When Natural Disasters Strike the Farm, the Effects Linger
Extreme weather events are happening more often and with more intensity. Surviving them is a multi-year process.
How to Evacuate Your Animals in an Emergency
Extreme weather conditions are happening more regularly and becoming more intense. Knowing what to do and practicing your emergency plan can make all the difference for both you and your livestock.
Troops Leaving Service Find New Purpose on the Farm
Transitioning back to civilian life can be a challenge for service members. This agricultural bootcamp helps veterans cultivate new beginnings and find opportunities in farming and food.
Meet the Veterinary Professor Zooming Knowledge from Iowa to Ukraine’s Pig Farmers
With the grain markets in Ukraine unreliable and the supply chain for grain unstable, many Ukrainian farmers are turning to swine to make a living. But raising pigs can be complicated. So, they turned to a teacher from Iowa.
States Want to Put More Local Food on School Lunch Trays. What Does That Mean, Exactly?
Local Food Purchasing Incentives are state programs that reimburse schools for buying locally. But first, states need to define what’s “local.”
Meet the Poultry Farmer Teaching Others How to Make Regenerative Farming Add Up
Jeff Siewicki grew and marketed his business after years of trial and error. Now, he’s helping others quit their day job and build a more sustainable food system.
Food Systems 101: How Community Colleges Are Helping Students Connect Farm to Fork
Community colleges are increasingly bringing hands-on food production into curricula in new and innovative ways.
4-H Goat Controversy Raises Questions About Kids and Terminal Livestock Sales
In the 4-H system, children as young as nine relinquish their animals for slaughter. Is it time the system changed?
Prospective Farmers Face Big Barriers to Entry. This Apprentice Program Wants to Set a New Standard
Glynwood Center for Regional Food and Farming wants its innovative apprentice program to change the game for young and marginalized entrants into farming.
