A one-year extension of the 2018 Farm Bill, tied to the continuing resolution (CR), has sparked intense negotiations over economic assistance to farmers. Initially, leaders considered diverting ...

Ashley Arrington, from Ag Resource Management (ARM), anecdotally confirms the data around farm economic stress. When asking ARM farmer customers who didn’t renew business with the ag lender the reason ...

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) made significant modifications to USDA mandatory farm programs and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Following these changes, the ...

Throughout any given year, the National Academies convene hundreds of conferences, workshops, symposia, forums, roundtables, and other gatherings that attract the finest minds in academia and the ...

MANKATO, Minn. — Implementing no-till farming and other conservation practices can be great for your farm’s soil health and overall environment. But many have concerns when it comes to the cost of ...

A smoothly functioning inventory system is one of the cornerstones of a successful farm operation. As the University of Minnesota notes, being able to anticipate and plan for the timely reprovisioning ...

This commentary is written by Grace Oedel, executive director of the Northeast Organic Farming Association of Vermont. I belong to a local CSA that supplies my weekly milk from a small herd of 15 or ...

Tom Oberhaus stands next to some Cozy Nook's newborn cows. While the farm supplements its income with Christmas trees during the holiday season, the cows are now the star of the show again. This year, ...

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Discover how scarcity in economics affects prices and distribution, along with the impact of increased demand to production ...