A Gluten-Free Opportunity For Kansas Sorghum
The gluten-free diet is one of today’s top food trends, and that presents a big opportunity for sorghum farmers.
View ArticleIndiana Farmland Values Jump 29 Percent, Could Remain High
A report released by the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago shows a 25-percent increase in Midwest agricultural land values over the last year.
View ArticlePurdue Educates Farmers About Insecticides’ Effect On Bees
New studies show the impacts a popular insecticide is having on bee colonies.
View ArticleHow Many Cuts ‘Til You Get To The Center Of A Farm Bill?
Hearings for the 2012 Farm Bill have started up again. How much support should small-scale farmers get? Legislators disagree.
View ArticleTake Me To Your Fields: Robots On The Farm
Wouldn’t it be great if you could get a robot to help out around the farm? That might not be so far off.
View ArticleThe Sustainable Hand
As more farmers from varied ag techniques embrace the idea of “sustainability," their open-ended definitions will help shape the next generation of farming.
View ArticleA Plot In The Middle
Two basic types of farms are proliferating in the U.S., very big and very small. But medium-sized, self-sustaining family farms, have declined dramatically.
View ArticleWhat To Do With A Sick Or Injured Chicken
Yes, chickens get sick and hurt just like the rest of us. Here's what you can do.
View ArticleFDA Issues Two New Food Safety Rules
The pair of proposed guidelines stresses the importance of preventing food-borne illness in the first place.
View ArticleFuture Of The Farm Bill, Dolmas With Some Local Flare
Author Dan Imhoff says every American who enjoys eating should be concerned about the farm bill. And, Chef Daniel Orr forages for grape leaves, wraps dolmas.
View ArticleHog Farmers Hope To Benefit From U.S., China Merger
China's largest meat processor is buying U.S.-based Smithfield foods, and that could provide a major opportunity for hog farmers.
View ArticleLocal Food Thrives In Vermont, Architecture Of A Cake
Professor Amy Trubek discusses her research with Vermont maple syrup and artisan cheese, and amateur bakers try their hands at architecturally inspired cakes.
View ArticleTo Brood, Or Not To Brood
Do you have a chicken who is a homebody to a fault? Don't worry, it's natural. What to know about your brooding birds.
View ArticleTop 5 Nature-Loving Food Bloggers
We’re recognizing three farmers and two foragers who, by simplifying living and appreciating time spent outdoors, have learned what the landscape can offer.
View ArticleMy Farm Roots: Touch The Ground
Farmer Elisha Pullen has grown accustomed to being the only person on his county road where he has room to stretch out.
View ArticleMy Farm Roots: Smells Like Home
The fate of Kari Williams' family’s farms in Nebraska is uncertain. Her uncles are getting close to retirement. None of her cousins are clamoring to take over.
View ArticleMy Farm Roots: Carrying On A Farm Family Legacy
One of Riley Lewis’ sons currently works alongside him and he has also worked with his own father and grandfather.
View ArticleMy Farm Roots: Coming Home To Roost
Dan Hromas became a farmer after spending the better part of two decades as a soldier. Like farming, military service runs in the family.
View ArticleMy Farm Roots: Farm Life Anything But Quiet
Probably the biggest undertaking the Jack and Diane Aaron took on was the restoration of the barn on the property, built in 1935.
View ArticleBest Of The Season: Portland
Here's a snapshot of the seasonal food scene in Portland as experienced through the city's farmers markets.
View ArticleTomatoes Are (Still) The Taste Of Oregon Farmers Markets
From the rolling hills of southern Indiana, I head to the Pacific Northwest’s Willamette Valley for a taste of new terrain. And it tastes like tomatoes!
View ArticleFrank Nyikos’ Container Garden, Seaweed, Marcia Veldman
Marcia Veldman talks about how customers' perceptions of local food have changed over the years. Seaweed in a salad. And, changing the definition of "farmer."
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