The climate crisis is hurting farmers as research funding falls.
We’re Ignoring a Major Public Health Crisis—Farmer Mental Health
Major mental health organizations across the U.S. have support programs designed to address rural and agricultural health, but few focus specifically on farmer mental health.
Investing in Farmers for Ecosystem Services: A Path to Healthy Soils
Farmers are essential to build healthy soils and resilient communities.
Future-Proofing Farms: How CIMMYT Is Helping Farmers Adapt to the Climate Crisis
CIMMYT is connecting farmers with the information systems and training they need to adapt to the changing climate.
125 Food and Agriculture Organizations to Watch in 2025
As we enter a new quarter century, keep an eye on these 125 organizations building resilience, fighting injustice, and nourishing eaters all around the world.
Op-Ed | The World’s Desert Farmers and Chefs Can Guide the U.S. into a Braised New World
It is time to radically redirect our food system to better adapt to a hotter, drier world. Desert farmers and chefs will be central in this transformation.
Op-Ed | A Case for Food Diversification
Diversification is the key to the resilience of our food systems. This is true around our climate-impacted world, but especially so across Africa and in my home country of Zimbabwe. Through both my academic research and my work as a…
‘Against the Grain’ Offers Lessons from the Farmers on the Front Lines of Nourishing and Healing the Planet
The farmers featured in Roger Thurow’s Against the Grain are working to undo the harm caused by an industrialized agriculture model.
FarmsSHARE: Transforming Food Systems in North Carolina
Learn how FarmsSHARE is transforming food access in North Carolina by connecting local farmers with families in need, fostering community and health.
Sustainable Harvest International: Empowering Central American Farmers
Sustainable Harvest International is working to empower Central American farmers, promote sustainable practices, and drive community development.
Sweetwater Farms: Cultivating Knowledge in Houston
Sweetwater Farms HTX is cultivating a vibrant community in Houston through agriculture, outreach, and education.
A Young Farmer Makes the Business Case for Humane Hog Farming
The family’s farm shows how smaller-scale, humane hog farming can be both environmentally and economically sustainable.
Vote Now to Celebrate America’s Farmers Markets
As part of the 16th annual America’s Farmers’ Market Celebration, American Farmland Trust is recognizing the most celebrated farmers markets in the U.S.
From Soil to Success: Maryland’s Black Farmers Lead Change
A business accelerator wants to empower Maryland’s Black farmers to thrive in the agriculture industry, fostering economic growth and increasing access to fresh, healthy food.
Food System Workers’ Mental Health Is at a Tragic Crisis Point. We Need to Turn Things Around
To truly transform the state of mental health in the food system—and improve the lives of those who work within it—we need resources devoted to creating healthier working conditions.
Hardline U.S. Stance Ignores Non-GM Corn Opportunity for U.S. Farmers
U.S. farmers could be better served if leaders supported a smooth transition for those affected by Mexico’s corn policies.
Revolutionizing Access to Local Food: How Local Foods Mohawk Valley is Pioneering Online Farmers Markets
Local Foods Mohawk Valley is supporting farmers and increasing access to local food with their year-round online farmers market.
Op-Ed | The Inflation Reduction Act Invested in Rural America. Now, Those Funds May Be in Jeopardy
The Inflation Reduction Act made a historic investment in agriculture and farming communities, but that funding may be at risk as member of Congress look to subsidize the nation’s largest farms instead.
How Fair Trade Empowers Farmers and Promotes Sustainability
Fairtrade International is working to empower farmers, promote gender equity, and encourage youth to pursue sustainable careers in agriculture.
The Future Is Here: How California’s Farmers Are Adapting to a Changing Climate
Secretary of the California Department of Food and Agriculture explains where she sees the greatest opportunities to help farmers mitigate and adapt the effects of the climate crisis.
