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Ancestral Menominee people in what’s now Michigan’s Upper Peninsula grew maize and other crops on large tracts of land despite harsh conditions.
Farmers in Mwea got a reassuring message from Deputy President Kithure Kindiki during his visit to the Mwea Rice Millers in Kirinyaga county on Wednesday afternoon.As he addressed the gathering, ...
A family farm in Oregon is unlike most here in the U.S. Sandeep Pillai of our journalism training program, PBS News Student Reporting Labs, spoke with the farm's owners about the connection between ...
After floodwaters from Hurricane Helene washed away farmer Rudy Holden’s equipment and left debris, rock, and silt behind on ...
Miller lined up a contract with a Kentucky hemp processor before planting her crop at the property she has re-named Crescere Farm (Italian for “to grow”) and used seeds the company supplied.
Sandi Tjaronda, the chairperson of the organising committee of the 2025 Omaheke Crop Farmers Fair, said this year's event exceeded expectations.The event was a resounding success in many ...
A Kentucky farmer agreed to pay at least $9.9 million to the federal government over fraudulent crop insurance claims. Larry Walden pleaded guilty to one charge of conspiracy to commit money ...
Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Chouhan reached out to a distressed farmer in Maharashtra after a video showing him frantically trying to save his peanut crop from unseasonal rain went viral.
Gaurav Panwar, the farmer in the video, had brought his peanut crop to a market in Washim when it started to rain. When the rain started to gnaw away at his hard-earned produce, Mr Panwar ...
THERE’S A LOT OF RISK INVOLVED IN PRODUCING CROPS. PEOPLE LOVE THIS LIFE AND SO MANY PEOPLE ARE SO SUPPORTIVE OF IT, BUT THEY DON’T SEE IT. FARM AND RANCH FAMILIES ARE LESS THAN 2% OF THE ...
In order to maintain life in western Kansas, farmers are contemplating pivoting to crops that use less water. Koehn decided for the first time to grow something he’s never grown before ...