After years of losses, debt is piling up and new government payments won’t fill the hole. At a breaking point, more farmers ...

NCSU Extension Entomologist advises farmers to scout regularly for the new leaf hopper that has been damaging crops.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture plans to send “bridge” payments to farmers who grow soybeans, cotton and other crops ...

The US government used to have American farmers’ backs, but that support has been dwindling for decades. New subsidies signal ...

Arkansas farmer Nathan Reed says the financial pressure facing farmers in the South this year is unlike anything he has seen in his career — and it is hitting rice and cotton producers especially hard ...

ELKMONT, Ala. (WAFF) - Cotton farmers across the Tennessee Valley have started harvesting their cotton. However, one farmer in Elkmont said this year has been a struggle because the cost to grow ...

Fifth-generation Colorado farmer Caleb Wertz harvests his cotton on their family farm in Hasty, Colo., on Friday, Nov. 14, 2025. This is the second season Wertz has grown cotton. (The Gazette, ...

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said farmers should expect the FBA payments in their bank accounts by Feb. 28.” ...

President Donald Trump's administration announced last month that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) "will make $12 ...

Cotton has long been a staple in fashion, but the rise of cheap, mass-produced clothing — known as 'fast fashion' — has led many consumers to buy cheaper, synthetic fabrics. Now, there’s now a growing ...