April 15 was an unusually warm spring day in Belle Plaine. Jim Glisczinski's worn farm boots compressed the soft, freshly unfrozen ground as he walked toward his new John Deere planter. The complex ...

About 10 years ago, my husband and I decided to try homesteading. We wanted to be self-sufficient and moved to a 93-acre farm in rural Maine. Over time, we realized it was harder than we thought and ...

Members of the Steinman family drew near to an altar made of wood from a barn their ancestors had built and used. Under glass beneath the cloth, were funeral cards of those who had gone before them, ...

"Reframing Rural "is an award-winning documentary podcast that shares stories of rural life. Megan Torgerson, a Dagmar native, is the founder and producer of this series, and has joined forces with ...

Editor’s Note: The following is adapted from Brian Reisinger’s book “Land Rich, Cash Poor: My Family’s Hope and the Untold History of the Disappearing American Farmer.” Unearthing hidden history from ...

This article was originally featured on The Conversation. In the quiet backwaters of Yunnan, Dong Meihua – though her followers know her by the public alias Dianxi Xiaoge – has done something ...

The Archdiocese of Dubuque will host its second annual Rural Life Mass on Thursday, Sept. 18, honoring the people who live and work in rural communities across its 30-county region. Archbishop Thomas ...

LARNED, Kansas (KANSAS NEWS SERVICE) — Tom Giessel vividly remembers growing up in the 1960s as a Kansas farm kid on the High Plains. In his memories, this place that some refer to as “the middle of ...