Agricultural income is tax-free, and selling farmland can be, too—but only if it qualifies as rural agricultural land. So, what exactly makes land ‘rural’ in the eyes of the taxman? The answer lies in ...

The energy transition is inextricably linked to social, economic, and political challenges, especially in rural areas.

This explains why many rural and farm/ranch properties don't have MLS numbers or addresses. These properties often have large ...

Land use advocates have ramped up the fight over turning farm-zoned land in Deschutes County into rural housing. They argue ...

CHESAPEAKE — City Council is poised to consider a resolution that would close a land use development loophole in an effort to preserve more of its rural, agricultural land. Over the past few months, ...

Abel Dowden, age 20, grew up on his family’s beef farm in the Missouri Ozarks. He just got married and is ready to start his own farm. Dowden had his eye on a neighboring place but he is a day late ...

A new report shows how a developing system called Agrivoltaics has the potential to offer what supporters call a much needed ...

CHESAPEAKE — Concerned by the growth of subdivisions in rural parts of the city with limited infrastructure, Chesapeake leaders have taken a series of actions to close a “loophole” that for decades ...