The organic feed markets are experiencing elevated volatility, and there is likely to be more of it to come. The U.S. market has focused on the lack of organic soybean and soybean meal due to a ...

Jonathan and Carolyn Olson’s family farm has been going for more than a century. But within the past 30 years, they’ve made some changes, focusing on raising organic crops. “It brings us different ...

AMES, Iowa – Iowa State University scientists are leading an effort to improve efficiency and genetics in organic corn production, a fast-growing sector of the agricultural world since the beginning ...

For nearly 15 years, Frank Kutka has been working to save prevent genetically modified (GMO) corn from cross-pollinating with organic and other corn varieties. Kutka, a plant breeder, has been ...

Hippies and anti-GMO zealots grow organic crops. Right? Wrong. Timothy Gertson kicks up dirt off Texas’ Gulf Coast, southwest of Houston in Wharton County. He’s a young 31, but Gertson is an ...

The United States is importing more organic corn and soybeans than it’s producing, according to recent data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service. Expand your ...

Sector & Thematic ETFs: Rotations, Megatrends and How to Play Them Farmers, Merchandisers, Traders, Crushers, and Consumer who transact conventional grains have benefited from their ability to hedge ...

Amid concerns over a genetically modified sweet corn that has been OK'd for planting in Maine this summer, a handful of farmers and stores are resisting the 'GM' tide with 'certified organic' ears.

In small plantings, you can open the end of an immature ear, remove the corn earworms with tweezers, and secure the husks back in place at the tip with a clothespin. This article is part of our ...

LIBERTY, Ky. - The white van bumped down a dirt track into a scene from 100 years ago. Cultivated by horse-drawn plow, the corn harvest stood 8 feet tall in the field, hand tied into shocks dotting ...

Just over a month ago, the Department of Agriculture announced that it will allow American farmers to plant genetically engineered alfalfa, which is widely used as feed for dairy cows and horses.