President Obama unveils his plan to increase exports, create jobs and rejuvenate the economy...
In the nation's top ethanol-producing state, supporters and critics debate the merits of ethanol mandates...
And a cutting-edge renewable fuels producer is bullish on the future of green energy...
Those stories and market analysis with John Roach, on Market to Market. (27:47)
In the News
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UN Food Agency Urges Support for Haiti's $700 Million Agriculture Investment Plan
(Jan 29, 2010) ROME (AP) - The United Nations called Friday for donations for a $700 million agricultural investment fund for Haiti to help boost food production and create jobs.
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Subsidies Prop up Cotton Country Through Downturn
(Jan 29, 2010) The white puff of cotton blooms cover Missouri's Bootheel at harvest, filling both tiny planter boxes outside a Super 8 motel's front door and nearby thousand-acre spreads.
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Storms Stall Arizona Lettuce Harvest
(Jan 29, 2010) YUMA, Ariz. (AP) - Wet weather has been a mixed blessing for farmers in Yuma County. The unusual moisture has helped drive up the price of lettuce, but farmers are having trouble getting their heavy equipment into water-logged fields for harvesting.
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Farmworkers Ask State to Help with Losses
(Jan 29, 2010) MIAMI -- The Farmworker Association of Florida and other advocates are asking Gov Charlie Crist to help thousands of workers who lost wages after this month's nearly two-week cold snap.
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Grape Growing, Fish Protection Clash in California
(Jan 29, 2010) HEALDSBURG, Calif (AP) -- Grape growers in Northern California's cool, fertile Sonoma County wine region are stomping mad at a new plan to limit the amount of water vineyards can pump from local rivers and streams to protect crops from frost - a...
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Not so Corny: Facebook Game Lets Users Play Farmer
(Jan 29, 2010) ST LOUIS (AP) -- Even while calling Chicago home, Laura Hawkins Grimes is a country bumpkin.
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Kansas Legislature Asked to Raise Some Dairy Fees
(Jan 29, 2010) HUTCHINSON, Kan (AP) — Swimming in more red ink than his Jerseys could milk, Merle Yoder had a decision to make.
