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 ...

This op-ed was signed by Kentucky Commissioner of Agriculture Jonathan Shell, Arkansas Secretary of Agriculture Wes Ward, Florida Commissioner of Agriculture & Consumer Services Wilton Simpson, ...

The beginning of agriculture is one of the most significant events in human history. The origin and spread of agriculture accelerated the development of human society and economy and fundamentally ...

Farming is truly a special walk of life. As the saying goes, “Man – despite artistic pretensions, his sophistication, and accomplishments, owes his existence to a 6-inch layer of topsoil and the fact ...

Globalization, migration, climate change and war—nation states are currently under huge pressure on many fronts. Understanding the forces that initially drove the emergence of states across the world ...

Amidst the backdrop of diverse perspectives and conflicts of our times, farmers continue planting seeds of sustenance and resilience, stewarding the land for generations, and producing a safe and ...

Gilles Billen does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

North Dakota boasts $30.8 billion economic contribution from agriculture A first-of-its-kind study highlighted Monday at the North Dakota Capitol showed an $18.8 billion direct output from agriculture ...

Humans' adoption of agriculture in Mesopotamia around 12,000 years ago led to a large increase in birth rates for those who practiced it. We can possibly see this increase in fertility as ...