Articles by Ed Maixner

American scientists, sugar cooperatives, seed companies, farmers and others have been steadily adding magic for a half century to sugar beets and the techniques in growing them.

Cash is pouring into U.S. agriculture this year, but net farm income is highly disparate and, overall, will end up thinner than in the more recent economically flush years.

Report on European sugar grower supports prompts EU refiner retort

Idahos Magic Valley thrives in American agricultural sweet spot

Sharon Bomer Lauritsen, the U.S. Trade Representative0s deputy negotiator for agricultural issues, claimed 0significant progress,0 including work on sticky agricultural standoffs.

A moderately big U.S. corn crop on the way, combined with soaring gasoline demand, spells an economically steady year ahead for U.S. ethanol plants.

California pushes toward long-term water supply remedies

Despite record market prices that entice North American bison ranchers to sell every animal thatPs ready for slaughter, they, like cattle operations, are slowing their selloff and retaining more heifers and cows than in several recent years in new efforts to restore shrunken herds&

Cabbage family's 'brassicas' are rising stars for fall grazing.