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Also in response to the drought, Wentzville issued a voluntary water conservation declaration that takes effect Monday.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture started has been urging American farmers to grow two crops in year.

There is only so much farmland in the U.S., so when Russia’s invasion of Ukraine last spring prompted worries that people would go hungry as wheat remained stuck in blockaded

There is only so much farmland in the United States, so when Russia's invasion of Ukraine last spring prompted worries that people would go hungry as

The USDA hopes to increase the amount of wheat that U.S. farmers could grow every year, lessening the reliance on big wheat producers like Ukraine and Russia and eliminating bottlenecks.

U.S. farmers are being encouraged to grow two types of crops on one piece of land, as the Ukrainian war puts more pressure on other food producers.

The hope is that 'double-cropping' will help meet a growing global demand for food while generating more profit for farmers amid high fertilizer and fuel costs.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — There is only so much farmland in the United States, so when...

DES MOINES, Iowa -- There is only so much farmland in the United States, so when Russias invasion of Ukraine last spring prompted worries that people would go hungry as wheat remained stuck in blockaded ports, there was little U.S. farmers could do to meet the new demand.

U.S. farmers are being encouraged to grow two types of crops on one piece of land, as the Ukrainian war puts more pressure on other food producers.