When I tell people I meet in big cities that I’m from a town of 700 people, the sort of place where everyone is cousins, I’m often met with a sympathetic wince. Most people presume I had a difficult ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Part of the problem is that people living in rural areas don't always have easy access to health care. cstar55/iStock via Getty ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

A 60-year-old man living in rural America today is expected to live on average two fewer years than his urban counterpart. (Photo by John Sekutowski / Unsplash) This story was originally published by ...

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 ...

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 ...