Raising energy and fertilizer prices and upcoming El Niño main concerns to farming

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The article discusses how hot weather is damaging crop production across Asia, with an emerging powerful El Nino weather pattern threatening

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This editorial warns about the increasing probability of a super El Niño event in late 2026, which could cause global crop failures. Japan,

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The article examines how the strengthening El Niño weather pattern in the tropical Pacific could severely disrupt global rice production. El

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The article shares reflections from a visit to Yuma, Arizona's agricultural region, focusing on the challenges of automating lettuce harvest

Farm Production Costs Continue Rising, Federal Assistance Insufficient to Cover Losses

The article analyzes the persistent financial challenges facing U.S. farmers despite federal assistance programs. Key findings show that per