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DIMOCK, S.D. – Ron Neugebauer has been farming in South Dakota for more than 60 years. He began in the early 1960s when he was in high school. By the time he was 30 years old, he and his brother had taken over the family farm after their father died.  “The first big feeling was driving […]

Nearly two-thirds of South Dakota farmers are at least 55 years old. In 2017, nearly 4,100 principal producers were over the age of 75. 

Healthy Harvest of North Iowa will host a summer field day at Red Shed Gardens from 3-5 p.m. on Sunday, July 23. Red Shed Gardens is located at 36788 150th

Sam Rose is worried about the future of farming. The farmer with Four Corners Community Farm in Red Hook, NY points to the rate of aging farmers and the

Federal agriculture funding is a vital resource, but immigrant producers face language and cultural obstacles to benefiting from it.

Federal agriculture funding is a vital resource, but immigrant producers face language and cultural obstacles to benefiting from it.

The USDA has made steps toward increasing accessibility for historically underserved producers, including immigrant farmers and ranchers. But producers and advocates say its not enough.

Federal agriculture funding is a vital resource, but immigrant producers face language and cultural obstacles to benefiting from it.

In a letter to leaders of the House and Senate agriculture committees, two committee chairmen of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops called for increased funding for domestic and foreign anti-hunger programs—as well as for a slew of other programs—in the 2023 Farm Bill.

Extension program offers course for new or up-and-coming Nevada livestock producers