Social media influencers are using their platforms to share more than just aesthetic glimpses at ag life — they’re educating followers about rural realities, farm work and what it truly means to live ...

The Living Independence for the Elderly had 8,446 unique participants as of summer 2025, but growth in recent years has been ...

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 ...

Slow down and find joy in summer through this rural vlog—perfect for those who love the cottagecore aesthetic and peaceful ...

Many of us who dwell and work in major cities dream of someday moving to the countryside. Nature. Fresh air. Rustic food. Simple living. And friendly neighbors. That’s what we dream about. But in ...

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Contrary to what many believe, the risk of dying from an injury is far less in the city than in the country, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday. Although homicides in cities far ...

There, at the edge of Steve and Carol Steinman's family farm near Vienna -- a farm they and their forebears have been cultivating since the 1880s -- Bishop W. Shawn McKnight of Jefferson City offered ...

Up to 20% of the LGBTQ+ population in the U.S. lives in rural America. That’s millions of people defying the narrative that the only place queer folks want to live is in a city or on the coast. One ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Tucked behind fields, farms and winding creeks, a quiet stretch of rural land could soon give way to a new conservation-style ...

The smooth, rounded indentations have a way of humanizing the ancient canoe secured in the covered gallery behind the LSU Rural Life Museum's barn. These are places where people's backsides wore down ...

I have a romantic notion of what life is like for children raised in rural areas. The impression I’ve gained from the experiences and recollections of my rural-raised friends is that their childhood ...

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 ...