In The Mighty Red, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Louise Erdrich turns her attention to sugar beet production in North Dakota. It’s a farming novel for our times. 

Farming Through Louise Erdrich’s Eyes

A handful of agroecology projects across the island aim to produce food locally and sustainably, shoring up against costly imports and climate calamities. 

Puerto Rico Farms for Itself

Known for his polarizing views and massive contributions to regenerative agriculture, Joel Salatin has been called “the most famous farmer in America.” What are his thoughts about the next four years?

“If I Had 30 Minutes With Trump”

As RFK tries to make frying oil tallow again, American seed-oil farmers are worried about the fallout.

Praise the Lard?

Millions of viewers have fallen in love with cow hoof trimming videos. What’s the appeal?

Why Hoof Surgery Went Viral

Cloud seeding is a decades-old method of forcing clouds to release their precipitation. It’s an effective technique, but it’s falling on the weight of conspiracy theories.

Changing the Weather Is for Farms, Not Evil

Plant breeders spend most of their time in labs and fields, tinkering with crop genetics. When a new variety emerges, it gives the chance to have a little fun.

Naming Crop Varieties Is a Little Treat

A recent Land O’ Lakes’ marketing campaign highlighted “Farmcore,” an internet fashion trend based on your old farm work clothes. Is it real? 

Are You Farmcore? 

The U.S. is losing farmers year over year, but one demographic is growing — despite significant challenges. 

The Rise of Asian Farmers in America

A tiny town in Upstate New York is host to the Miner Institute, a hands-on ag school and repository of farm history that colors the whole community. 

The Town That Grows Farmers

The daughter of a Montana rancher isn’t happy with the hit cowboy soap opera. And she’s not alone.

Why “Yellowstone” Became a Dirty Word to so Many Montanans

Farm radio is going strong after over a century on the airwaves. Is it ready to face the challenges of the future?

Tuning in From the Tractor

A surging number of U.S. farms are giving people with developmental disabilities self-confidence, community, and connection.

 A Different Kind of Farm

There are many similarities — and marked differences — between Chinese “farmfluencers” and their counterparts in the U.S.

Farm Influencers in China

Outpaced by farmers with access to modern technologies, the Amish community has produced the first new horse-drawn combine in nearly 70 years.

Horsemen of the Future

Team Beef is a nationwide consortium of running teams sponsored by a hefty infusion of beef checkoff dollars. What’s in it for the runners?

Running for the Ribeye

For many years, most living history farms in the U.S. focused on the agricultural history of white Americans alone. A shift is underway.

Living History for All

Some produce purveyors claim to offer exorbitant fruit of unparalleled quality — but are we mostly paying for a status symbol?

Putting a Down Payment on a Pineapple

Romance novels have long used farms and farmers as their themes — what’s the enduring appeal? Hint: It’s more than rugged studs in cowboy hats.

Bringing Sexy Back (to the Land)

Its practitioners describe the 100-year-old approach as “organic-plus,” but its central rituals are more witchy than scientific.

Is Biodynamic Farming Magic?

Will the brand’s in-house TikToker help to engage more young people in agriculture? 

John Deere’s New Gen Z Chief Tractor Officer

The story of Othello, former bovine resident of the Central Park Zoo, alone among the polar bears and the alpacas.

The Loneliest Cow in Manhattan

Modern haunted farms are elaborate technical productions that can draw tens of thousands of visitors — and help keep some growers in business.

Not Your Grandpa’s Haunted Hayride

The signature event in tiny Banks, Oregon, is a demolition derby with a twist — instead of cars, drivers go head to head with massive farm equipment.

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