DISEASES, IT’S BEEN A DIFFICULT SEASON FOR THE FARMERS. SOME HAVE EVEN COMPARED THIS YEAR TO HISTORIC FARM ECONOMY CRASHES IN THE PAST, SO WE WANTED TO SEE WHAT’S ON THEIR MINDS WHILE THEY PREPARE TO ...

Washington, D.C. — Last week, U.S. Senator John Fetterman (D-PA) joined Senators Peter Welch (D-VT) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) in introducing the Freedom for Agricultural Repair and Maintenance Act ...

Billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates is pouring money into helping small-scale farmers adapt to climate change and address a gap in funding for food production. The Gates Foundation will commit $1.4 ...

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On March 1, 1995, R.E.M. was performing a show at the Patinoire Auditorium in Lausanne, Switzerland, when their drummer Bill Berry collapsed on stage from a ruptured brain aneurysm. As terrifying as ...

Pop star Sam Smith, 33, is known for their soulful, emotional voice. The British singer is also known for their boundary-pushing fashion statements, which have sometimes earned the singer negative ...

Former President Bill Clinton showed up at the finish line of the New York City Marathon on Sunday with a mysterious injury to his nose as he hugged daughter and participant Chelsea. The 79-year-old ...

Hallie Shoffner said the moment she decided to run for the U.S. Senate came while she was standing on a stage in Little Rock, speaking at a town hall about losing her family’s sixth-generation farm — ...

This story has been updated to correct a mistake. When people talk about hunger relief, health equity, and food systems, the farmer’s perspective is often missing. Yet farmers are at the heart of ...

The state Senate passed a bill on Monday that would allow Pennsylvania lottery winners to remain anonymous when collecting a prize of $100,000 or more. The bill, introduced by Sen. Lisa Baker, ...

The season of reaping lays bare Nebraska's fields, but this year, it's also revealing the cracks in the farm economy. "I think we're in 1981 where could be starting," farmer and state Sen. Tom Brandt ...