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 ...

If you want to start a small farm business, you may be wondering what step to take first. You might not even have land yet, but you are still thinking and planning for the time when you will make your ...

Kristin Canty is a nationally acclaimed filmmaker, farm owner, restaurateur and avid supporter of small farming. She's also a ...

Looking to expand? Consider these small farm ideas to tap into new markets and create additional income. Many, or all, of the products featured on this page are from our advertising partners who ...

Follow one farmer’s advice for starting a small farm business that fulfills your passion for farming and turns a profit at the same time. It seems that more and more people share the dream of starting ...

If you would like to sell your farm products online - via the Internet on your small farm website - here are some ideas and tips for getting started. The Internet can be a great way to increase farm ...

Small fruit and vegetable stores tend to stock their shelves with produce from their farms and from other local farmers. They may also offer an assortment of baked goods, canned fruits and vegetables, ...

On the UC Santa Cruz farm, a small self-driving tractor navigates itself over a line of broccoli, avoiding the crops while removing the weeds that may interfere with their growth. This autonomous ...

For new farmers, finding money to pay for those resources can be difficult, even impossible. Overall, farmers have far fewer lending options available to them compared to a brick and mortar business, ...

EAST LANSING, Mich. — In the soft dirt of an indoor horseback riding ring last month, a group of farmers got ready to test drive a new piece of equipment: an electric tractor. As they took turns ...

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 ...

A small working farm that is open to the public is tied up in a legal battle with Upper Makefield Township to stay in operation. For nearly nine months, the owners of Earth’s Best Organics farm, Rosie ...