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Heather Schlitz

Heather Schlitz

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With beer drinking down in US, barley farmers now fear tariffs

Overdue loans and mounting interest payments often weigh on Montana barley grower Mitch Konen as he bales hay and loads trailers at his remote farm overlooking

With beer drinking down in US, barley farmers now fear tariffs
Business|Economy|Lifestyle|Travel

US farmers turn to Airbnb, corn mazes to outlast agricultural downturn

A dead-end dirt road cutting through rural Wisconsin leads to a pasture dotted with shaggy-coated Highland cattle, fluffy Icelandic sheep and a

US farmers turn to Airbnb, corn mazes to outlast agricultural downturn
Business|Food|US

Farmers' financial pain spills from Kansas wheat fields to Main Streets

In a tiny town surrounded by miles of rippling wheat fields, Brady Peterson's restaurant sits nearly empty during what should be a Saturday lunch

Farmers' financial pain spills from Kansas wheat fields to Main Streets
News|US

USDA increases US corn production estimate, cuts stocks

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USDA increases US corn production estimate, cuts stocks
Business|US

As beer loses share to hard seltzer, US barley farmers scramble

Don Nygaard, a third-generation farmer in a remote corner of North Dakota, used to grow malt barley for Rahr Malting Corporation to make into lagers

As beer loses share to hard seltzer, US barley farmers scramble
Business|Economy|Finance|US

Speedy US corn and soy harvests strain farmers, storage capacity

U.S. farmers are harvesting two of the largest corn and soybean crops in history at the fastest pace in years, straining their physical

Speedy US corn and soy harvests strain farmers, storage capacity
Business|Economy|US

Return of US drought delays cattle-herd rebuilding, hurting Tyson Foods

The return of drought in U.S. cattle-producing areas is delaying ranchers' plans to expand production after the nation's herd shrank to its

Return of US drought delays cattle-herd rebuilding, hurting Tyson Foods
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Cash-strapped US farmers switch to generic crop chemicals, in blow to big manufacturers

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Cash-strapped US farmers switch to generic crop chemicals, in blow to big manufacturers
Business|Economy|Finance|Political|US

Surging corn prices trigger spate of sales from US farmers

By P.J.

Surging corn prices trigger spate of sales from US farmers

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