This Teen Farmer Turned a 4-H Project Into a Startup Business
Matias Habib created a bio-pesticide, won an award from 4-H and built a small business—and he’s not even finished high school.
Is There Such Thing as Good Meat?
In her new book, journalist Chloe Sorvino exposes the monopolies, environmental destruction and human cost woven into the meat industry today and asks: Is there a better way?
For Young Farmers, Land Access Will Make or Break the 2023 Farm Bill
As the upcoming farm bill takes shape, advocacy groups are pushing for what they want. For young farmers, it comes down to acreage.
The Country’s First Hmong-Owned and -Operated Farm
Sixteen families from the Hmong American Farmers Association recently purchased 155 acres of farmland in Minnesota.
The Winery Garden That Feeds Migrant Vineyard Workers
At Somerston Estate in Napa Valley, a half-acre plot is devoted to growing fruits and vegetables for its immigrant farmworkers.
This Bill Could Help Alleviate Agriculture’s Labor Shortage
States and agricultural associations are calling on the US Senate to pass the Farm Workforce Modernization Act, which would provide important updates to the H-2A temporary workers program on which the industry has come to rely.
California Farmworkers Embark on 335-Mile March for Voting Rights
The United Farm Workers union set out for a 24-day march from Delano to Sacramento, the state’s capital.
Meet the Farmer Pushing for a Guaranteed Basic Income for Agricultural Workers
As California’s water crisis worsens, farmer and activist Mai Nguyen is calling on the state to support affected small-scale agricultural producers and farmworkers.
American Agriculture’s Reliance on Foreign Workers Surges
The number of positions filled by H-2A temporary workers has continued to increase year over year.
