Keep your farm equipment well maintained over winter by properly storing batteries, oils, fuels and equipment to prevent ...

Growing up in a small community, farm kids gained invaluable skills and a strong work ethic from daily chores and hands-on ...

Choosing the right farm equipment can make or break your agricultural success. With so many options available, it’s easy to ...

Iowa farmland is in high demand, which isn’t surprising considering we’re ranked first in the country for the production of ...

Tim Meeh and Jill McCullough have harvested maple sap for 50 years at North Family Farm in Canterbury, N.H. Now they are ...

Originally a certified organic plant start operation, the farm now produces apple-based items including candies, vinegar, and dried fruit. Using rare varieties like the pink pearl apple from ...

Having family near Alva, I read the Alva Review-Courier article "Looking at the future of agriculture" (Dec. 6 issue). The writer was speculating that most likely larger corporate farms will increase ...

For instance, guidance autosteering systems on tractors, harvesters, and other equipment were used by 52% of midsize ... and soil maps were used on 68% of large-scale crop-producing farms. The ...

The number of farms increased only slightly, with the majority (79%) still being classed as very small farms. And the average farm size varied across counties from 26 hectares/64 acres in County ...

The USDA defines family farms as operations where the majority of the business is owned by an operator and their relatives. In 2023, these farms spanned various sizes and specialties, from small, ...

Learn more. WATERVILLE — At the 2024 Maine Forage Conference in November, University of Maine Cooperative Extension recognized the winning farms of the Maine Hay Contest: Hardy Farm in ...

EAST GREENSBORO – The 39th annual Small Farms Week – North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University’s annual tribute to small-scale agriculture – is set for March 23-29 ...