April 15 was an unusually warm spring day in Belle Plaine. Jim Glisczinski's worn farm boots compressed the soft, freshly unfrozen ground as he walked toward his new John Deere planter. The complex ...

The homesteaders at Gold Shaw Farm explain why the slower and quieter pace of rural Vermont life deserves far more ...

Social media influencers are using their platforms to share more than just aesthetic glimpses at ag life — they’re educating followers about rural realities, farm work and what it truly means to live ...

Soybeans beginning to sprout on a farm in Nashville, N.C., in Nash County, on Thursday, May 16, 2019. Nash County is among the areas seeing an influx of new, formerly-urban residents. There’s nothing ...

There's something almost stubbornly persistent about the Sunday supper. Long after the farm itself has changed, after the ...

When I was in the city, I was living what I thought was the dream: I had a stable government job, a great house, and a packed social schedule. I had built a life I was proud of, and that life had ...

In 2017, Farm Credit Mid-America recognized a growing gap in the lending marketplace. More people wanted to live in the country, but rural properties with acreage, outbuildings, and unique land values ...

Editor’s Note: The following is adapted from Brian Reisinger’s book “Land Rich, Cash Poor: My Family’s Hope and the Untold History of the Disappearing American Farmer.” Unearthing hidden history from ...