Increasingly, pesticides are being blamed for rising cancer rates across America’s agricultural communities. Hardin County, home to around 800 farms, has a pesticide use rate more than four times the ...
A majority of the top pesticide-using counties in the U.S. have cancer rates above the national average. For years, pesticide users have claimed agrichemicals have caused cancer, along with other ...
U.S. farmers, though punished by slumping prices after last year's monster corn harvest, are expected to cut back only slightly on their plantings of the grain in 2026 as they brace for a fourth ...
Agroecologist and professor Liz Carlisle discusses her latest book, a collection of guest essays that makes the case for more diverse crops.
Upper Midwest farm incomes and investment fell in late 2025, and most surveyed ag lenders expect further declines despite ...
Michigan has lost more than 670,000 acres of farmland over two decades. But the cause of this declining acreage is not always clear cut.
Molly Orr and Mary Kaitlyn Brown strengthen the farm’s commitment to regenerative agriculture, land stewardship, and ...
Across major U.S. agricultural regions, West, Southwest, Midwest, Northeast, and Southeast, large-scale farms and crop specialization continue to drive strong demand for mechanized equipment, ...
In 2014, the U.S. Department of Agriculture created a network of “climate hubs” to understand how climate change affects ...
In 2014, the U.S. Department of Agriculture created a network of “climate hubs” to understand how climate change affects ...
Farmers, distillers and other businesses are taking part in a “grain to glass” sourcing system that eliminates waste and keeps agriculture business within communities.