Friday, June 2, 2023 |

How today’s beef farmers and ranchers care for the land and focus on sustainability

(BPT) - For families raising cattle, their livelihood depends on the land, and protecting the natural resources they rely on is key to sustaining both the land and the way of life. While …

Harvesting Savings: How Farmers Can Benefit from Credit Card Rewards

(BPT) - Farmers: there’s no doubt that you are the backbone of our nation. Hardworking, industrious and passionate, you’re the small business owners that put food on America’s …

Moo-ve over single-family homes: The hottest real estate investment this year may be farmland

Texas Real Estate Source examined data from the Department of Agriculture to see which states recorded the most growth in farmland prices from 2018 to 2022.

Participation is down 40% in this agricultural program that protects wildlife, water, and soil

Thistle compiled data from the Farm Service Agency to examine how enrollment in the Conservation Reserve Program has changed over time and why participation has declined in recent years.

CME Group Awards Young Ag Enthusiasts with $60K in Scholarships

(NewsUSA) - Every summer, the Illinois State Fair provides a platform for skilled young farmers to demonstrate their expertise in the agricultural industry, something that is udderly important …

Agriculture podcasts & video

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Latest tricks and strategies

If you’re looking to build a profitable farm that works, The Thriving Farmer Podcast is for you. Learn the latest tricks and strategies from …

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The future of agribusiness

This show explores the people, companies, and ideas shaping the future of agribusiness. If you are curious about innovations in AgTech, rural entrepreneurship, agricultural sustainability, and food security ...

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Living your rural life

Do you find yourself feeling alone living your Rural life? Are you searching for a community to be a part of?

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Startup Honey & Vegetable Farm + School in North Carolina!

Meet Kamal Bell and his students as they are building a farm in Cedar Grove, North Carolina from the ground up!

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A Beginners Perspective on Regenerative Agriculture

This is a vlog about our struggles and joys of living off the grid in the forests of Jämtland, Sweden.

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Wheat Harvest at Crossroad Farms in Indiana

In this action packed video I am out at Crossroad Farms in west central Indiana as they harvest their 2022 wheat crop, bale and move straw, work up the harvested wheat field and plant soybeans. Its a …

Farm vehicles now weigh almost as much as heaviest dinosaurs – here’s why that’s a problem

What does a modern combine harvester and a Diplodocus have in common? One answer, it seems, may be their big footprints on the soil. A new study led by researchers from Sweden and Switzerland has found that the weight of farming machinery today is approaching that of the largest animals to have ever roamed the Earth – the sauropods.

Space agriculture boldly grows food where no one has grown before

Whether to spend money on outer space exploration or to apply it to solve serious problems on Earth, like climate change and food shortages, is a contentious debate. But one argument in favour of space exploration highlights benefits that do, in fact, help study, monitor and address serious concerns like climate change and food production.