The New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets, in collaboration with the New York Farm Viability Institute, announced that $1.7 million is now available through the second round ...

Finding affordable land and equipment is one of the biggest roadblocks for beginning farmers. The average price per farm acre can be over $6,000 in Ohio and finding resources as a beginning farmer can ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. BANGOR — The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency offers farm ...

The Agriculture Department is anticipating a slightly easier 2026 for U.S. ag producers, with prices for major commodities nudging higher and input and labor costs moderating. We sat down with USDA ...

Beginning Farmer Institute helps those starting out in the industry find firm footing. Applications are currently being accepted for its next cohort. The Beginning Farmer Institute visited Des Moines, ...

Glen Smith, Farm Credit Administration (left) The Farm Credit System, which provides around 45% of the nation’s total farm debt, made $13.1 billion in loans to young farmers in 2022, $21.5 billion to ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- When was the last time you asked your local farmer how they were doing? What about whether legacies of racism and sexism have impacted their start-up success? Beginning farmers (i.e.

ABERDEEN, S.D. — The Northern Plains Sustainable Ag Society held their 2024 conference at the Ramkota Inn in Aberdeen Jan. 25-27. The conference had around 250 people registered to attend with upwards ...

Oklahoma State University recently has received a $719,000 United States Department of Agriculture-National Institute of Food and Agriculture grant to help new farmers and ranchers get their start in ...