New research shows that the rise of Sumer was deeply tied to the tidal and sedimentary dynamics of ancient Mesopotamia. Early ...

Hundreds of farmers in Arkansas gathered at a town hall last week to ask Congress for help over mounting debt, aging equipment and disappearing profits. One soybean farmer in the state, Scott Brown, ...

Chesapeake Bay oyster farmers still rely on technologies their great-great-grandparents invented, including dropping a bamboo pole to the seabed to feel for good locations to seed young oysters. But a ...

President Donald Trump in recent weks has outlined plans to tap tariff revenue—in part to aid farmers hurt by the trade battle —drawing on the funds that the administration had said would go toward ...

This is a bitter harvest season for many American farmers. There's nothing wrong with their crops, which are bountiful. But even as grain elevators overflow with freshly picked corn and soybeans, ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

St. Libory, IL – Soybean farmers across the Midwest are bracing for another difficult year as trade tensions with China cut off their largest export market and rising costs drive profits below ...

INDUSTRIES ARE BEING AFFECTED BY THIS. THE SHUTDOWN IS ALSO DELAYING A POSSIBLE FEDERAL BAILOUT FOR SOYBEAN FARMERS. THEY LOST CHINA AS THEIR BIGGEST BUYER DUE TO PRESIDENT TRUMP’S TRADE TARIFFS. KCCI ...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Harvest season is underway for Indiana soybean farmers. But so far, the biggest buyer of U.S. soybeans, China has not placed a single order for the upcoming year. The ongoing ...

China’s $285 million project in Brazil is a multibillion dollar threat to U.S. farmers. WSJ’s Samantha Pearson explains. Illustration: Annie Zhao American soybean farmers are in panic mode as they ...

Midwestern farmers are facing a potential financial crisis due to low commodity prices and high production costs. Trade disputes, particularly with China, have led to a boycott of U.S. soybeans, ...

American farmers, now struggling due to President Donald Trump's chaotic tariff policies, are in the middle of the annual soybean harvest. And Trump has a plan – to rescue Argentina – even as that ...