As climates shift and traditional growing regions suffer, the American South has potential to be the next global olive oil source.

Southern Olive Oil

Much of the world debates GMOs purely in terms of human health and the environment. In Mexico, it’s also about cuisine, culture, and heritage.

Despite U.S. Pushback, Mexico’s Fight to Ban Genetically Modified Corn is Not Over

A new study from North Carolina State University surveyed people throughout the phosphorus industry, finding dim views on its long-term sustainability.

We Can’t Keep Using Phosphorus Fertilizers — Just Ask Industry Stakeholders

Farmers have long faced high suicide rates. The Farm Bill could bring mental health assistance programs and resources.

Climate Change Is Upending Farmers’ Livelihoods — and Exacerbating a Mental Health Crisis

To repopulate land with specialized native flora, it’s not as easy as visiting the seed store.

Everyone Wants to Repair Our Damaged Ecosystems — But Where Are the Seeds?

The U-pick business model, which relies on farm visitors to do the harvesting, has the potential to produce big profits. But its success depends on an array of uncontrollable variables.

The Curious Economics of Pick-Your-Own Farms

Advocates say the Farm Bill can help address the racial water gap.

Wells Are Running Dry in Rural Communities of Color. Is a Fix in Sight?

States are trying — and in some cases, succeeding — to allow teens to work longer hours and in dangerous environments.

It’s Suddenly Legal for Kids to Work in Meatpacking Plants

It’s all hands on deck in the West’s open rangelands to try to eliminate this wildfire kindling. But as it fuels more intense fires that kill off native grasses, that’s getting harder to do.

Is the War on Cheatgrass Unwinnable?

Indoor agriculture doesn’t get more local than small vertical farms right where people live and work. But the future of these farms is more closely tied to conventional urban farming than the wider vertical farming industry.

Planting Tiny Indoor Farms In Strip Malls and Office Parks

Giving workers a slice of the pie has proven to increase production and solve labor shortages — can it be replicated in other sectors of agriculture?

Profit-Sharing is Taking Root in the Wine Industry

A strange, bipartisan alliance is pushing to make 22 USDA commodity-promoting programs — e.g., beef, dairy, and corn — more accountable, and less harmful to smaller producers.

Has the Time for Checkoff Reform Finally Arrived?

Sowing novel mixtures of wheat, barley, and rye could offer farmers a hedge against climate unpredictability.

Maslins, a Method of Planting Grains You’ve Probably Never Heard of

You’ve likely heard about the benefits of eating bugs for the health and sustainability of our planet. But is the American palate ready?

Insects for Dinner: Separating the Hope from the Hype

The state will now pay livestock producers for their animals‘ indirect, wolf-related stress.

California Is Spending Millions to Compensate Ranchers for Living Near Wolves

For the first time, large farm groups are making affordable childcare a policy priority for the 2023 Farm Bill — a move that could help reshape and revive rural communities.

Can the Farm Bill Ease the Childcare Crisis for U.S. Farm Families?

The public is fascinated by images of thousands of gallons of milk being discarded in farm fields each year. The reasons are complicated.

Why Dairy Farmers Dump Their Milk

Small producers rarely manage to access USDA grants and loans. Independent consultants may boost their odds of “winning.”

A New Class of Consultants Helps Farmers Navigate USDA’s Cumbersome Funding Applications

In a drought-stricken world, recycling our wastewater could help put food on your plate.

Embracing the Toilet-to-Farm Irrigation Model

We’re living through the largest outbreak of avian influenza in U.S. history — the stakes have never been higher.

The Complicated Case for Vaccinating Chickens

The only child of an 82-year-old Wisconsin farmer considers what’ll happen when she inherits the family farm.

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