathered a variety of agricultural lenders such as loan officers,...
View ArticleIn The Making Of Megafarms, A Mixture Of Pride And Pain
It seems that everybody, going back at least to Thomas Jefferson, loves small family farms.Yet those beloved small farms are becoming increasingly irrelevant. Big farms are taking over.According to the...
View ArticleElection primer: Amendment 1 and 'Right to Farm'
The August 5, 2014 primary election ballot includes five proposals for amendments to the Missouri constitution. Amendment 1, commonly referred to as the 'Right to Farm' amendment, would add a section...
View ArticleBusiness Beat - Good news for ag science majors: The job market is hot
Close to 60,000 jobs are set to open up in agriculture, food and natural resource sectors each year for the next five years, according to a report from Purdue University and the U.S. Department of...
View ArticleBusiness Beat - University-made Roundup Ready seeds ready for market
After the patent on one of the most popular versions of genetically engineered soybeans expired this year, U.S. universities are creating new generic GMO soybean varieties, many of which are designed...
View ArticleBusiness Beat - Farmers, Antitrust Activists Are Worried That Big Ag Is Only...
Like most farmers, Mark Nelson, who grows corn, soybeans and wheat near Louisburg, Kan., is getting squeezed. He's paying three times more for seed than he used to, while his corn sells for less than...
View ArticleBusiness Beat - Eat or Be Eaten: How 'Big Ag' Came to Be
The massive industry that supplies farmers with the tools to raise crops is on the brink of a watershed moment. High-profile deals that would see some of the largest global agri-chemical companies...
View ArticleBusiness Beat - Why You Should Care About ‘Big Ag’ Companies Getting Bigger
Five of the six biggest companies that produce and sell seeds and chemicals to the world’s farmers are pursuing deals that could leave a market dominated by just three giant, global companies. They say...
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