A 10-minute walk from the State House, members of Rural Vermont are supporting legislation that keeps the working farmer in mind. The farmer advocacy group has been lobbying for new bills — and ...

The JTC is a key element of climate change legislation and seeks to ensure no-one is left behind or unduly disadvantaged by the transition to a low-carbon society. Farming leaders say it must "deal ...

As World War II reshaped rural Iowa, German prisoners of war became an essential labor force, and, in some cases, unexpected friends and neighbors.

Lost export markets, labor shortages; USDA shifts Food for Peace back to U.S. commodities; USDA expands export credit terms.

Michigan has lost thousands of farms in recent years as farmers retire or sell their land. A new program connects aspiring ...

Will the Make America Healthy Again initiatives impact modern agricultural practices that farmers rely on to produce ...

Last year, an ice storm in late March knocked down many trees in my area, including around the edges of two fields behind my house. A few weeks later, a ...

Farmers may be willing to seek help, but rural health care shortages, wait times, travel, and cost are the main barriers.

A large cross-sectional study in the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior (JNEB), published by Elsevier, examined how ...

Iowa’s economy is built on agriculture. What happens at the farm gate ripples through our entire state. When farmers are doing well, Main Street businesses thrive, equipment dealers stay busy, ...

In communities where agriculture is central to local identity and economy, opposition to wind and solar projects is reshaping the pace and location of energy investments.