farming

The phrase "American soil" is commonly used to stir up patriotic feelings. They are also words that can't be taken for granted, because nearly 30...

The Missouri River swamped Scott Olson’s land in March — the second time in the last eight years. Flooding tore holes in his fields and left mounds of...

It’s raining steadily as Jay Maddink tends to a couple thousand young chickens inside a hot, small barn in Lathrop, Missouri. His wife, Carol Maddink,…

Segment 1: Reporting on floodsFlooding has been catastrophic outside of Kansas City and covering the damage isn't an easy task. KCUR reporters share…

As grassland and prairies gave way to farmland in the Midwest, habitats for some native birds disappeared. There’s a relatively new program in central...

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson on Wednesday requested a federal disaster declaration in 13 counties along the Missouri and Mississippi rivers, which will…

A Silicon Valley startup is pitting itself against major seed companies, alleging that those companies are price gouging in the Heartland. Farmers...

Family structures—and farms themselves—are much more complicated than they used to be. Today, farm transition and land transfer are now among the...

Segment 1: How to make compost.Composting is one of those things that sounds easy — but is it? A local farming instructor explains what compost is, how to…

Segment 1: Response and recovery to flooding in the Midwest.We hear regional reactions to the devastating flood waters now making their way through…

Farm income has taken a long, hard fall, dropping 50 percent since hitting a high point in 2013. Add to that near-record levels of farm debt, and you...

Segment 1: President Trump's budget proposal cuts $3.6 billion from the Department of Agriculture.If passed as proposed, the president's budget would…