A recent USDA statistic making the rounds suggests that only 13% of U.S. farms purchase crop insurance. This figure is being cited by critics of crop insurance, particularly those interested in ...

Prices for nearly every major U.S. crop are below what it costs to grow them. But a drop in rice prices means another blow to ...

GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — Farmers here in Pitt County are expecting a frost sometime this week, which means they need to plan accordingly. Frost has not hit Pitt County just yet but farmers are always ...

The weather this week had a fall-like feel to it, which was a big change from last week’s triple digit heat. But even with the break from the heat, the rains have been absent, and the crop production ...

This week marks the official start of the new crop supply and demand season with the release of the USDA’s outlook this Friday. There will be a lot of talk about the numbers ahead of the report, what ...