tariffs

Incoming President Donald Trump wants to enact protectionist trade policies to boost U.S. industries. It could be a destabilizing factor for Kansas agriculture.

Esther George, who leads the Federal Reserve Bank in Kansas City, says her outlook for the economy in 2020 is positive.

On a hot September day, five Japanese men arrived at Rod Pierce’s central Iowa farm. They represented feed mills and livestock cooperatives, and were...

Wrens chirp and butterflies fly between clover blossoms in a pasture in northeast Nebraska. It’s a serene scene until Dave Wright calls his cows and...

Segment 1: How tariffs are affecting business, food producers and consumers. In May, China issued tariffs on U.S. goods, and just about everyone in the…

U.S. Representatives Emanuel Cleaver and Sharice Davids discuss the latest developments in the nation's capital.The Democrats from the 3rd District of…

U.S. farmers have long depended on foreign buyers for some of their corn, soybeans, pork and other products. And federal officials have used some...

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...

The U.S. trade war with China, now approaching a year, is often framed as hurting manufacturing and agriculture the most. But that’s mainly collateral...

The U.S. trade war with China has created a financial burden for farmers and companies that import Chinese goods. Consumers, on the other hand, have...

In theory, closing off China’s soybean market due to the trade dispute with the U.S. on top of generally low prices for the commodity should affect all...

For crop farmers, winter is the offseason. But that doesn’t mean they take the winter off. It’s meeting season — going to endless seminars or having...