http://www.toledoblade.com The Latest News from Toledoblade.com (v5) Mon, 19 Oct 2026 12:51:56 GMT en-us hourly 1 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/agriculture/2026/10/08/trump-s-executive-order-on-dyed-diesel-will-offer-little-relief-farmers-and-truckers-say/stories/20261008079 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/agriculture/2026/10/08/trump-s-executive-order-on-dyed-diesel-will-offer-little-relief-farmers-and-truckers-say/stories/20261008079#comments Thu, 08 Oct 2026 11:17:33 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/agriculture/2026/10/08/trump-s-executive-order-on-dyed-diesel-will-offer-little-relief-farmers-and-truckers-say/stories/20261008079 SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Farmers, truckers and economists say a move to cut taxes on diesel will provide little relief from record-high fuel prices that have soared since the U.S. attacked Iran months ago. A diesel fuel tank is seen on a corn and soybean farm, Aug. 26 in Northfield, Minn. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/agriculture/2026/10/05/economic-pain-hits-america-farm-belt/stories/20260926112 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/agriculture/2026/10/05/economic-pain-hits-america-farm-belt/stories/20260926112#comments Mon, 05 Oct 2026 15:56:19 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/agriculture/2026/10/05/economic-pain-hits-america-farm-belt/stories/20260926112 John Yeley has spent the last 26 years working on his farm, which his family has owned since 1852. Sue Ferreri, executive director of Rockland Community Farm Network, drives a tractor at a community farm in New York on April 8. Farm owners face soaring fuel prices. Aaron Lehman, president of the Iowa Farmers Union, grows corn, soybeans, oats and hay as a fifth-generation farmer. John Yeley is the seventh generation to run his family's farm in Illinois. Sammy Tookey, left, and his stepfather, George Kibby, grow vegetables and fruits on Tookey's farm in northern California. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/agriculture/2026/09/27/scientists-deeper-rooted-soybeans-climate-extremes-store-carbon/stories/20260927038 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/agriculture/2026/09/27/scientists-deeper-rooted-soybeans-climate-extremes-store-carbon/stories/20260927038#comments Sun, 27 Sep 2026 10:30:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/agriculture/2026/09/27/scientists-deeper-rooted-soybeans-climate-extremes-store-carbon/stories/20260927038 CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Research scientist Ashish Rajurkar kneels in the dirt, lifting a large clod of soil tangled around a soybean plant. He knocks away pieces of earth from the plant’s roots, which slope straight down instead of out to the side like typical soybean plants. Wolfgang Busch, director of the Harnessing Plants Initiative at the Salk Institute, takes a photograph of genetically engineered soybeans Sept. 1 at a research farm in Urbana, Ill. Ashish Rajurkar, a research scientist at the Salk Institute, examines a greenhouse of genetically-engineered soybeans Sept. 1 at a research farm in Champaign, Ill. Todd Michael, a research professor at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies, works at his lab Dec. 3, 2025 in La Jolla, Calif. Wolfgang Busch, director of the Harnessing Plants Initiative at the Salk Institute, holds up a soybean root that was genetically engineered to grow downward Sept. 1 at a research farm in Urbana, Ill. Plants with contrasting root systems, genetically engineered, left, and not, are displayed at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in La Jolla, Calif. A device measures carbon levels in soil Sept. 1 at a research farm in Champagne, Ill. Genetically engineered soybeans grow Sept. 1 at a research farm in Champagne, Ill. A caterpillar crawls on the leaf of a genetically engineered soybean plant Sept. 1 at a research farm in Champagne, Ill. Preyanka Mehta, a research associate at Cquesta, removes soil from a genetically engineered soybean root Sept. 1 at a research farm in Urbana, Ill. Root samples of genetically engineered soybeans dry after collection Sept. 1 at a research farm in Urbana, Ill. A genetically engineered soybean root, left, which has roots that grow downward and with more root mass, is shown next to a conventional soybean root Sept. 1 at a research farm in Urbana, Ill. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/agriculture/2026/09/26/california-farmers-struggling-grape-sales-wine-demand-down/stories/20260926005 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/agriculture/2026/09/26/california-farmers-struggling-grape-sales-wine-demand-down/stories/20260926005#comments Sat, 26 Sep 2026 10:30:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/agriculture/2026/09/26/california-farmers-struggling-grape-sales-wine-demand-down/stories/20260926005 LODI, Calif. — It’s harvest time in California wine country, but many growers are struggling to sell their grapes as changing drinking habits have caused demand to plunge. The decline is forcing some growers to tear out vineyards that their families have grown for generations. Kyle Collins, a manager at Allied Grape Growers, looks at wine grapes in an abandoned vineyard Sept. 10 in Lodi, Calif. Freshly harvested grapes are piled in a storage container at Berryhill Family Vineyards on Sept. 10 in Clements, Calif. Unsold wine grapes line a vineyard at Berryhill Family Vineyards on Sept. 10 in Clements, Calif. Merlot grapes hang on a vine at Berryhill Family Vineyards on Sept. 10 in Clements, Calif. Workers operate farm machines at night to harvest wine grapes Sept. 10 at Berryhill Family Vineyards in Clements, Calif. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/agriculture/2026/09/11/diesel-prices-hitting-record-highs-bad-time-farmers/stories/20260911100 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/agriculture/2026/09/11/diesel-prices-hitting-record-highs-bad-time-farmers/stories/20260911100#comments Fri, 11 Sep 2026 17:08:26 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/agriculture/2026/09/11/diesel-prices-hitting-record-highs-bad-time-farmers/stories/20260911100 Forest City, Mo. — The price of diesel is hitting record highs just when many U.S. farmers need it to power combines, tractors and other equipment to harvest two of the nation's largest commodities, soybeans and corn. Farmer Jason Kurtz harvests corn on Sept. 8 near Forest City, Mo. The cost of diesel is displayed on the bottom of a gasoline price board at a gas station on Sept. 10 in Mill Valley, Calif. Diesel prices are displayed at a gas station on Sept. 10 in Carlsbad, Calif. The cost of diesel is displayed on a gasoline price board at a gas station on Sept. 10 in Mill Valley, Calif. FILE - Diesel prices are displayed at a gas station as prices hit a record high in the U.S. on Sept. 4 in Minneapolis.