For the first time in more than five decades, the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service is modernizing inspection at market swine slaughter.

A North Carolina farmer proves it’s OK to think outside the box when applying for a grant. Heck, you can even go hog wild. Larry and Judy McPherson applied for a Rural Agriculture Reinvestment Fund (RAFI) grant to help transition their farm from organic vegetables to pasture raised animals. After harvesting trees, Uwharrie Farm called […]