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Sustainable Farmers See Promise in New Financing Options

Dharma Lea, a regenerative grass-fed dairy farm in New York, is operated by Phyllis and... (more)

Anne N. Connor
February 28, 2023
In Rural America, Right-to-Repair Laws are the Leading Edge of a Pushback...

As tractors became more sophisticated over the past two decades, the big manufacturers allowed farmers... (more)

Leland Glenna, The Conversation
February 24, 2023
Farmworkers in Canada Hack Menus, Protest for Better Labor Conditions

In an increasingly urbanized society,  most consumers live detached from the story of their food... (more)

Lindsay Campbell
February 11, 2023
Abandoned Farm Fields Take Decades to Recover Biodiversity—If They Can At All

How much does agriculture impact our environment? A new study, published in the Journal of... (more)

Emily Baron Cadloff
February 8, 2023
Record-Breaking Egg Profits Prompt Accusation of Price Gouging

A farmer-advocacy organization says record-breaking increases in the price of eggs isn’t being caused by... (more)

Claire Carlson, The Daily Yonder
January 28, 2023
A New Egg Co-operative Has Hatched in the Western U.S.

It doesn’t always pay to be an egg farmer—just ask Cliff Lillywhite.  The owner and... (more)

Lindsay Campbell
January 17, 2023
First Vaccine for Honey Bees Approved by USDA

The US Department of Agriculture has given conditional approval to a vaccine for honey bees,... (more)

Emily Baron Cadloff
January 10, 2023
Grain Farming Goes Indoors

Vertical farms have had successes producing fresh greens and herbs, tomatoes and strawberries—all necessary and... (more)

Miranda Lipton
January 6, 2023
The Fertilizer Shortage Will Persist in 2023

New year, same shortage of fertilizer.  The fertilizer crisis that has been steadily growing since... (more)

Shea Swenson
December 1, 2022