Dairy farmers in “deep rural” New York got a cool reception when they first tried to connect with the New York City “food movement.” Now, through polite persistence, social media and literally going the extra mile, commodity farmers are making some friends in the nation’s biggest city.

Farm Bureau submits new farm bill proposal • Online livestock auctions need better regulation, farmer says • Fluharty joins Agri-Pulse columnists • Rebranding potatoes. 

A Montana rancher tells us more in 100 seconds about how to change the nation's food system than a New York Times columnist can in a year's worth of writing.

Food isn't grown just by people living in another country. It comes from people living and working here, many living in rural communities. A new report examines whether the large companies that dominate the U.S. food industry are good for workers and consumers.