Agriculture is often perceived as a traditional and low-paying industry. However, this sector offers numerous high-paying opportunities that can lead to rewarding careers with salaries exceeding ...

Even though there is a shortage of young people considering careers in agriculture, there are signs more students are pursuing ag education. According to a recent survey conducted by Land O’Lakes, ...

A career in agriculture doesn’t necessarily require previous farm experience. To address qualified worker shortages, youth groups and the University of Minnesota are working to educate students about ...

Agriculture encompasses multifaceted practices to provide food resources for every community. From farming that includes cultivating soils in preparation of growing crops of all kinds to raising ...

College students who are studying agriculture have many potential career paths into the state's largest industry. The University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture hopes to spotlight some of ...

Swift County’s Brenna Wordes stands next to her sheep, Winnifred at the Minnesota State Fair. MinnPost photo by Holly Marie Moore. It’s the culmination of what 4-H students have been working towards ...

My father heard it all the time: Your girls can’t run the family farm. He had four daughters, including me. We don’t have a brother. Everybody in town seemed to have a reason for why a farm run by ...

The fields of farm learning are calling in Brookings, S.D. The first four-year precision agriculture degree program in the United States is set to kick off at South Dakota State University (SDSU) in ...

A day for some 600 high school juniors to experience the multitude of career options in the world of agriculture was “a total team effort,” according to organizers of the Southeast Alabama Agriculture ...

ACRES IN LANCASTER COUNTY. A NEW PROGRAM IS OUT FOR YOUTH INTERESTED IN GETTING INTO AGRICULTURE. NOW IT’S CALLED THE AG AND YOUTH GRANT PROGRAM. AND IT’S EXACTLY WHAT IT SOUNDS LIKE. IT FUNDS ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The Purdue Extension Women in Agriculture team is hosting the 2021 Young Ladies in Ag virtual forum 6-8 p.m. Thursday (April 29). Created for females in grades 8-12, attendees ...

Not all top agriculture careers are on the farm. As the farming industry faces growing consolidation in the U.S., one might get the impression fewer jobs are now available in agriculture. In fact, ...