Agriculture

Recent Executive Orders have led to the freezing of billions of dollars of already committed grant money, including funds for the Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities (PCSC), an innovative program to...

Note: Due to political concerns around immigration, some apprentices spoke with Modern Farmer on condition of anonymity.  Diego (not his real name) was no stranger to cows when he first...

In 2016, Willis Nelson and his three brothers—third-generation Black farmers—started a farming venture with 40 acres in rural Sondheimer, Louisiana. Located on the western bank of the Mississippi River, the...

Today, May corn closed down 6¾¢ at $4.58½ per bushel. From last Friday's close, the contract ended the week down 10¾¢. This was the fourth consecutive week-over-week lower close for...

We bring you some of the best farm photos from the week this Friday, March 14, 2025! Want to get listed in this weekly feature? Be sure to hashtag your...

Las Vegas, NV  – Indoor Ag-Con, the largest show dedicated to controlled environment agriculture (CEA) , is the place to find the latest trends shaping the future of farming. Come March 11-12, farmers, growers, ag tech...

USDA Photo by Lance Cheung. While the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has not confirmed the number of employees that have already been laid off or their plans for a...

Leanna Goose grew up ricing manoomin (wild rice) as a member of the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe.  “Wild rice is culturally significant to Aniishinabe people here in Minnesota. It’s...

Joan Dye Gussow, who died last Friday at age 96, was a fiercely independent thinker and food-system visionary whose ideas caught on and rippled outward. Starting in the 1970s, through...

Ahead of 9 a.m. CT, May corn was up 6¾¢ at $4.67½ per bushel. May soybeans were up 13¾¢ at $10.14¼ per bushel. May wheat contracts were also higher. CBOT...