For anyone who’s dreamed of becoming the owner of their own farm, the journey can feel daunting. Between business planning, ...

When people are asked what a “small farm” is, they may base their answer on the number of acres or number of animals a farm has – and they often assume that there aren’t many of them. However, small, ...

Farming isn’t just work, it’s a full-time lifestyle. But, for many small family farms across the U.S., that lifestyle is getting harder to sustain. Somewhere between half and 85% of small farms now ...

The Department of Crop Sciences’ Small Farm Certificate Program is celebrating its inaugural year and first graduate, Lia Basden.

Across the country, small, smart farms are proving that fresh food and strong income can start at home. Three very different ...

American farmers are drowning in health insurance costs, while their German counterparts never worry about medical bills. The ...

This article originally published at The Assembly. At Ten Mothers Farm in Cedar Grove, just north of Hillsborough in Orange County, Gordon Jenkins and Vera Fabian produce 50 to 60 varieties of ...

Women farmers in the North Country share stories about how they got into careers in agriculture, growing and butchering.

FARIBAULT, Minn. — A grassroots effort of a handful of volunteers showing up to lend a hand to farmers has now grown into a network of more than 300 people supporting small-scale farms across ...

Agriculture is a major economic driver in Michigan, generating over $100 billion annually. The average age of a Michigan ...

Joe Culbreth was born and raised on a farm in North Carolina. Farming has always been in his heart, but he spent some time in military service and ended up working with computers. He worked for ...