Farmers have diversified their crop selections to reduce the risk of diseases, pests and price volatility.

There is a lack of consensus among economists on the impact trade liberalization has on technical efficiency.

The USDA market information and outlook forecasts make an easy target for marketing analysts and farmers because they often question and sometimes criticize ...

There are a multitude of factors impacting the shipping market. Major factors include strong growth for several of the major commodity segments, with the ...

The rising popularity of chicken wings is an interesting success story and also an interesting lesson in economics.

If a consumer does not care for a particular food, there are almost always plenty of alternatives, and many consumers have the income to pursue those ...

UAVs will improve precision agriculture by collecting larger amounts of data in a shorter period of time.

During the most recent time period (2007 through 2012), farmers are relying more on retained earnings to build net worth than asset revaluation. In other ...

Through the years, fertilizer use has increased substantially in the U.S. and use in other countries also is expanding.

It became clear that the farmers interviewed are, in fact, using economic criteria in their decision rather than what initially appeared to be convenience ...