WASHINGTON — The government is revising its definition of what it means to farm, meaning some people who receive farm subsidies but don’t do any of the work would receive less government cash.

I recently wrote a story (it appeared in the Jan. 8 print issue of Agweek) that looked at a new report on family farms from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Economic Research Service. The report, ...

A truism is a self-evident claim, something so obvious that its truth can't be questioned. To anyone involved with Upper Midwest agriculture, the growing size and declining number of area farms is a ...

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20, 2014 – It’s a two-word phrase buried in the new, 959-page farm bill. And so far, it has stayed buried. Agriculture industry sources in Washington say there is no sign yet that ...

What is a farm? The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has learned in recent years that this isn’t an easy question to answer. The agency has had to define “farm” for the Food Safety ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. Some farmers are afraid the changes will drive them out of business.

Ryan Zurliene fills a grain bag with corn on a Pocahontas, Il. farm on Friday, Oct. 31, 2014. Farmers, while buoyed by a strong corn crop, have full silos and are filling bags while awaiting better ...