Farmers Face a Mental Health Crisis. Talking to Others in the Industry Can Help
As the stigma around mental health in agriculture lessens, farmers and advocates are learning how to create an ecosystem of support for one another.
We Need Regenerative Agriculture, But How Can Farmers Fund the Transition?
“It’s always us asking the question of what do we want to do? And then going out and trying desperately to find some money to offset the capital that it takes to run a farm.”
The House Proposed a New Farm Bill. This Will Affect Your Life—Even if You’re Not a Farmer.
What’s on the table: weakened climate funding, props to factory farms, cuts to SNAP and what you can do about it.
Unsubscribe? FarmTok Worries About a TikTok Ban
With a ban on TikTok looming, many farmers, ranchers and producers are worried about how they’ll continue to connect with audiences.
Soil erosion and climate change are just some of farming’s most pressing issues. Using familiar (or not-so-familiar) native plants as food crops is one solution.
$9 Butter? Canadian Redditors Say No Thank You
Subscribers to a Reddit thread organized a national boycott of grocery mega-chain Loblaws that grew into a community movement to promote farmer’s markets and local food.
Nature Can’t Run Without Parasites. What Happens When They Start to Disappear?
For centuries, people have thought of parasites as nature’s villains. They often infect people and livestock. In fact, parasites are by definition bad for their hosts, but today, more scientists are starting to think about parasites as forces for good.
They Once Worked in Factory Farming. Not Anymore.
Factory farming is exploitative of farmers. Here’s how some producers have transitioned out of contract farming with the help of organizations that can provide a lifeline.
