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Farmers feel thrown under the bus as Big Food changes

Feb 26, 2016
Some farmers feel their concerns are ignored as the food industry changes.
A group of pigs in Spronk's new barn, equipped with new feeders and gates. 
Seth Spronk

The interest hike through the eyes of a cattle rancher

Dec 16, 2015
Ken Lenox tells us how the interest rate hike will affect him as a cattle rancher

Falling prices are behind the bad year for farmers

Nov 25, 2015
Some see a global commodity dynamic known as a super-cycle at work here.

A fisherman’s plan to feed the world and reduce climate change

Nov 19, 2015
A new model of ocean farming could revolutionize the seafood industry.

Why a dry California will still grow a lot of food

Oct 20, 2015
Agriculture experts don't expect a big exodus of food production from the state.

In Arizona desert, big farms are springing up

Aug 19, 2015
An investor group is developing thousands of acres, watering the land with water pumped from wells.

The environmental cost of corn

Apr 6, 2015
Plowing more land for corn means a bigger carbon footprint.

For public good, not for profit.

Big change to farm subsidies

Mar 11, 2015
Taxpayers are on the hook after changes in the Farm Bill

Why more than half of farmers have a second job

Mar 4, 2015
Soaring land prices are only part of the reason farmers look for additional work.

Seaweed: ‘Adventurous' and a $6.4 billion industry

Jan 21, 2015
It's not just a sushi roll wrapper anymore. It's everywhere.