Drought Conditions Worst Since 1988
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture has declared an additional 218 counties in 12 states as disaster areas because of damage and losses caused by drought and excessive heat — that means more than half of all the na…
Food Prices Could Rise 5 Percent in Next 9 Months
Jupiterimages/Pixland/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — The cost of filling grocery carts in America is going up. The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Wednesday that it is projecting as much as a five percent price hike for some food items over the nex…
Food Prices Could Rise 5 Percent in Next 9 Months
Jupiterimages/Pixland/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — The cost of filling grocery carts in America is going up. The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Wednesday that it is projecting as much as a five percent price hike for some food items over the nex…
Prices On the Rise as Drought Strikes the Corn Belt
Ablestock/Thinkstock(CHICAGO) — About 60 percent of the American corn belt is now trapped in a drought. Wide sections of Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, and Ohio aren’t seeing rain. This has left nearly one third of the corn crop in these state…
Sweltering Heat May Wreak Havoc on Corn Crops
Ablestock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — The blistering heat behind the bone dry soil is creating major problems for farmers across the corn-belt states.“We’re in a critical point, could be the beginning of the end,” said Dave Kestel, a farm…