At dawn in a village field, a farmer bends to the soil and runs it through his fingers. It is dark, soft, alive. There is no smell of chemicals, no white residue on the leaves. What grows here is not ...

Novice farmers face immense challenges, from soaring land prices and high input costs to erratic weather and reduced federal support.

Horticulure professor and chair Ajay Nair plants bell peppers at the Alliant Energy Solar Farm at Iowa State University in June 2024. Photo by Christopher Gannon/Iowa State University. AMES, Iowa – ...

After recently returning to the family farm, Joanna Larson, of Sheyenne, aims to supply fresh-cut flowers and produce to regional florists and the local farmers market and help regenerate the local ...

Beginning farmers will be eligible for financial planning and technical assistance under new U.S. Department of Agriculture projects delivered through the University of Wisconsin System, the Michael ...

LYNN CENTER, Ill. — Agriculture manufacturing businesses are paying attention to the sluggish farm economy. John Deere confirmed Wednesday another 345 employees are being laid off from Waterloo ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. BANGOR — The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency reminds ...

New funding has been announced for Renewing the Countryside’s Upper Midwest Farmland Access Hub, to improve farmland access outcomes for all stages of beginning farmers in Minnesota, Wisconsin and ...