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, ...

Last week, the U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation to reauthorize the Farm Bill. The bill now moves to the ...

The only constant in farming is change. As growers, we’re more than familiar with the concept, but that doesn’t mean the agents of change we’re currently facing—including a changing climate, rising ...

Many of us have downsized our outdoor garden spaces. As we gear up for the 2026 garden season, how can you grow edible crops ...

A provision in the House aims to standardize specialty crop disaster aid by directing USDA to base payments on producers’ prior-year sales. Some non-full-time farmers could see payments capped at $155 ...

When it comes to upper Midwest crops, sugarbeets are one of the younger siblings. According to a history of sugarbeets on the American Sugarbeet Growers Association website, precursors to modern ...