By June 2, only 54% of Mississippi’s cotton had been planted — compared to 89% at the same time last year, according to U.S.

Weather, disease and pests aren't the only things that can wreak havoc on Georgia's agricultural industry. New University of Georgia research found wild pigs to be a startling cause of damage on farms ...

Some of that reduction is due to the weather, but the political and economic climates are also playing against farmers.