Agriculture

Weather extremes have threatened global olive oil supplies for the second year as the appetite for EVOO grows in the U.S.

Listener Grant Cohoe says he's "not a fan of mint" and asks: "Why it is that mint is so ubiquitous in toothpaste, mouthwash and the like?"

Unfavorable weather in the Southeast and Midwest has made for a national peach shortage. The lack of supply means prices have climbed between 25-50% this summer in some markets.

And consumers of all income levels are adopting creative strategies to make their dollars stretch farther.

After the loan repayment assistance program was scrapped, the USDA is having trouble regaining the trust of Black farmers.

It takes a "that's farming, buddy!" attitude — and crop insurance helps, too.

Farm auctions — a marketplace for knickknacks, farm land and everything in between — are often also social gathering spaces for rural communities. That’s changing as more auctions go online.

Prices received by U.S. farmers are down 2.2% since last year. But you may not feel it at the grocery store.

The Burchams own an orchard in Firebaugh, California. Like other pistachio farmers, they're grappling with a changing climate.

"Prices have stayed strong," reports Keith Alverson, a South Dakota farmer whose financial management includes trading grain electronically.