Articles by Steve Davies

The number of unfilled grain car orders shot up 231% during the second quarter of this year, according to an American Farm Bureau Federation analysis of government data.

Dicamba damage to soybeans, trees, ornamentals and other plants is back again this season, and a leading seed developer is asking growers to send proof.

A jury in Colorado has acquitted five poultry executives of price-fixing of broiler chicken products from 2012 through 2019.

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

When it comes to ending hunger, the world is going in the wrong direction, according to a report released Wednesday by the United Nations that called for “repurposing” agricultural subsidies toward the development of nutritious foods.

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.

Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan is warning that the court’s decision last week in a highly anticipated environmental case could have a chilling effect on the ability of government agencies and Congress to protect the public from harm. But other critics of the decision don't see think the implications are that dire. One potential test awaits in October with a wetlands jurisdiction case.

Farmworkers are getting some attention from congressional Democrats.