In communities where agriculture is central to local identity and economy, opposition to wind and solar projects is reshaping the pace and location of energy investments.

Drought-Driven Water Scarcity Arriving Earlier Than Expected Many regions, including major reservoirs, may face high risk of ...

Landowners anguish over selling out versus staying put — and dealing with new neighbors who know little about farming.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When solar developers tried to buy up farmland near Kuna last summer, neighbors mobilized against the project. The family trying ...

Rural land values are dropping from those of a year ago—but are still in line with a longer-term mean, with interest in rural land purchases continuing to remain strong despite low commodity prices.

For a sixth consecutive month, the rural economy has posted signs of weakness. That’s according to the Rural Mainstreet Index (RMI) from Creighton University. For November 2022, the RMI sits at 45.7.

Rural bank CEO’s have tightened farm loan terms due to low commodity prices, according to this month’s Rural Mainstreet Index (RMI) survey conducted by Dr. Ernie Goss, Creighton University. The June ...

Farmers and officials such as Pettus Read hope fast-growing Rutherford County can preserve historic farmland, as well as other fast-growing counties around the state. "Agriculture has been my life ...

Several weeks after a public meeting that drew both ardent support and opposition over the future of hundreds of acres of rural farmland north of Hillsboro, Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek has made a decision: ...

The owners of 31 properties spanning 460 acres in rural Hollenback Twp. are asking the township to change their zoning ...