farm crisis

Lawmakers also continued funding for a farmer suicide prevention hotline.

The spring planting season is getting started for many Midwest farmers. Federal data suggests that fewer acres will be planted in soybeans than last year, in part because of the U.S. trade war with China.

The department announced enrollment for the Emergency Commodity Assistance Program opened this week.

The one-time payments could offer short-term support as many farmers grapple with less income and extreme weather.

Of all the expensive machinery Tom Giessel worked during the 2017 wheat harvest, his favorite sits in the office of his home. It’s a microfilm machine,...