USDA Programs Help Ease Transition to Farming, One Vet at a Time
Located three miles east of Vale, South Dakota, on Cox Farms, Cox Sweet Corn is produced by veteran Kyle Cox, who left the Army after 12 years to return to the family farm.
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UGA, Italy Develop Dual Graduate Degree Program
The world will have many more mouths to feed in the next few decades – projected to be more than 9 billion by 2050 – but the amount of arable land is not getting any larger, droughts are taking their toll on fresh water, and there are fewer experienced farmers to do the work. How will food get on the table?
There’s Something Fishy Going on in Petersburg’s Food Desert
Money’s tight in Petersburg, Va., and sometimes it’s difficult to put nutritious food on the table.
STEM Grows from SEEDS at San Diego College
Educators at Mesa College, in San Diego, Calif., are developing future leaders in agricultural sciences and related fields by providing them with a solid background in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education.
University of Kentucky Collaboration Empowers Louisville’s Homeless Youth
The U.S. Department of Justice estimates that every year more than 1.7 million teens experience homelessness in the United States.