A few years ago my wife Marilyn suggested to me that I should write down personal observations that might be useful to others. Her suggestion was important to me, because passing “the Marilyn test” is ...

As a father and now a grandfather, one of the most bittersweet moments is watching your kids and grandkids climb onto the bus for the first day of school each year. While it’s easy to feel a bit sad ...

1.9 million farms dot America’s rural landscape, and 95% are operated by families – individuals, family partnerships or family corporations (USDA Census of Agriculture, 2022). Family farms and ranches ...

Note: The following transcript was created by a computer and edited by a volunteer. Dave Miller: From the Gert Boyle studio at OPB, this is Think Out Loud. I’m Dave Miller. For 39 years now, Oregon ...

This article was written by Stacey Stearns, educational program administrator for UConn Extension, based in Storrs, Conn. Organic versus conventional agriculture. Industrial versus sustainable. GMO ...

Farmers remain cautiously optimistic about the agricultural economy (Purdue/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer/James Mintert). Download Photo WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. and CHICAGO — Agricultural producer ...

Credit...Illustration by Sam Whitney/The New York Times; source photographs by wwing, Fotoforce, Clara Bastian, DaydreamsGirl and Mercedes Rancaño Otero, via Getty ...

REPUBLICAN U-S SENATOR OF MISSISSIPPI...CINDY HYDE- SMITH, IS DISPELLING ANY RUMORS THAT SHE IS GIVING UP HER SEAT IN THE SENATE TO SERVE AS THE SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE FOR PRESIDENT-ELECT DONALD ...

Behind every farm and ranch is a business predicated on the whims of nature and caprices of the market. It’s these forces faculty and students in UW’s Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics ...

I was honored a couple of weeks ago to be invited by Charlie Du, president of Columbia University Global Dialogue and founder of the World Salon series and website, to participate as a panelist on a ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. “Betting the farm” isn’t just a saying. It’s something farmers do every year. When a farmer invests in new technology — be it a new ...

Stephanie Anderson has received funding from the MFA program at Florida Atlantic University and the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute. For years, “sustainable” has been the buzzword in conversations ...