As the Trump administration fast-tracks mining for this potent fertilizer, advocacy groups sue over lack of environmental oversight.

The Clash Over Potash

Farmers are increasingly facing property seizures, instigated by eminent domain, that allow governments to develop their land for new projects.

Taking Your Farm

At the annual Farm Olympics, young farmers in Tennessee discuss all the hurdles to acquiring their own property.

Racing to Buy Farmland

As the sport of gravel cycling explodes across rural America, some communities are experiencing growing pains. 

The Cyclists vs. the Ranchers

Non-native grasses have gotten a lot of recent attention for their role in fueling wildfires. But they’ve been the scourge of Western wheat growers for decades, mimicking growth cycles and decimating yields.

Invasive Grasses: Wildfires, Wheat, and the West

As the world heats up, forests are shrinking away from hot, dry land—but can’t travel to cool, wet areas on their own. Do they need “a little push” from us?

What if the Forests Could Move?

In Virginia, a non-profit is preparing to welcome Black farmers on farmland donated by a white couple as a form of land reparations.

Farmland as Reparations

With arable land increasingly unaffordable, some small producers are squeezing in between commodity growers.

Farming Small in Big Farm Country

Research shows women are less likely to harvest timber or to prioritize income generation than their male counterparts.

Women Are Managing More Forestland. Will the Land Change?

A new study found that over 30 million acres of arable land has been abandoned since the 1980s. Spoiler: It might be a rare win for both farmers and the environment.

Maybe It’s Fine to Abandon Cropland

The U.S. Navy owns more than 50,000 acres of forest in Indiana. They use some of the wood to maintain their oldest warship, the USS Constitution.

The Boat Forest

With the industry in trouble, Massachusetts growers and environmentalists see opportunity in restoring the land.

For Struggling Cranberry Farmers, Wetland Restoration Offers a Way Out — or a Chance at Survival

Years after an Upstate farm family started spreading biosolids on their land, local wells started registering high PFAS levels. Things got ugly. 

New York’s Sludge Wars Are Personal

Leasing land to hunters can be easy money for farmers — with enough ground rules in place.

Hunting in the Farm Fields

Thousands of miles from home, Somali refugees in rural Maine have begun to thrive thanks to a cooperative community farm.

Finding Liberation Through Farming

Farmhouse properties are so pretty, they’re getting too expensive to use for agriculture.

The Farmhouse Craze Is Making it Harder for Actual Farmers to Buy Land

In the 1970s, one million Americans attempted an off-grid, self-sustaining homestead lifestyle. It wasn’t easy, but it was life on their own terms.

They Were As Gods

After an interstate project caused hundreds of thousands in damage on an East Texas ranch, the state refused to pay up due to a legal loophole.

A Texas Highway Project Flooded a Fourth-Generation Farmer’s Ranch — Now He’s Headed to the Supreme Court

New communities offer residents the perks of a farm in their backyard, while someone else handles the labor. What happens to the farmers who work there? 

It’s a Beautiful Day in the Agrihood

The benefits of new habitats planted near agricultural fields might outweigh the risk of pesticide exposure in monarch butterflies — but don’t assume that’s true for all insects.

For Monarchs, Milkweed Matters More than Pesticides

Latino ag workers face significant structural barriers to eventual farm ownership. With the right support, that could change.

From Fieldworkers to Farm Owners

Traditional farm succession planning can be notoriously challenging. Let’s look at the alternatives.

Would You Bequeath Your Farm to a Stranger?

By integrating trees and pasture, farmers can increase their bottom line and protect livestock from hotter summers.

Silvopasture Is an Ancient, Climate-Smart Farming Practice. Can the Farm Bill Help Spur its Renaissance?

One Maryland-based program is addressing farmland access issues by connecting small, would-be farmers with unused plots of private land.

A Matchmaker for Small Farmers and Landowners

The real threat to our food security, according to researchers, is broader corporate ownership and consolidation of American farmland — including by domestic investors.

Congress Wants to Block Foreign Ownership of U.S. Farmland. Is This a Red Herring?

We mapped all the farmland in the US by its ratio of land cost to expected agricultural value.