HUMAN INTEREST
A New York farmer’s viral videos exposing pressure tactics by solar developers caught the attention of USDA’s new Special Envoy for American Landowners, John Rich, turning a local fight into a national one.
The new board members join a distinguished group of 11 other agricultural leaders committed to empowering farmers through collaboration, education, and advocacy.
The world needs more good food. But perhaps even more, it needs people who know how to care—for land, for animals, and for one another. That is what so many women farmers grow.
From new friendships to hands-on learning, a week of summer camp helps middle school students explore modern dairy farming, agriculture technology and the many career paths that keep the industry moving.
The 56 signers of the Declaration came from many backgrounds and labored in many professions. The primary author of the document, Thomas Jefferson, was a farmer in Virginia. About 15 of the signers were at least part-time farmers.
After more than 400 years, Shirley Plantation remains both a working farm and a living record of American ag. Not only is it the oldest family-owned business in America, but it still unlocks pieces of America’s past.
Located along Virginia’s James River, Berkeley Plantation is the site of America’s first Thanksgiving in 1619, the birthplace of President William Henry Harrison and a thriving 400-year-old working farm.
Incredibly surviving the Civil War, world wars, depressions, epidemics, and every milestone for two centuries, the Taylor gathering may be the oldest reunion on the planet.