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 ...

NEWPORT, Va. – Farms across the country are closing at an alarming rate, with experts estimating that about 2,000 acres of farmland cease operations each year. The Blue Horn, like many others in the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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, ...