harvest

Hot and dry weather across the Midwest is creating a ripe situation for wildfires, especially as farmers head into the fields for harvest.

Back-to-back years of drought have left the Mississippi River's water levels low. It's part of more frequent extremes on the river, which affects the barge industry and farmers who need to ship their grain.

Sensors in space could improve our understanding of whether crops in the Corn Belt have enough water to grow. Iowa State University researchers have gotten help from a NASA grant of more than half a million dollars to study this.

American farming increasingly relies on software to keep the U.S. the world’s top food producer. But all that reliance on code-driven machinery has drawn ransomware attacks that could prove particularly devastating during harvest.

Barges are moving along the Mississippi River much more slowly and with lighter loads as they try to get corn and soybean harvest to ports.

Guests join River to River host Ben Kieffer to break down the news of the week and to remember the late Ken Barcus.

Pumpkin spice gets all the hype, but the first apples of fall deserve some love! Here are some tips for getting some great fruit to keep the doctor far away.

The President's order to protect five million undocumented immigrants from deportation has been welcomed by some, condemned by others.This hour, we get a…