For Rick Nelson, every acre of farmland tells a story — of soil tests, seed placement and years of steady improvement. That attention to detail recently earned the Iola farmer third place in the Kansas…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is circulating a proposal that would extend subsidies to help consumers pay for coverage under the Affordable Care Act for two more years, as millions of Americans face spiking…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The first caller on a telephone town hall with Maryland Rep. Andy Harris, leader of the House’s conservative Freedom Caucus, came ready with a question about the Affordable Care Act. Her cousin’s…

TOPEKA — Kansas Rural Center policy analyst Paul Johnson said the federal farm bill plowed about two-thirds of crop subsidies into feed grains for livestock despite the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s recommendation that half a…

The cost of child care rivals the cost of college, Logan Stenseng, an advocate with Thrive Allen County points out.  Plenty of effort is made to help families understand how scholarships, grants and other assistance…

BRUSSELS (AP) — From Paris to Stockholm and Brussels, European Union leaders and member nations were putting forward moves Monday to ensure the 27-nation bloc would not be left behind by the United States in…

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas farmer was sentenced Monday to 2.5 years in prison for federal crop insurance fraud and bankruptcy fraud. Kevin Struss, 63, of Wakeeney, was also ordered to pay $604,303 in…

Farmers and ranchers have enough of their own challenges — fickle weather, food labeling concerns and how to cater to consumers’ evolving tastes, just to name a few. What they don’t need are additional woes…

QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Ecuador’s military has warned people who plan to participate in a national strike over fuel price hikes to avoid acts of violence. The military says it will enforce the law during…

While payment amounts for the Market Facilitation Program ? a federal assistance program for farmers hurt by the current trade wars ?  were released last week for each county nationwide, it remains to be seen…