The Farm Service Agency is making a change to its acreage reporting requirements to make it easier for vertical farming operations and smaller-scale farms to qualify for USDA programs. The annual ...
Connie Klingenberg Vetter sought a way to preserve her grandparents’ small farm just west of Deer Park. She wanted it to be a place to show other rural landowners how to live on the land without ...
Cover crops provide benefits to vegetable farms of all sizes in addition to larger-scale contributions to the public good. Reduced tillage systems can provide additional soil health benefits. Many ...
South Africa is already experiencing higher average temperatures and more frequent extreme weather events, trends that ...
Nick Wallace, owner of 99 Counties meat delivery service, on Aug. 9 plans a path to drive his cattle to a new pasture for grazing at his family farm in Keystone. His company’s organic meat delivery ...
The Small Farm Tech Expo brought researchers, farmers, university students and even a group from a Modesto elementary school ...
Editor’s Note: This interview first appeared in Path Finders, an email newsletter from the Daily Yonder. Each week, Path Finders features a Q&A with a rural thinker, creator, or doer. Like what you ...
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, ...
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 ...
University of Nevada Cooperative Extension's Herds & Harvest Program is offering the "Business Strategies for Growing Small-Scale" workshop Aug. 25, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. It is offered in partnership with ...