Department of Agriculture, but better than the 50 bushels per acre that experts predicted a couple of months ago. Arkansas farmers harvested 40 bushels an acre, two-thirds of last year's record 61-bushel yield, according to the USDA. But a funny thing happened along the way to what was expected to be a poor harvest: In some states, it wasn't so bad after all. Farmers in other states affected by the freeze had lower-than-normal results, in many cases worse than Illinois. But in Kansas, the...

CHICAGO (Dow Jones)--Analysts and brokers anticipate a 10- to 50-point higher Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle open on last week's steady fed cattle returns, moderate Chicago Board of Trade corn weakness and last Friday's bullish-construed cattle reports. CHICAGO (Dow Jones)--Analysts and brokers anticipate a 10- to 50-point higher Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle open on last week's steady fed cattle returns, moderate Chicago Board of Trade corn weakness and last Friday's...

Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns blasted the "11th-hour" adoption late Thursday of the tax hike, saying it unfairly pits farmers against another sector in the economy. The multi-billion dollar five-year package, which passed by 231 votes to 191, offers a safety net for farmers and ranchers, regulates subsidies and aid and includes nutrition and conservation programs. Republicans argue that the House bill would deprive about 7,000 farmers of subsidies, compared with the 38,000 that would...

The Bode's own a small acreage and are able to supply 20 shares for community supported agriculture members on less then one acre. Event will include a farm tour and light dinner, along with discussion on the social, environmental and economic benefits of eating locally grown foods. They will be discussing, along with the Clark's, the challenges and rewards of adding an enterprise, how to use acres efficiently, the pros and cons of direct-to-consumer marketing and starting a local food...

Federal funding has been approved for a feasibility study for a rail line linking grain producers beyond Delmarva with poultry producers on the peninsula. This is about giving farmers options to help their bottom line so farming can continue to be viable in this region, Gilchrest said. For farmers, the transloading facility would provide a much shorter and less costly truck transport option. Finding alternative solutions to keep agriculture sustainable for this generation and for future...