Stories Tagged as
Farming business
Fall is prime time for apple picking
by
Anais Amin
Sep 22, 2022
“We'd like to think that we're responsible for high demand but it's really the weather," says Al Rose of Red Apple Farm.
The Corn Belt is facing smaller yields, but higher prices are keeping this farmer's hopes up
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Nicholas Guiang
Sep 15, 2022
Drought has made the last few years tough for farmers like Keith Alverson of Chester, South Dakota. But higher corn prices are keeping him optimistic.
This fourth-generation farmer cultivates new ideas
by
Anais Amin
Aug 23, 2022
Amber Balakian went "to college thinking, 'I'm going to do something else and get away from everything.' I actually ended up coming back."
2 Black farmers promote resilience for food, land and people
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Anais Amin
Nov 22, 2021
Ashanti Williams and Arian Rivera of the Black Yard Farm Collective talk about agricultural practices and building community.
What is the future like for hog farmers in this country?
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Josie Fan
Jun 15, 2018
China imposed tariffs on U.S. pork in April. Every day, "I'm afraid we're one step closer down the road to a trade war," one farmer says.
Building an agricultural empire in a land of drought
by
Amy Scott
and Sean McHenry
Feb 5, 2018
The Wonderful Company produced more pistachios and almonds than anyone else in the world. But to make money, they need water.