livestock

Agriculture

Tech farmer uses micro-livestock to restart family traditions on centennial land

Candace Dantes - February 3, 2021

Four goats and a donkey bush hog family history back into view. Undergrowth blanket where 19th- and 20th-century kin folk of the Hicks household...

Agribusiness

The rural politician championing an agriculture, academic-driven agenda

Candace Dantes - October 18, 2019

It’s a strain to picture the 25- to 30-year-old pecan grove’s potential at first glance. Heavily twisted vines, random roadside debris and scattered leaves...

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Black Farmers' NetworkChanging the narrative of the black belt farmer

Black Farmers’ Network (BFN) is a site for rural, African-American farmers to share stories, products and services in a now digital-driven economy. In an effort to change the narrative of Rural America, the network also documents the agribusiness successes of these first-year to centennial farmers — farmers who have had to confront a discriminating history for centuries in America’s Black Belt Region. BFN formed to not only report on these experiences but provide 21st-century marketing and branding strategies to help their rural enterprises grow and sustain online.