Rural farm income has nonfarm tie
A county's average per capita income increases with it economic diversity.
Young farmer optimism running high
Young farmers express unprecedented optimism regarding their futures in agriculture.
Retail and farmgate milk prices headed up
But prices don't always translate into higher profit margin for milk producers.
U.S. wins key issues in WTO wheat dispute with Canada
Report is a win for American wheat farmers, calls for reform of Canada's discriminatory grain distribution system.
Herd health programs of the top herds
Top dairy herd managers work with vets and nutritionists, rather than just calling them in when there's a problem.
Fire kills 15 miniature horses in western Pa.
Neighbors, anonymous donors help horse enthusiast get back on her feet.
A forest meets the road
Scott Galloway loved to hunt, so he bought a forest. But it soon became much more than a spot for recreation.
American farmers grossly misled
Exporting agricultural products won't help feed the world, says reader John Beveridge.
Cattle may follow Appalachian Trail to urban eateries
In realistic "birth-to-plate" trials under way, a new herd of 72 Black Angus cattle is marketed every fall.
Early Christians didn’t have Bible as we know it
The apostles and martyrs didn't have the Bible, but reader Kevin Sherlock bets they're "saved" anyway.
