farm policy

Missouri farmers say they're facing some of the toughest economic conditions in decades. Now, they're pressing lawmakers to make the next Farm Bill a lifeline for family farms instead of big agribusiness.

A sustainable farming nonprofit warns that Congress’s agriculture bills threaten farmers and cut vital rural programs. In Missouri, with nearly 100,000 farms, the impact could be severe.

For almost a year, presidential candidates have been crisscrossing Iowa, wooing voters in a state that relies on agriculture for about one-third of its…