The topic agriculture doesn’t want to talk about
September is suicide prevention month, and while none in agriculture want to talk about, we need to. U.S. deaths by suicide are higher in rural areas than in urban ones.
September is suicide prevention month, and while none in agriculture want to talk about, we need to. U.S. deaths by suicide are higher in rural areas than in urban ones.
Fewer rural folks in America seem to want to be involved in membership-based community groups, secular and religious alike.
While hay presses are mainly used in forage processing plants, the safety lessons learned from these tragedies can be applied to any farm machine.
The current farm bill expires at the end of September, which means the future of our nation’s food system is at a critical crossroads.
Many people who become farmers or ranchers get a college degree in agriculture, but is it necessary? Can you be successful in this field without one?
Following a record year in 2022, the USDA’s latest estimate forecasts farm income to decline nearly 23 percent, while expenses continue to increase.
Most farmers and their families have heard the phrase “estate planning.” Most have even taken a stab at it.
There is an effort to create a bigger market for millets, which are sustainable, weather resilient, nutritious, and help diversify the global food system.
The National Institute of Food and Agriculture’s NextGen Program can cultivate the diverse future desired and needed for agriculture to survive.
A fifth of reported heat-related deaths between 2017 and 2022 were agricultural workers. Many people are calling for regulatory change.