When I started the “Farm Babe” on social media, a lot of my viral posts were on debunking myths around GMOs. So I was called a “shill” a lot.
With declining commodity prices and increased financing and equipment costs, smaller ag producers are more likely to be impacted than larger groups.
Following other state’s examples, Missouri’s Governor Mike Parson has announced a ban on foreign purchases of agricultural land in Missouri by “China and other adversarial nations.”
Looking ahead to 2024, U.S. farmers’ inflation expectations have notably reduced compared to the start of 2023 according to the Ag Economy Barometer.
Society’s increasing urbanization means fewer people are directly involved in food production, so biases about agriculture (usually negative) crop up more.
Cornell researchers partnered with New York livestock farmers to analyze transactions at farmers’ markets, finding what times and days sales were better.
We can solve many health problems in underserved communities and funnel urban students into careers related farming by investing in urban agriculture.
Farmland conservation advocates work on the front lines in U.S. regions where high agricultural values and high development collide.
With the farm bill and other legislative discussions affecting agriculture, as well as new technologies, ag was in the news a lot in 2023.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s most recent report on foreign entities illustrates an 8 percent growth last year in farmland owned by foreign entities.