“There are people in every time and every land who want to stop history in its tracks,” said Robert F. Kennedy in 1964. “They fear the future, mistrust the present, and invoke the security of a ...
If we step back, the problem reveals an opportunity: Farming must be reimagined as a viable, purposeful career for people who ...
In a time when efficiency, sustainability, and productivity are important, agriculture is no longer just about soil, seeds, ...
If your primary vision of a family farmer is someone dressed in overalls and carrying a pitchfork, you are in for a stark awakening on March 21-22. That’s when dozens of companies, organizations and ...
Gifting your first catch, whether a moose, a deer or berries, is a Tlingit tradition. “As a child, you learn that giving away the first catch is part of the respect for the animal, culture, and people ...
The way food travels from farm to table can have substantial implications on everything from economies to the environment and even our health. COVID-19 is just the latest zoonotic disease to emerge ...
If you wanted to produce food at the lowest cost to the environment, what methods would you use? Would you select modern farming methods (large-scale, specialized, mechanized and increasingly digital) ...
Nitrogen (ammonia) fertilizers, synthesized from natural gas and atmospheric nitrogen, have joined phosphorus and potassium in supercharging soils. Increased atmospheric carbon dioxide spurs plant ...
Nebraska Republican Rep. Adrian Smith said the caucus will promote advances in food production and maybe heal some political divisions. The House already has a Peanut Caucus, a Cranberry Caucus and a ...
Summertime on the farm is in full effect. We seem to awaken a bit earlier with the sun to accomplish tasks before the heat of the day sets in. We also seem to go to bed much later to take advantage of ...
Farmers in the Caraga region are leaving traditional farming methods behind and have positively embraced technologies and interventions that make farming easier and convenient and have increased their ...