Jerry Laughlin, 46, who took over a fifth-generation farm near Imogene, Iowa, in 1999 and hopes to move more into farming crops for food rather than industrial use, is grateful for his Catholic faith ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Why adults ages 25 to 44 are making the move to rural areas — and what's it like to embrace a slower pace of life. (Getty Creative ...

What drives economic growth in rural areas — jobs attracting people, or people attracting jobs? According to Amanda Weinstein of the Center on Rural Innovation, the answer may lie in an unexpected ...

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, ...

Rural Americans – particularly men – are expected to live significantly shorter, less healthy lives than their urban counterparts, according to our research, recently published in the Journal of Rural ...

On Saturday, Sept. 28, the community was invited to see a selection of the images shot during the 2024 Missouri Photo Workshop. (Photo by Kaitlyn McConnell) It was a hot, sunny Sunday afternoon when I ...

Stream now with KPBS Passport on KPBS+ / Watch Monday, March 2 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV + Encores Friday, March 3 at 3 p.m. on KPBS TV and Sunday, March 8 at 4 p.m. on KPBS 2 Part adventure, part history ...

For women over 45, rural life isn’t just peaceful; it’s powerful. It’s a return to what matters: health, community, purpose. But as the calendar turns, so should your approach to planning—health-wise, ...