This week's Open Mic guest is Gary Adams, President and CEO of the National Cotton Council. Like other row crop producers, cotton farmers are facing higher input costs and increased global competition ...

At dawn in a village field, a farmer bends to the soil and runs it through his fingers. It is dark, soft, alive. There is no smell of chemicals, no white residue on the leaves. What grows here is not ...

Beginning farmers are frequently touted as the future of American agriculture. However, the latest findings from the 2022 ...

Agricultural lenders in the Farm Credit System must have a plan of action on how they will service and enhance their relationships with young, beginning and small (YBS) farmers as part of a rule ...

Several U.S. Department of Agriculture programs are designed to support the special needs of beginning farmers, including financial support in the form of loans and higher conservation payment rates.

Community-supported agriculture can be challenging but rewarding. Learn from a Nebraska vegetable farmer about her experience ...

Finding affordable land and equipment is one of the biggest roadblocks for beginning farmers. The average price per farm acre can be over $6,000 in Ohio and finding resources as a beginning farmer can ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- When was the last time you asked your local farmer how they were doing? What about whether legacies of racism and sexism have impacted their start-up success? Beginning farmers (i.e.

In my younger days, I was obsessed with the NFL, certain that this obsession would lead me to a career as a starting quarterback in the league. Alas, my physical stature and abilities were just not ...