As homesteading and small-scale farming continue to grow in popularity, more people are looking for simple, rewarding ways to ...

This week's Open Mic guest is Dr. Scott Hutchins, Undersecretary for Research, Education and Economics at the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Hutchins says the USDA's Proving Grounds for Network for ...

Glen Smith, Farm Credit Administration (left) The Farm Credit System, which provides around 45% of the nation’s total farm debt, made $13.1 billion in loans to young farmers in 2022, $21.5 billion to ...

Are you interested in starting a farm, but unsure of how to get started or where you can find help? Purdue Extension’s online Beginning Farmer Workshop can help put you on a path to success! The goal ...

Farm Credit Mid-America has also added the Forward Thinker Award to recognize leadership, advocacy, and growth within ...

Several U.S. Department of Agriculture programs are designed to support the special needs of beginning farmers, including financial support in the form of loans and higher conservation payment rates.

Oklahoma State University recently has received a $719,000 United States Department of Agriculture-National Institute of Food and Agriculture grant to help new farmers and ranchers get their start in ...

At dawn in a village field, a farmer bends to the soil and runs it through his fingers. It is dark, soft, alive. There is no smell of chemicals, no white residue on the leaves. What grows here is not ...