While it’s unclear how Congress will push through the Farm Assistance and Revenue Mitigation Act, it’s likely going to be via the Continuing Resolution. Depending on how payments are calculated, farmers could receive $101 per acre for corn, $53 for soybeans and $73 for wheat.

The addition of hogs and a trucking business to his family operation has allowed Erik Oberbroeckling to employ a large staff and alleviate some struggles when grain farming is less profitable.

As teenagers, Dave and Jean Gottenborg dreamed of owning a cattle ranch. After decades of delay, they finally achieved their dream. Today, they raise cattle and sell award-winning beef and hay at Eagle Rock Ranch.

Late-season rain cut into cotton harvest — another chapter in a year where too much early and mid-season rain inhibited growth, followed by drought and 100-degree days that parched peak season production.