More Ohio farmland will remain Ohio farmland. The Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA) announced that in the first three ...

With thoughtful policy, strategic siting and strong local engagement, rural America can serve as both a global leader in ...

Over the next (and possibly last) few decades of human population growth, there will be a need for more food and particularly for more protein. As much as possible this needs to happen without ...

His journey, from a small North Carolina family farm to witnessing food insecurity in Bolivia, led him to the University of Minnesota, where he committed to improving food systems for everyone ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American Conventional farming can be hard on land: ...

US agricultural land is mostly in the hands of families and individuals, many with ties to to historic farming families The remaining farmers have typically expanded their operations by renting ...

Troyer Growers submitted the winning bid to lease nearly 200 acres of county-owned farmland for five years. The company plans to primarily grow potatoes on the land, which has been idle for four years ...