At the center of the fight is the "Save Our Bacon Act," a provision that would gut animal welfare laws and disproportionately ...

Sometimes you have a bad year. That’s always been the reality of being a farmer or rancher. The business of growing crops and raising animals for profit requires two crucial elements for success that ...

Small farmers fit within no simple definition. Each category has pitfalls—whether by acres, income, employees or head of cattle. Yet the definition is crucial, since it dictates state and federal ...

If you're starting a small farm or homestead, chances are that you're looking to buy land and/or a farm that already exists. Many people choose to buy raw land and build their own house on it, ...

She can grow some mean salad greens. “So healthy for you and your family,” she’ll cheerfully tell the customer who makes regular stops at her booth at the local farmers market. At another booth, a ...

I noticed it when first learning farming 14 years ago, traveling around small diverse vegetable farms in the US and Ecuador. Small farms that made all their household income from the farm struggled ...

Inga visits small farms and makers finding new ways to preserve traditional practices. Host Inga Witscher takes a journey around the state to visit small farms and specialty makers who are finding new ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Two farmers pose with livestock. Shae, left, and Anna Pesek pose with calves on their Over the Moon farm in Iowa. The farm was one ...

Linda Adams is a Purdue Extension Community Wellness Coordinator for Marion County (Indianapolis), serving since 2015. She collaborates with communities to implement sustainable policy, system, and ...

Small farms in and around Portland are continuing to feed hungry Oregonians thanks to a $300,000 grant from a local ...

Consolidating farms in low-income countries like India, where the average farm is less than three acres, would significantly boost economic growth and reduce poverty, according to a study coauthored ...