Country Folks
Posted on September 9, 2026
Farming is listed by the Bureau of Labor Statistics as one of the most dangerous occupations in the U.S. Add to this the financial uncertainty of the work and the long hours, and it’s easy to see why farming is so stressful. As any farmer would attest, it’s not only a job but a lifestyle. If the far...
Country Folks
by Joseph Armstrong 
Posted on July 1, 2026
Will farmers, nonprofits, ag service providers and other rural organizations across America be kissing their federal funding goodbye before 2027? The Office of Management & Budget (OMB) published a new rule in the Federal Register on May 29 to allow them to change the terms of a loan agreement after...
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by Laura Rodley 
September 1, 2026
Rod Wert has been growing Christmas trees since 1986. He named his operation Blue Ridge Christmas Tree Farm as it was in the Blue Ridge Mountains in P...
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by Sally Colby 
September 1, 2026
The Transition to Organic Partnership Program (TOPP), organized by USDA’s National Organic Program , has helped farmers navigate the transition proces...
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by Enrico Villamaino 
September 1, 2026
A farm bonfire has a certain magic. Hayrides roll in from the fields, boots crunch across the ground and a crackling blaze gives families a warm place...
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by Sonja Heyck-Merlin 
September 1, 2026
“One thing I’m not going to tell you today is that as a founder or as a producer that you need to start recording more videos and being on social medi...