It's harvest time in the heartland, but not just for apples and squash. In small, back-lot ponds on farms across the Midwest, a different crop has been growing all summer. They're substantial, ...

They had to be convinced. Dan Cook and Doug Elder, co-founders of Freedom Freshwater Shrimp Co., were a bit skeptical when they heard that some farmers in Kentucky were starting up shrimp farms. Armed ...

As tobacco prices decline and quotas disappear, one man hopes to make it big by thinking small. It’s a sticky, sweaty day in southeastern Franklin County. Drizzling rain cuts through the thick air as ...

Some farmers growing shrimp in Midwestern ponds say they do it for love, not money. Despite recent advances in feed and efforts by several states... It's harvest time in the heartland, but not just ...

It's harvest time in the heartland, but not just for apples and squash. In small, back-lot ponds on farms across the Midwest, a different crop has been growing all summer. They're substantial, ...