Small farms have a pretty big advantage. They don’t need to ascribe to industrial means of growing. That means less tilling and fewer pesticides. The ability to have a regenerative operation is much ...
Shae, left, and Anna Pesek pose with calves on their Over the Moon farm in Iowa. The farm was one of thousands benefiting from a local food program recently cut by the Trump administration. (Helaina ...
After nearly 100 days of traveling the nation and visiting directly with hundreds of farmers across America, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins recently released the first set of policy ...
Across the United States, small farms are vanishing at an alarming rate. Between 2017 and 2022, the number of farms declined by about 140,000, a 7% drop, according to the USDA’s 2022 Census of ...
LANSING, MI – Chelsie Boles, a Lapeer County farmer who raises poultry, pork and dairy cows, said small farmers are ...
Records requests reveal how industry groups and legislators approach plans to alleviate rising costs to operate dairy farms.
NEWPORT, Va. (WDBJ) - A couple in Newport is preparing to launch an app they say will help small-scale farmers like themselves by making it easier to sell products directly to consumers. The Red Hen ...
The Purdue Small Farm Education Field Day proved that dedicated growers won’t let summer temperatures dampen their enthusiasm for learning. Despite the hot weather, 63 attendees gathered at the Purdue ...
The homesteading pros at Gold Shaw Farm reveal how much money their small farm made this year.