When it comes to the farm economy, 2025 has been a year of contrasts. Some farmers are finally seeing brighter days, while others are fighting just to stay afloat. Kansas State University’s Joe ...
Permaculture is an agricultural system that looks to the natural environment for inspiration and guidance. There are many different ways to implement permaculture principles, from mixing flowering ...
Some leaders in Congress remain optimistic about the prospects of a farm bill passing in 2026. Progress appears unlikely.
The Dec. 31, 2025, expiration of many provisions of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) adds a new task to the 2025 congressional to-do list: updating the tax code. Many TCJA provisions provided ...
A new stopgap spending bill to reopen the government also extends key Farm Bill programs for one year—covering the provisions left out of July’s budget package. While the Senate waits on the House to ...
Agriculture in Wisconsin was undergoing a mechanized revolution in the 1920s that would extend into the 1950s. It was a revolution that had farmers converting from draft horse field operations to a ...
Combines comb fields of corn in eastern Iowa during the fall harvest. Aerial support provided by LightHawk. The federal funding package to reopen the government included a one-year extension of ...
A farm stop in Ann Arbor, Mich., has found success with its local-first approach. But is the model replicable? By Alexandra Talty At Argus Farm Stop on Liberty Street in Ann Arbor, Mich., dry goods ...