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When the House and Senate returns on Tuesday, lawmakers will have just five days left to avoid a shutdown, which would impact several USDA services, including key reports.

If you’re tempted to build a beehive in your backyard, think twice. And instead of resorting to thoughtless prohibitions in the name of favored insects, let’s look for innovations trusting farmers to do the right thing.

Specialists from Bane-Welker Equipment and Co-Alliance share adjustments to make during harvest to set up for a successful planting season.

In short, the Fed’s monetary policy stance is still cognizant of the proverbial “fork in the road” which lies ahead.

Mark Faust discusses strategies business owners can use to find hidden profits and growth potential.

Yields can take a 5-bu.-per-acre hit as a result of the sickle running so high on stems it cuts off branches and allows them to fall below the deck. Losses can be reduced to 1 bu. per acre with header adjustments.

The IRS allows most taxpayers affected by disasters additional time to file and pay their taxes. We review some of those details.

Surgeons have successfully transplanted a pig’s heart into a dying man – only the second patient to undergo such an experimental feat.