Articles by Philip Brasher

Races in rural districts and major farm states could play a role in deciding control of Congress this fall.

The winter wheat harvest is running a bit ahead of average, although farmers are farthest along in some of the Plains states where the crops were most damaged by drought.

Battles for key farm-state seats in Congress are taking shape after primaries this spring, but there several intraparty fights still to be decided in coming weeks in states such as Missouri, Minnesota and Washington.

Farmworkers are getting some attention from congressional Democrats.

After years of trial and error, lawmakers have finally arrived at a subsidy program that milk producers can live with, but the dairy industry is heading toward the next farm bill sharply divided over possible reforms to the federal pricing system for milk.

USDA has sharply raised its forecast for food inflation this year.