Spring rain, no frost could mean big Iowa harvest
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey says growers are hopeful for a bountiful crop of spring produce that could begin showing up at farmers markets soon. Full story
Senate votes to cut crop insurance aid for wealthy
The Senate on Thursday voted to limit the amount of government subsidies the wealthiest farmers receive when purchasing crop insurance. Full story
Growers making up for lost time in planting corn
U.S. farmers who could only watch helplessly this spring as storm after storm left their fields a muddy mess took to their tractors en masse last week and planted a record amount of corn acreage, even in areas where conditions are still far from perfect. 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
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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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