Insights and Stories on U.S. Farmers

Number of US farms falls and size increases, census shows

Feb. 13, 2024 at 1:28 pm CST

Farms in the U.S. continued to get larger and the number of farms fell between 2017 and 2022, new data released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture showed on Tuesday.

U.S. states declare emergencies to help farmers in propane shortage

Nov. 18, 2019 at 2:08 pm CST

By Reuters

As loans and aid dry up, U.S. farmers face fresh challenge from shutdown

Jan. 3, 2019 at 4:35 pm CST

By P.J. Huffstutter

Canada to U.S.: Explain that farm spending war chest

Jun. 1, 2018 at 4:42 am CDT

By P.J. Huffstutter Tom Miles

U.S. farmers seek approval of GMO corn settlement with Syngenta

Mar. 12, 2018 at 8:09 pm CDT

By Brendan Pierson

U.S. farmers unlikely to book sales off the combine this fall

Sep. 9, 2015 at 8:09 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– Cash market sales of corn and soybeans will probably be slow around the U.S. this fall as weakness in the futures market and crumbling basis levels have left prices well below growers’ targets and threatened profitability. But the downturn has not killed farmers’ hopes for a […]

By Mark Weinraub

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