Hurricane Ida, one of the most destructive storms to hit the Gulf and East coast of the United States in recent memory, took its toll on American agriculture, in ways both obvious and subtle. Now, just over a week since the hurricane hit, we’re starting t... read more

This article is republished from The Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting. Read the original article. Linnea Kooistra’s roots in farming go back 10 generations. She and her husband, Joel, were both raised on dairy farms, and they operated their own ... read more

Next month, Abbas Milhem will join thousands of other Palestinian farmers in the annual olive harvest. As the sun beats down over the desert of the West Bank, farmers and their families will spend long hours reaching up into the branches of the gnarled ol... read more

As parts of the world become more arid, researchers have been looking for drought-resistant plants, ways to get the most out of what little water there is. But researchers at the University of Bonn say not enough attention is paid to the roots, which may ... read more

Wolves, and their predation of livestock, are a major issue for farmers, whether that’s a perception or a reality. And large carnivores are coming back to places where they had previously been eliminated, thanks to improved conservation efforts and, as in... read more

Virginia’s honeybees are dying. Unfortunately, it’s not a unique problem; there’s hardly a region of the country that isn’t dealing with the mass death of vast numbers of honeybees or other pollinators. The Bee Informed Partnership estimates that U.S. bee... read more

Warren Davies - The Unbreakable Farmer   January 11, 2019 With the recently, much publicised, high profile mental health battles and suicides in the news, sadly it reminds us that we still understand so very little about the individual b... read more

Warren Davies - The Unbreakable Farmer  July 19, 2019 Grounding techniques are a group of strategies that helps keep someone in the present. They help someone to regain their mental focus from an often intensely emotional state. Grounding... read more

Warren Davies - The Unbreakable Farmer  May 9, 2020 Feelings of loss and grief can be experienced after we lose someone or something we care about like; the death of a loved one; loss of a relationship; loss of a pet; loss of a job; a chan... read more

Farmer's Guide to Milk Supply Agreements and the Dairy Industry Code of Conduct Negotiating or renegotiating a milk supply agreement? We have the resources to help dairy farmers to put an arrangement in place that best suits their business. The resource... read more

By Guest Blogger Annabel Selby-Jones, ACMF Communications Manager The Australian meat chicken farming industry is one that has been tainted by some long-standing myths and misperceptions, so when the chance came to see things for myself, I jumped at it. ... read more

How sustainable is chicken farming?   With all agricultural industries across Australia looking at how they can operate more sustainably and considering whether, and when, a carbon neutral future may be possible, it is timely to reflec... read more

Aussie Chicken and Plant Based Alternatives: Don't Believe The Hype   By Guest Blogger Dr Stephen Wiedemann, Managing Director and Principal Scientist at Integrity Ag and Environment Pty Ltd Veggie burgers aren't new, but it's only re... read more

The right stocking rate starts with a soil test 22 February 2021   Sam and Kirsty White operate Bald Blair Pastoral Co, an Angus cattle seedstock herd backed by their own commercial Angus cattle herd. Consisting of four properties in the Northern Tab... read more