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Why does the U.S. need a new farm bill?

Farmers will likely continue to push for a farm bill in the House of Representatives, where the Republican majority is likely to be in a minority.But farmers say that while the farm bill could be a boon for the nation’s agriculture industry, the bills farm policy could also have unintended consequences.Farmers, for example, have expressed […]

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WINE FOR THE COOKING CLASS

In order to survive the world of farms, chefs and the meat industry, a lot of the time they will need to have a few staples on hand.These staples include wines, a small amount of beans and vegetables and some rice.The idea is to prepare the meals to make the most of the ingredients and […]

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“Farm to Table” – Farmers Boys, Farmer Boys: How the World of Farm to Table Became a Billion Dollar Business

By Bobbi Stearns-Kramer, National Geographic WriterThe farm-to-table movement has a long and storied history.But it has had an uneven path from the farm and chicken markets of the 1960s and 70s to the high-end, luxury market of luxury restaurants and the now-disappearing farm-centric cuisine of the past decade.The story of how farm-troughs, which were initially […]

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How to get started as a farmer in Alberta’s rural heartland

Farm and home have been the bread and butter of Alberta’s farming community for decades.However, as more and more rural residents moved to urban centres and urban areas with more expensive housing, it became increasingly difficult to afford a large farm.In the early 2000s, Alberta became one of the first jurisdictions in North America to […]

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Farm owner responds to accusations of slave ownership

Farmers in southern Kentucky are fighting back after a video of them selling farm produce and livestock to hungry, desperate customers was widely shared on social media.On Tuesday, a Facebook video of a farmer selling livestock to a starving woman went viral on social networking sites.The video was shared over 100,000 times and was shared […]

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