Native American farmers who grow specialty crops like blackberries, sweet potatoes and tomatillos can now apply for one-time bridge payments from the United States Department of Agriculture to assist ...

Discover why planting native plants in your yard, no matter how small, is crucial for supporting wildlife, pollinators, and the health of ecosystems.

Long before New Mexico was known for signature crops like green chile, for centuries one of the primary foods came on a cob. Corn not only helped pueblo Indians native to the state sustain their lives ...

Native plants are adapted to a specific area, according to McKernan. A native landscape has balance between the animals and plants, enabling them to co-exist. Once established, native plants often ...

The flowering of diversity -- Diversity lost: the wet and the dry tropics -- Fields infused with wildness -- Invisible erosion: the rise and fall of native farming -- A spirit earthly enough: locally ...

A new grant from the Native American Agriculture Fund will allow the American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture to develop a new Purple Plow Challenge focused on Native American student interests ...

A sign welcomes visitors to Mashkiiziibii, Tribal land of the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa. The Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa is the largest employer in Ashland County in ...

During Australia’s unprecedented heatwave in late January, air temperatures reached 50°C in inland South Australia. Days of ...

In the dense forests of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, archaeologists have made an astounding discovery: ancient farmlands that challenge everything we thought we knew about Native American agriculture.

The Native American Agriculture Fund has awarded $1 million to 25 grantees to invest in Indian Country’s agriculture future. This wide array of grants provides direct funding to organizations serving ...