Les Seiler is driving a black Chevy pickup along Fulton County, Ohio’s dead-straight roads, cutting sharp edges through endless plots of corn and soybeans. He’s giving me a tour of the patchwork of ...
This story was originally published by UGA Today. If you’re like most Americans, you probably don’t give too much thought to where your food comes from. And you likely pay even less attention to the ...
When most people close their eyes and imagine a farm, they likely picture joyful storybook pages from childhood: a happy farmer tilling his field, a sleepy farmhand milking a cow into a pail, and ...
Sonja Eayrs' book "Dodge County, Incorporated: Big Ag and the Undoing of Rural America" has been named a finalist for the Minnesota Book Awards. Sonja Eayrs talks with a guest at a book signing for ...
MONTANA — Farmers will tell you we are at an important time in agriculture. A large chunk of farmers are hitting retirement age and fewer young people are getting into the business. Family-owned farms ...
Farmers really are the “heart of it all,” and now a film called “Farmers for America” is showing us what that means. Today on Indy Style, Graham Meriwether, Director, “Farmers for America,” speaks ...
We are a nation that celebrates with food. Birthdays are synonymous with cake and ice cream. Easter is all about eggs and chocolate. Halloween is everyone’s favorite day for candy (or potatoes if you ...
Since just after World War II, the number of people employed in agriculture has dropped by half. Most of America's farms are small and nearly all are family-run—but they're also disappearing. In 1935, ...
A few American politicians are taking a stand for octopus-kind by introducing a bill that would ban the commercial farming of the eight-armed mollusc in the United States, while also prohibiting the ...
The film discusses the evolution of farming in America, highlighting the deep-rooted connection between people and the land. It examines the challenges faced by farmers, including poverty, soil ...
Recent research suggests the unique stresses from farm life may be taking a toll on one of the pillars of the families that make your dinners possible: the women who keep farming families running. If ...