Dave Shively never set out to be a champion of organic farming, but his passion, practicality, and desire to help others led ...

From 2014 to 2021, Minnesota farmer James Wolf raised organic soybeans, corn and wheat, selling the grains to farmers across the midwest, both for seed and animal feed. Selling organic grain allowed ...

“Without rapid action, families are on track to lose their farms.” In one example, the cost of organic soybeans in the U.S. rose from $19.37 per bushel in January 2021 to $40.52 per bushel in ...

food-grade corn and soybeans; and organic crops. “Contracts are harder to get for corn than soybeans,” Ferrie says. “But if you can get one, producing seed corn boosts profit several ways ...

Prices for organic soybeans in the U.S. rose to $40.52/bushel in May 2022, up nearly 110% from January 2021’s $19.37/bushel. The growth of imports has had a supply-stabilizing impact on U.S ...

What’s occurred here since 1998, when farmer Barry Fehr experimented with raising chemical-free soybeans on 45 acres, is the development of the most expansive and profitable area of organic grain ...

From Other Nonprofit Media showcases select work from other nonprofit news sites around the nation. WEST BEND, Iowa – People who think seriously about how to limit the toll industrialized ...

WEST BEND — People who think seriously about how to limit the toll industrialized American agriculture takes on communities, land, and water may want to visit the Fehr family’s organic Clear ...