WASHINGTON (AP) -- Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has named the members of a council created in a 2010 settlement to ensure Native American farmers and ranchers have access to Department 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.

Raised agricultural beds cover an estimated 70% of the lidar survey area at Sixty Islands archaeological site along the Menominee River. With its cold climate, short growing season, and dense forests, ...

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Mike Hackman of Columbus took this picture of the Native American farming community between 1100-1200 A.D. while hiking in the Wupatki National Monument in northern Arizona in May. Mike Hackman of ...

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At a time when Americans are increasingly questioning where their food comes from, new USDA data reveals a timely story: family farms still power most of U.S. agriculture. A new analysis from Farm ...