At a time when small-scale farmers are navigating rising costs and shifting growing conditions, Purdue University is ...

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, ...

"Gentleman Farming. — Very pleasant to talk about — that is, to those who know nothing at all about farming, either 'gentlemanly' or vulgarly,'" writes a Mr. Jeffreys in the 1856 edition of The ...

Small farms have a pretty big advantage. They don’t need to ascribe to industrial means of growing. That means less tilling and fewer pesticides. The ability to have a regenerative operation is much ...

The recent farm census by the U.S. Department of Agriculture shows a divergent trend -- while big corporate-type farms are getting bigger, tiny mom-and-pop farms are proliferating, too, usually in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Kristin Canty is a nationally acclaimed filmmaker, farm owner, restaurateur and avid supporter of small farming. She's also a mom.

COLEMAN, Wis. (WBAY) - In small-town Coleman, Zeitler Enterprises is the definition of “Family Farming.” “My grandfather built it; my father built it,” said Jerry Zeitler. “I want to keep it rolling.” ...

When most people picture a farmer, they don’t envision someone teaching math, driving a school bus or managing a bank branch. Yet for the majority of U.S. farm households, income from these off-farm ...