Recent years were a good time to invest for beginning farmers, who run a quarter of U.S. farms. But with some crop prices crashing, paying back... Cheap Crops Mean Tight Times For Midwest's Fledgling ...

“Return on Investment (ROI) is the primary focus for the year ahead,” says Dowdy, who farms near Valdosta, Ga. “Everybody is ...

CHICAGO (Reuters) - A spike in bargain-basement crop sales by U.S. farmers needing to make room in storage bins for autumn harvests could boost profitability at grain handlers such as ...

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Farmers who just got into the business in recent years found it was a good time to both plant and harvest. "We were all spoiled little brats the past two years, with $5, $6, $7 corn, yep," says farmer ...