farming

Many people learn about farming by growing up on a farm or in school, but some people learn by playing and watching video games.

A new federal program created by the Biden administration to reverse years of economic discrimination against U.S. farmers of color has ground to a halt.

Farming feeds the world. But it's also heating the planet … responsible for about 12% of global greenhouse gas emissions. Find out how a small group of Kansans are trying to develop crops that could lessen agriculture's carbon footprint.

The U.S. Agriculture Department is sending aid for debt relief to struggling farmers of color beginning this month. But many Black farmers distrust the department after decades of failed promises.

A few times a year, farmers have to do a dangerous task; go inside large grain bins to take care of their harvest. Last year, more than 30 of them were trapped inside silos in the U.S., according to Purdue University. Now, a new robot could help keep farmers safe.

The Ogallala Aquifer spans eight states across the Great Plains, including Oklahoma, and the amount of water stored in it rivals Lake Huron. But it’s drying up. After decades of being tapped to irrigate farmland, almost a third of that water under western Kansas has disappeared. Now, a shift in culture may be the state’s best shot at saving the Ogallala.

Farmers and investors seeking to expand are paying more for agricultural land in the Midwest.

The USDA is backing away from a proposal to force livestock producers to use electronic ear tags to track their animals. But Harvest Public Media’s Jonathan Ahl reports a group opposed to the idea is pressing forward with a lawsuit to stop it.

A new poll shows only 18% of farmers believe that climate change is caused by human activities. Harvest Public Media’s Jonathan Ahl reports that comes as there is an increasing focus on agriculture’s role in mitigating the problem.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is spending $6 billion on new programs to help farmers, ranchers and producers who were left out of previous pandemic…