KINGSTON, N.Y. — State Sen. Michelle Hinchey has urged expansion of a program designed to funnel locally-grown produce into state schools. Hinchey’s office said a recent State Comptroller audit found ...

Agriculture students in Harrison County are learning important lessons long before they turn a profit from the land: Farming is a business that takes planning, people and perseverance. Those lessons ...

Kuilima Farm Stands near Turtle Bay are back open, offering a sign of progress as the North Shore community continues its recovery from the storm.

Federal farm support programs are playing an increasingly central role as U.S. producers navigate a period of economic uncertainty marked by high costs and weak commodity prices. Programs administered ...

Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets The Farm Agronomic Practices (FAP) program from the Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food, and Markets supports over 200 Vermont farmers every year to install ...

At Coverdale Farm Preserve, the sound of peeping filled the air as participants in the farm’s “Chicken Tenders” program arrived to pick up their newest, and smallest, responsibilities – baby chicks.

Leafy greens budding inside a high-tech container farm could soon impact South Carolina’s agriculture industry, and it’s all starting deep behind a guarded gate at a Columbia women’s prison. With the ...

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (7News) — A special delivery arrived in the early morning hours at the University of Maryland-- and it’s already capturing hearts. Around 2 a.m. on March 15, a thoroughbred mare gave ...

The South Carolina Department of Corrections announced the opening of the first vertical farm inside a U.S. prison, launching a new agricultural training initiative at the Camille Graham Correctional ...

Growing a business is difficult. Growing an agriculture business can have its own unique challenges that can be daunting for a budding businessperson. That’s why the University of Florida Institute of ...

An initiative to bring fresh foods to those who need it via public libraries held an official ribbon cutting on March 17 at the Saratoga Public Library (Aidan Cahill) Comfort Food Community (CFC), a ...