Developers have purchased millions of acres of U.S. farmland, but some young farmers are helping to protect its future.

In some ways, Illinois farmers have it good. Much of the state boasts rich, dark soil that helps rank its production of corn and soybeans among the highest in the nation. Because the Prairie State is receiving frequent and more intense rainfall, it is increasingly important that farmers adopt conservation...

When the U.S. outlawed alcohol during Prohibition, Kentucky farmers stopped growing rye, a key ingredient in one of Kentucky’s most iconic products—bourbon. As agricultural research compelled farmers to explore the benefits of cover crops, American Farmland Trust (AFT) detected an opportunity to revive rye. AFT launched the Kentucky Commercial Rye...

On No Farms No Future, farmers and retailers talk about how food supply chains woes have compelled them to innovate.

The Farm Report looks at one hummus brand pushing the envelope on climate-friendly farming.

What will our diets be like in the future due to climate change? How will restaurants change due to the pandemic, rising inequality, and an increasing commitment on behalf of eaters to local food and ethical production? Artist, photographer, radio host, all-around smarty-pants, and friend of the pod Allie Wist...

If great cheese comes from great milk, and great milk starts with grasses grown in pastures filled with biodiversity, where do those building blocks to great grass come from? Joan Gussow is a professor emerita of Nutrition and Education at Columbia's Teacher's College, author, food policy expert, organic gardener and...

Our guest today is Joshua Walker who is the President CEO of Japan Society in New York. Joshua has a very intriguing background. He was raised in Japan and spent his formative years until 18 in Hokkaido, the northern island of Japan where the geography and climate are diversely...

On this episode of Tech Bites, host Jennifer Leuzzi checks in with returning guests Chris Rawley and Austin Maness of Harvest Returns, the crowdfunding platform for farms. How have things been growing since their first appearance on Episode 168? Since the pandemic, the business has focused on two verticals, indoor...

Why take a “wild” approach to farming? Nancy Hayden has been co-owner of The Farm Between in Jeffersonville, VT for 28 years, and she’s the co-author of the new book, Farming on the Wild Side: The Evolution of a Regenerative Organic Farm and Nursery. In this episode, she joins host...