For 45 years, cattleman Terry Holt has started his mornings the same way — climbing into his truck, driving to the Jack Daniel’s distillery in Lynchburg, Tennessee, and loading up on the leftover mash ...

Located between two well-known Tennessee cities, this destination combines rural surroundings, a safe community, and a ...

Shae, left, and Anna Pesek pose with calves on their Over the Moon farm in Iowa. The farm was one of thousands benefiting from a local food program recently cut by the Trump administration. (Helaina ...

The floodwaters may have receded, but the challenges left behind are far from over. After Hurricane Helene tore through East Tennessee in September 2024, local farmers found their fields covered in ...

For thousands of years, pearls have been a prized gemstone used to craft jewelry and other adornments. But North America has just one freshwater pearl farm that cultivates the shiny objects, located ...

When people are asked what a “small farm” is, they may base their answer on the number of acres or number of animals a farm has – and they often assume that there aren’t many of them. However, small, ...

Anna Pesek saw a federal program supporting local food purchases as much more than a boost to her Iowa pork and poultry farm. The U.S. Department of Agriculture grant program that allowed schools and ...