Canceling Rural Development programs because of DEIA concerns raise questions about the long-term effects of the USDA’s policy change on rural communities
Following a judge’s order, many USDA employees were reinstated after layoffs in February, but the Trump administration is moving forward with plans to reduce the federal workforce.
After numerous cancer diagnoses, Katie Coyne of Mill Wheel Show Clinics, is an example of grace and grit through life’s most difficult changes.
American Farmland Trust provides technical support and financial resources to underserved farming communities in California.
Top Third Ag Marketing helps farmers become better agricultural marketers with the goal of marketing crops and livestock in the top third of prices.
It’s not just about the farmers who handle herbicides — property owners and scientists also consider the effort and effectiveness of applying plant-control products.
Food insecurity across the United States is caused by access and availability issues, not a lack of production among American farmers and ranchers.
Agriculture is not a monoculture of effort or performance — it moves with one goal but with numerous avenues individual farmers can take to reach that.
By not tilling the soil and disrupting the world of the soil microbiome, organisms are able to do their job of capturing nitrogen from the air and cycle nitrogen to the next crop.
When much of your savings are tied up in the land itself — when, as some have called it, you’re “land rich and cash poor” — how do you fund your retirement, cover medical expenses, and provide for family without simply selling the land to the highest bidder