Runoff from fertilized farm fields across the nation’s largest watershed has created a polluted “dead zone” in the Gulf of Mexico — with little sign of slowing down. What can be done to stem the flow?

One year away from a federal deadline to reduce nutrient runoff into the Gulf of Mexico by 20%, increases in tile drainage, livestock and fertilizer use have made success unlikely. A farmer in ...

Owners and workers of Red Fire Farm struggled over the summer. The skyrocketing price of fuel coupled with the labor costs of keeping the farm’s crops alive during the summer’s brutal drought brought ...

BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) - You’ve heard of the term “farm to table.” But right now, the Mississippi Sound Coalition sees water flowing down the Mississippi River as “farm to trouble.” The Coalition is ...

Lawmakers are at odds over how to define climate-friendly farming. Lawmakers looking to use the 2024 farm bill to fight climate change are running into another complication: Not everyone agrees on ...

During his visit to Minnesota's annual Farmfest, Forum News Service reporter Don Davis found more apathy than anxiety. Farmers just didn't seem too concerned about the lack of a farm bill. That's not ...

While some mistakes in life and at work are small and easy to overcome, many of the problems that happen on farms can be devastating. Farm experts say many problems are self-inflicted, and these cost ...

Small family farms are vital to our food supply and our health. In the news this week, Patti and Doug talk about PFAS chemicals in firefighting turnout gear, health problems for kids who get cell ...

CEDAR RAPIDS — The cover crop that blankets Dan Voss’ farmland from late fall into the spring comforts the Eastern Iowa farmer because he knows heavy spring rain won’t wash away his topsoil.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Editor’s note: This is the first in a five-story series that will examine the slow progress being made on reducing harmful ...