The NFFC is pushing back on a reported federal delay of a key poultry payment rule, warning it could hurt contract growers, weaken transparency. The post Small-farm advocates criticize reported USDA ...

Ohio State Extension will hold a Small Farm Conference in Wooster on March 8. The theme is Sowing Seeds for Success. The event is designed for beginning and small farm owners, as well as those looking ...

The industry was a darling of the venture capital world 10 years ago. With many farms out of business, the remaining companies have scaled back.

The Department of Crop Sciences’ Small Farm Certificate Program is celebrating its inaugural year and first graduate, Lia Basden.

Farming isn’t just work, it’s a full-time lifestyle. But, for many small family farms across the U.S., that lifestyle is getting harder to sustain. Somewhere between half and 85% of small farms now ...

Deciding when to transfer some of the decision-making to the next generation on the farm can seem daunting. It doesn’t have to be.

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The 2025 Indiana Small Farm Conference will take place at the Hendricks County Fairgrounds on March 4-5. The conference, hosted by Purdue Extension, serves as an annual ...

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 ...

On a family-owned farm in Rochelle, a tiny unincorporated area in Alachua County southeast of Gainesville on the way to Hawthorne, Keilyn Fuller is learning what it takes to sustain a century-old ...

VIRGINIA, USA — This week, dozens of farmers, from beginners to seasoned ranchers, gathered in Norfolk at the Waterside Marriott for the annual Small Farm Outreach Conference, hosted by Virginia State ...