As they say, "They don’t make land anymore." The price and access to workable ground are some of the prohibiting factors keeping new farmers from entering the industry.

When railroad companies came through the West in the 19th century, farmers weren’t used to negotiating with non-government entities – especially ones with so much consolidated power.

Last year, Irish farmers got hit with a difficult directive to cut greenhouse gases by 25% and overall carbon emissions by 51% before 2030.

Two years ago, a Belgium farmer singlehandedly made his country bigger.

The story of American agriculture includes a history of volatility, perhaps more so than some other major farming countries. Although Thomas Jefferson helped found the republic on the idea that farmers were the chosen people to embody national ideals, it wasn’t long before the same farmers came under threat by large companies, the merchant class and unfavorable financial conditions.

In the end, it was proven to the academics what the locals knew the whole time: Their cattle were an essential part of the ecosystem.

Throwing grain at people, scary goats, large bears and vampires. It probably doesn’t get talked about enough just how serious Romania takes Christmas.