Safety regulators have repeatedly told one of the world’s largest companies, Archer Daniels Midland, to implement prevention measures. It has not — with grave consequences.
Exploring the rising capital costs of farming and higher education, the structural debts created, and the cultural divide between growers and learners.
In the U.S., about 5 percent of dairy operations use robotic milking systems, almost 1,000 farms, concentrated in the Midwest and Northeast — yet adoption is growing.
Top Third Ag Marketing helps farmers become better agricultural marketers with the goal of marketing crops and livestock in the top third of prices.
Measuring wealth by income is only a partial picture. If you measure it by capacity, trust, and resilience, you’ll start understanding rural America.
A healthy functioning soil is very efficient, so it is also profitable, because neither water or nutrients are wasted and input costs can be reduced.
Producing food is a continuous process that is always happening, and farmers and ranchers don’t get much of a break.
When Jim Huffer died unexpectedly at 64, the Carroll County farm he shared with his brother was thrown into uncertainty.
If the House Republican federal budget proposal moves forward, local communities — including rural and low-income ones — will bear the fallout.
May, which is Mental Health Month, is a great time for farmers do a quick check-in, in an industry filled with frustration and stress.