You don’t need an attached acreage to enjoy the honest design of farm living. While the mauve ruffles and dusty blue “duck-in-bonnet” motifs of the 1980s country craze are out, today’s true farmhouse ...

Years ago, I researched and wrote an Agweek cover package on the growing popularity of organic agriculture nationwide. The story was based mainly on a youngish organic farmer who had invested a great ...

This week, I received an email from a reader in response to last week’s column on three ways to grow agriculture advocacy. The opening line of the email said: “Does that mean you don't want to hear ...

CSI agriculture students explore career opportunities in modern farming, from precision agriculture to drone technology, as ...

To cut the grass on America’s thriving solar farms, shepherds have adapted their jobs to turn massive profit by both selling ...

If children are influenced by the books they read, and they influence the decisions of their parents, then conveying accurate information about agriculture has never been more important. That’s why ...

Most July mornings, Charlotte Maffie rises with the alarm at 5:30 a.m., sleepily dons her “stinky, stinky chore clothes” and heads to the red barn to begin the daily morning tasks of greeting and ...

If you wanted to produce food at the lowest cost to the environment, what methods would you use? Would you select modern farming methods (large-scale, specialized, mechanized and increasingly digital) ...

Grazing is regarded as one particularly beneficial practice to biodiversity on farms, especially if it is practiced on natural pastures in traditional ways. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest ...

Summertime on the farm is in full effect. We seem to awaken a bit earlier with the sun to accomplish tasks before the heat of the day sets in. We also seem to go to bed much later to take advantage of ...

Even minute amounts of moisture can cause big problems when making repairs to sensitive electronic circuits on modern farm equipment. With that in mind: Don’t use open-end crimp-on butt connectors.