A new multi-state monitoring network using unique diagnostic tools is hard at work, identifying herbicide-resistant weed populations faster so farmers can get a leg up on control before the problem gets totally out of hand.

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The court issued more rulings Wednesday but did not act in the tariffs case, which was argued on Nov. 5.

After years of losses, debt is piling up and new government payments won’t fill the hole. At a breaking point, more farmers are expected to leave the business this year, some by choice, others forced out by lenders.

Respecting sound stewardship practice is a common thread that binds landowners, but financially supporting those practices can be difficult.

Nik Patel steered a series of astonishing agriculture-related scams and racked up a whopping 52-year prison sentence.