In 2023, the cost of farmland rose by 7%, which means that land is becoming increasingly unaffordable to the younger generation of family farmers. But is it worth it? "There's a family down the road ...

EDGELEY, N.D. — Sitting around a breakfast table in a diner on Main Street, five friends slowly sipped their morning coffee. The group had managed to escape their farms, ranches and other ...

The overall number of U.S. beef and dairy cattle has shrunk to its lowest level since 1951. Drought, rising operating costs and increased consolidation are among the causes.

For years, many ranchers have blamed meatpacking giants for low cattle prices. Now, some cattlemen say they have a solution: Process the beef themselves. On 80 acres in western Nebraska, a group of ...

HOMEDALE, Idaho — Kortney Bahem and her husband, Daniel Lousignont, own and operate L&L Meats LLC, a mobile butchering business in Homedale, Idaho. Kortney grew up on a farm near Homedale and attended ...