A recent USDA statistic making the rounds suggests that only 13% of U.S. farms purchase crop insurance. This figure is being cited by critics of crop insurance, particularly those interested in ...

SALEM — An altered legal definition has caused another plot twist in Oregon’s legislative debate over canola, complicating efforts to extend a 500-acre cap on the crop. As an unintended consequence of ...

Farms come in all shapes and sizes, from a thousand-acre field planted in corn to a quarter-acre parcel supporting thirty different types of vegetables. One of the key differences between these two ...