FARMING

Sarah Flack. (Photo courtesy of Sarah Flack)

The Grazing Expert Helping Farmers Build Resilient Ecosystems

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06.18.18
Rosa Hernandez prepares chicken for mole, while Sylvia Rojas makes tortillas -- about 70 a day. (Photo credit: Lisa Morehouse)

Immigrant Women are Providing a Taste of Oaxaca in California’s Central Valley

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06.15.18

This is Our Moment to Zero in on the Farm Bill

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06.14.18
Farmer Joe Cooley Talks with Customer at the Mt. Pleasant Island Park Farmers Market. (Photo by Michigan Municipal League)

For Farmers on SNAP, House Farm Bill Cuts Would Hurt in More Ways than One

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06.13.18
Healthy soils at Bare Ranch. (Photo credit: Paige Green)

Carbon Farming Works. Can It Scale up in Time to Make a Difference?

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06.12.18
A rural farm and church in Vermont. (Photo credit: Sean Pavone / iStock)

The Movement to Turn Church Land into Farmland

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06.11.18
PastureMap's Christine Su. (Photo courtesy of PastureMap)

PastureMap Brings a High-Tech Approach to Sustainable Grazing

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06.08.18
Frank Reese's heritage chickens at Good Shepherd Poultry. (Photo credit: Jim Turner)

Who Gets to Define Heritage Breed Chickens?

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06.06.18
Kevin and Amani tending onions at Soul Fire Farm. (Photo credit: Jonah Vitale-Wolff)

A Reparations Map for Farmers of Color May Help Right Historical Wrongs

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06.04.18
Dallas Glazik (right) and brother Will Glazik with some of the corn varieties they grow on their farm near Paxton, IL on Friday, April 13, 2018. (Photo by Darrell Hoemann/The Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting)

In High Demand, Organic Soy and Corn Farmers Stand to Win

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06.01.18
Photo CC-licensed by Phil Roeder.

Inside the Push to Bring Racial Equity to Land Grant Universities

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05.30.18
Greg Massa, Raquel Krach, and a newborn lamb.

Growing California Rice and Almonds Against the Grain

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05.29.18
Honeybee pollinating a cherry orchard. (Photo CC-licensed by the Oregon Department of Agriculture)

Europe’s Neonic Ban is a Big Step—But it Won’t Be a Cure-all for Bees

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05.24.18
Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue meets with members of the U.S. House of Representatives Agriculture Committee. (Photo credit: USDA)

What the Failure of the House Farm Bill Means for Good Food Advocates

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05.23.18
apeel cassava farmers

The Organic Coating that Gives Produce a New Life—and Opens New Markets for Farmers

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05.22.18
farmer and lawyer shaking hands in the field

Farmers Can’t Afford the Legal Help They Need. These Lawyers Are Mobilizing to Change That.

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05.17.18
Piglets on a slatted floor like those used in Iowa CAFOs. (Photo credit: agnormark)

Iowa Residents to Sue the State Over Air Emissions from Industrial Hog Farms

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05.16.18
Miguel Sacedo, 46, of Trappe, Md., harvests squash on Cottingham Farm in Easton, Md., at sunrise on July 29, 2015. The philosophical driving force behind Cottingham is to produce sustainably grown, locally distributed, and certified organic food. (Photo by Keith Rutowski/Chesapeake Bay Program)

What Could the Next Farm Bill Mean for the Organic Program?

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05.15.18