The former dairyman said it without emotion, like someone remarking that one-half inch of rain fell the night before. He and I, his wife and two teenage children, were seated at the kitchen table, ...

As combines chew through this year’s crops, farmers are faced with a bleak reality: this crop they’re harvesting is coming at a steep financial loss. And for some, this marks the fourth year in a row ...

Editor's note: This is the first part in a series looking at the farm crisis of the 1980s. FARGO, N.D. | Today’s older farmers remember the 1980s farm credit crisis, but the younger ones can barely ...

Today’s economic crisis for agriculture is starting to mirror the Farm Crisis of the 1980s. Republican Iowa Senator Chuck ...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - More than 3 in 5 Iowa farmers say they’re pessimistic about their economic future... That’s according to a December 2024 poll from Iowa State University. That survey also ...

The government is still shut down amid a congressional stalemate. Minnesota Democrat Sen. Tina Smith discusses which farmer-facing programs she's worried could be affected. She also expresses concern ...

Senator Grassley addresses Congress on the struggling economy Iowa farmers are facing and what can be done to help them.

Saturday’s star-studded concert will air on TV for the first time in years as the hotline for farmers gets more calls about a mix of complicated problems. By Kevin Draper There was never supposed to ...