With the average age of the farmer in the 50s, it is easy to overlook the fact that there are young farmers in agriculture who plan on staying in it for the long haul.

Lawrence County’s Matt Niswander gets the keys to his new truck for winning this year’s American Farm Bureau YF&R Discussion Meet.

Young farmers like Obion County’s Clint Workman are hopeful that they can carry on our most important industry, agriculture.

Scott Vanderwhal, a South Dakota farmer, testified before the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Tax Policy on the importance of tax reforms for farm businesses.

Tenn. Commissioner of Agriculture Jai Templeton says even though they are not banning the use of dicamba, there are new rules effective immediately that will hopefully help minimize the risk of drift from the popular herbicide.

For many farmers, working on the land or with animals is a generations long tradition and they grow up knowing that is what they want to do.

Philip Brasher is a senior editor for Agri Pulse in Washington DC and has been reporting on food and agriculture policy for 18 years.

Cumberland County Mayor (and farmer) Kenney Carey is in his 7th year in office and is still excited to go to work everyday, trying to make his community and the whole county to be more prosperous.

Today’s farmers use more technology and are more precise than ever before.

A recent survey by the American Farm Bureau Federation shows the cost of a summer cookout is down slightly compared to last year. AFBF’s Michael Clements has the story.