Water-logged fields, fewer growing days and early frosts made the 2019 production season a tough one for U.S. farmers. Even so, they’re in fields finishing up harvest and taking steps to prepare their soils for Old Man Winter.

The nation’s food producers increasingly feel the pain of sinking commodity prices, devastating natural disasters and ongoing trade disruptions. U.S. senators are taking steps to address the problem.

Harvest is well behind the U.S. five-year average, and corn quality is taking it on the chin as well, the agency says. The picture for soybeans is a bit brighter.

Halloween is just around the corner, “witch” means pumpkins will be flying off of shelves. About 62% of pumpkin acres are in just 10 states.

The U.S. has a record level of pork bellies sitting in cold storage. A Bloomberg report explains the reason for the stockpile.