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 ...
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 ...
Recent data from the US Department of Agriculture demonstrates the important role small farms play in our food system. Mike Davis has more. Davis: Small farms are often at the center of the discussion ...
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, ...
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 ...
The US Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Animal Health Monitoring System (NAHMS), in collaboration with the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), is conducting a comprehensive ...
BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. (WBOY) — Students at Bridgeport Middle School were able to learn about agriculture and how small farms work on Thursday thanks to an event put on by the STEAM Technical Assistance ...
Claudia and Ricky Crow, owners of Crows Vegetable Farm in Shawnee, Oklahoma share how conservation programs and diversification can foster ecological and economic resilience on small, ...
In times of uncertainty, protecting your livelihood and assets is essential. Each farm and farm family has a unique ...
Editor's note: This is the second and final part of the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's report on the state of farming in the region. The number of farms in Northwest Arkansas is rising even as ...
North Carolina ranks among the top turkey-producing states in the country, trailing only Minnesota, and its industry ...