In the golden fields of amber grain and the endless rows of corn that stretched to distant horizons, American agriculture wrote the story of a nation's character. These were the backbone of democracy, ...

These days, it seems we’re hearing more and more talk about “big ag.” While the words are tossed out freely, it’s not clear whether the idea is to paint farming as a “big” industry or to slap a ...

Weeks ago, President Trump secured not one, but two blockbuster trade deals — with China and the United Kingdom — that will provide significant new opportunities for American farmers like me. And yet, ...

American farming has a dark and often forgotten history, one shaped by slavery, land theft, and systemic racism. Black farmers, once more than 14% of all U.S. farmers, were pushed off their land ...

Native American farmers in the southwestern United States have long deployed weather-adaptive techniques to grow crops such as corn and beans in high-desert environments only occasionally visited by ...

It was so dry in the summer of 1976 that Wisconsin’s farmland broke into pieces. The earth fragmented, the choking fields warning of a barren harvest and so much more. America’s small family farmers – ...

On my family farm in Georgia, every season begins with the same basic question: will the numbers work? Like farmers across the country, my family looks at the cost of seed, fertilizer, feed, fuel, and ...

Picture an American farm in your mind. You might envision a red barn. Some cows. A field of corn. You might even see a tractor in this idealized landscape. Maybe a classic John Deere, its kelly green ...