With the agriculture and manufacturing industries, the area has also had a big economic impact. The total population of the Midwest states is approximately 69 million, accounting for 20.5 percent ...

China is retaliating against President Donald Trump's tariffs on China by imposing additional 15% taxes on key American farm ...

The Trump administration’s tariff announcements this week are bringing uncertainty to farmers going into planting season.

This story was produced in partnership with Harvest Public Media, a collaboration of public media newsrooms in the Midwest. It reports on food systems, agriculture and rural issues. Updated ...

Farmers, nonprofits and state agencies received almost $3 billion in grants from the Inflation Reduction Act in Missouri, ...

The American Midwest known for its sprawling plains and agriculture has long been considered a region of predictable weather patterns. However recent years have seen ... Read more The post Is the ...

Fired USDA employees said terminations have stalled irrigation projects, rural housing aid and efforts to combat invasive ...

Other regions are currently outpacing the Midwest in production of SAF, but that's largely through the use of used cooking oil. Gevo is the global leader of SAF production, producing about 2.5 ...

Employees at U.S. Department of Agriculture research facilities across the Midwest have lost their jobs as part of the Trump ...