HUMAN INTEREST
We must continue to hear and amplify the voice of farmers as they make unique contributions to discussions and debates surrounding food and its production.
The semi arrived in October 2005 to take our 100 dairy cows. With them went decades of 5 a.m. alarms, my father’s identity and a way of life that defined our family.
When we build a culture that immediately offers care and comfort, more people will step forward, speak up, ask for help, and help others.
As school starts earlier and state fairs hold their late-summer slots, farm kids across America face an impossible choice: Show livestock and honor family legacy or show up for practice and keep their spot on the team.
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.