The federal government shutdown is more than three weeks long, now the second-longest in US history. What is the longest on ...

Roughly one million federal employees are estimated to be going without pay during the shutdown. Now, many are expecting to ...

Hidden beneath Michigan’s forests, researchers have uncovered vast ancient farmlands built by ancestral Menominee communities ...

Some reflections on the current situation facing farmers and ranchers from Ben Palen’s experiences over the past 40 years.

Sam Houston State University has received a large donation aimed at strengthening the university's agricultural sciences ...

At the beginning of the nineteenth century, early settlers who decided to settle in the lands of Israel faced a huge ...

Bennie Wood won first prize at the third annual school and community agricultural fair. Held at Ridgefield’s high school gymnasium, the event brought together six school districts: Ridgefield, ...

When the first drops of whiskey were distilled in medieval Ireland, a silent helper stood nearby. Furred, four-legged, and always ready to deal with ...

Discover how William and Sam Cargill turned an Iowa grain storage idea in 1865 into one of the world’s largest agricultural companies.

The USDA’s decision to retire the “socially disadvantaged” designation is not just a change in language but a change in ...

Discover how 18th-century wheat demand and European population growth turned small mid-Atlantic farms into major players in global ...