The avian flu has infected millions of hens in Iowa.

As the FDA tries to curb antibiotic use on the farms, what are the economics of feeding antibiotics to livestock and poultry?

The virus is deadly for piglets less than a week old. Suspected to come from China, it does not affect humans.

Some farms say they don't have enough workers to get their crops in. For mushroom growers, it's always harvest time, and one farm has found an unusual source of labor.

Cattle rancher Ken Lenox says farmers in Missouri are struggling with the Midwest drought. Some have resorted to tapping wells they haven't used in decades to provide water for their herds.

Even in severe drought, farmers who grow commodity crops such as corn and soybeans are significantly protected by insurance they buy from private insurers. The ultimate insurer in a disastrous year? Taxpayers.