Under Pressure: See How Development Threatens Farmland

As cities expand, farmland is converted to parking lots, housing complexes and business locations. This kind of urban development claimed 4 million acres of agricultural land between 2001 and 2016, according to a new report by American Farmland Trust.

A soil scientist at the university whose research spans five continents has been awarded this year’s World Food Prize for increasing the global food supply by helping farmers improve their soil health.

Like many farmers, Rob Stout hopes his operation will be viable for generations to come. With the future in mind that means focusing on sustainability today.

Producers are using a new practice to address harmful bacteria and reduce expenses and milk losses.

Despite the struggles and shocks our country has endured the past few months, one piece of our foundation is holding firm—our food supply. But that’s not something to take for granted. Our federal lawmakers should act now to put provisions in place to keep our food supply stable through whatever unknowns may still lie ahead, according to this opinion piece in Agri-Pulse.