Many farmers face some sort of financial distress because of a mixture of tight profit margins and uncooperative weather.

Balsamic Steak Rolls

SERVES: 4-6 TOTAL TIME: 20 MINUTES 1 poblano pepper, deseeded and diced 1 red bell pepper, deseeded and diced 1/2 small red onion, thinly sliced 1/2 cup Mexican crema 1 ounce Cotija cheese, grated 2 tablespoons fresh cilantro, finely minced (plus more for garnish) 2...

I recently attended a conference in Minneapolis of international ag journalists.

It has been a wild year. Flooding and unplanted crops, trade disputes, African swine flu.

Approaching the 2019 harvest season, conditions would seem to favor a pretty benign weather pattern.

As a guy who has studied and written about commodity markets a long time, something I had to come to terms with years ago is the joy of publicly being wrong now and then.

One of the most common pieces of advice given to farmers during times of tight profit margins is to diversify their operations.

If there's one thing I'm not, it's a perfectionist. I prefer the term "perfectly imperfect," because at the most, it's an accurate statement, and, at the least, it sounds good.

Grief is funny. Not "ha ha" funny but odd funny.

In helping families communicate about the future of their farm or ranch, we often run into conflicts between family members.

Reader: I am at my wit's end with my poor bull.