Vertical Farms Tried to Compete With Open Field Farming. It Isn’t Going Well.

The industry was a darling of the venture capital world 10 years ago. With many farms out of business, the remaining companies have scaled back.

Q and A with Naima Dhore, Naima’s Farm, LLC

In honor of the International Year of the Woman Farmer, Extension spotlights Naima Dhore, the founder of the Somali American Farmers Association, a 2025 Bush Fellow, owner/operator of Naima’s Farm, ...

American farmers are struggling but finding new ways to thrive

American farmers face tariffs, high costs, and market shifts. See how they are pivoting to survive and thrive.

Trump administration acknowledges it needs immigrant farmworkers as it moves to cut their pay

A Trump administration policy would cut the minimum wage for immigrants with H-2A visas. A federal judge in California heard arguments in the case Wednesday ...
Upstate New York

The ‘giant’ Syracuse-area prank that became America’s most famous hoax

The Cardiff Giant started as a backyard joke in Onondaga County and ended up drawing paying crowds across the country.

The United Farm Workers Became Both Voice and Muscle for Field Workers

The organization that sprang from the grape fields found a home in the halls of power, in Sacramento and beyond.
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Growing demand for American-grown agriculture

On my family farm in Georgia, every season begins with the same basic question: will the numbers work? Like farmers across ...