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Preserving mental health through farming challenges is a real concern; one study shows farmers die by suicide at a higher rate than other professions.

For the first time, researchers have assigned a value to the Black-owned farmland lost over the past century.

The water in the Ogallala aquifer is worth billions of dollars to western Kansas, but it’s rapidly disappearing. And it's been a challenge to find ways to slow the depletion.

Just as consumers turned to online shopping during the pandemic, many farmers started selling their products online over the past two years.

In Missouri, the average winter temperature is about 4 degrees warmer than it was in 1970. That’s also true for Kansas, Nebraska and Iowa, and farmers are starting to feel the effects.

Communities across the Midwest are tempting new residents with cash and free land, with mixed success and some lessons learned.

John Deere workers walked off the job after the United Auto Workers union failed to negotiate a six-year contract with the tractor maker.

The largest meat processor in the world stands on the verge of starting up its plants after getting shut down over the Memorial Day weekend by hackers...

COVID-19 vaccination rates are lower in rural counties than in urban counties, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and...

Many farmers are eyeing retirement, but student loan debt is complicating the picture for the next generation.