US farmers

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

Farmers whose crops are used to make food, feed livestock and produce vegetable oils are struggling to turn a profit after corn and soy prices sank to four-year lows in 2024.

End of cheap money for US farmers plows trouble into food production

Montana farmer Sarah Degn had big plans to invest the healthy profits she gleaned for her soybeans and wheat this year into upgrading her planter or buying a new storage bin.

February 9, 2025
February 9, 2025

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

Farmers whose crops are used to make food, feed livestock and produce vegetable oils are struggling to turn a profit after corn and soy prices sank to four-year lows in 2024.

November 23, 2022
November 23, 2022

End of cheap money for US farmers plows trouble into food production

Montana farmer Sarah Degn had big plans to invest the healthy profits she gleaned for her soybeans and wheat this year into upgrading her planter or buying a new storage bin.