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Senate debating federal dollars for crop insurance

The farm bill the Senate is considering this week would cut some farm subsidies but also expand government-subsidized crop insurance, a safety net used by many farmers in case of bad weather or lost revenue. Full story

Ind. farmers make quick progress planting corn

Warm, sunny weather has allowed northern and central Indiana farmers to make quick progress planting their corn crop despite lingering wet conditions in the state's southern counties. Full story

Could Drones Revolutionize Agriculture?

SAN MATEO, Calif. — The word "drone" tends to conjure up images of planes that kill terrorists or of creepy surveillance tools. Full story

Goldman Sachs analyst lowers Deere rating

A Goldman Sachs analyst downgraded shares of Deere & Co. on Friday, saying crop prices and farm equipment sales will decline significantly in 2013. Full story

Wis. congressmen propose crop insurance changes

Two Wisconsin congressmen are proposing changes to the nation's crop insurance program that they say will save the federal government $11 billion over the next 10 years. Full story

Texas swindler Billie Sol Estes dead at 88

DALLAS (Reuters) - Billie Sol Estes, a flamboyant Texan who was convicted of bilking millions of dollars from a federal crop subsidy program, died on Tuesday at age 88, police said. Full story

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Nebraska farmers working to plant corn crop

U.S. tax dollars promote Monsanto's GMO crops overseas: report

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Warmer temperatures help S. Dakota farmers

Incurable Disease Threatens US Citrus Crop

Report: US winter wheat production forecast down

Prices fall for metals, oil as crop prices recover

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  USDA's New Crop Projections

The USDA is unveiling its first, hard estimates of the crop year ahead, with CNBC's Jane Wells.

  Rains in Kenya kill dozens, floods crops

At least 63 people have died in Kenya where flooding has left more than 34,000 people displaced and thousands of crops have been destroyed. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown reports.

  Seed libraries help future crops

With so much concern over what's in our food and where it comes from, seed savers say they're taking back the power to feed themselves, one backyard crop at a time. NBC’s Diana Alvear reports.

  Grain Prices, Ronald Reagan & FDR

CNBC's Jane Wells explain why some people are optimistic about the return of "normal" crop prices this year.

  Chainsaws needed to remove giant icicles

The freeze-and-thaw cycle has created a bumper crop of giant icicles in Saskatoon, Canada where workers are using chainsaws to cut them down because of the safety hazard. Some of the larger icicles even have their own Twitter accounts.

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