SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO) – Despite over 20 years of farming experience, 2021 has been a year of firsts for BJ McNeil. The owner of Rocking Z Acres, a 100% organic farm near Wessington in central South Dakota, planted six fields of industrial hemp this spring. ” Why not tryRead More →

The community of central Nebraska has grown even stronger. About 1,000 acres of corn were harvested on Tuesday, November 16, but it was no ordinary harvest. According to Greg Coleman’s son Chad, his father went to the doctor with chest pain, but when he left he found out he hadRead More →

A local farmer named Şerafettin Baba is harvesting his first crop of colorful sweet potatoes in Torbalı district, western Izmir province, from a local business he hopes will turn into a lucrative business. An expensive imported treat, Turkish farmers like Baba across the country are now growing their own sweetRead More →

Philip Bosley has more than proven that cotton can be grown in western Kentucky. And just behind his house off East Parrish Avenue, a “playground” of soft white staple is ready to be harvested. Bosley, an 82-year-old retired farmer from Daviess County, said the little cotton he produces was neverRead More →

In 1974, 18-year-old Himmataram Bhambhu spent his days intently observing his grandmother planting a Peepal tree in his ancestral village, Sukhwasi in Rajasthan. About 14 years later, he had reached full maturity. When Himmataram saw how this tree provided shade and oxygen to the inhabitants of the village, he hadRead More →

EMMONS COUNTY, ND (KFYR / Gray News) – It is said that if you find a job you love, you will never work a day in your life. So, that being said, if you find a job that you still want to do at 91, you’ve definitely chosen the rightRead More →

LIFE is like a seed. It takes a long time for the fruits of your labor to become apparent and healthy enough to be picked. For Benzone Kennedy Sepe, a 30-year-old farmer, he made an impossible seed germinate in his own way. Growing apples in a tropical country like theRead More →

Through Editors – November 5, 2021 A computer engineer from Scottish Sea Farms received an award for his innovative fish counting application. David Lipcsey was named Digital Professional of the Year at the 2021 Herald Digital Transformation Awards, after using his programming skills to create software to help count fishRead More →

On Tuesday, voters in Maine approved a referendum to add a “right to food” amendment to the state’s constitution. The amendment, the first of its kind in the United States, gives Mainers a constitutional right to grow, harvest and consume their own food, and it includes protections for the rightsRead More →