Molly Sowash News Today

Practical lessons are common on the pasture tour. It is all a part of Rural Action's beginning farmer workshop series.

A shortage of local meat processors poses challenges for small livestock farmers. A proposal in Congress could change that.

Lawmakers have until the fall before the previous farm bill expires. How much of what farmers went to D.C. to ask for makes it in is unknown.

A beginning farmer and Farm and Dairy reader calls for support for a farm bill that supports Appalachia’s small farms.

Appalachia has a lot of potential for beginning farmers. Rural Action is helping farmers take advantage of that with mentorship and business planning.

According to the Ohio Department of Health, many individuals in Ohio suffer from chronic health conditions that may be caused or exacerbated by poor nutrition, including heart disease, strokes, diabetes,