Traffic on Interstate 70 ground to a halt near Oak Grove, Missouri, on Wednesday after a crash involving tractor-trailer rigs sent more than a dozen cattle onto the highway and surrounding area. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol and local media reports, two tractor-trailers collided in the westbound lanes…

What if we took a moment to revisit the historical record and teachings of Jesus and posited that he was most likely not the son of a carpenter, as he is popularly depicted, but rather the son of a farmer? It is perhaps a controversial perspective, centered on an individual…

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is pushing farmers to prioritize soil health and more nutritious food. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz announced a $700 million Regenerative Pilot Program on Wednesday to support farmers adopting…

Children who grow up in farming communities have long been known to develop far fewer allergies than their urban peers. A new study from the University of Rochester Medical Center, offers one possible reason why: Their immune systems may mature faster, and breast milk appears to play an important supporting…

With hay as my primary crop, I am not in line to benefit from the $12 billion farmer bailout that’s been making the rounds in the media. Hay producers simply aren’t on the list. There’s no check coming to me, and I don’t expect one. But I do buy groceries…

Ahead of 9:15 a.m. CT, March corn was up 1¼¢ at $4.45½ per bushel. January soybeans were down 4½¢ at $10.86¾ per bushel. March CBOT wheat was unchanged at $5.29½ per bushel. March Kansas City wheat was down 2¢ at $5.21¼ per bushel. March Minneapolis wheat was up 1¾¢ at…