The past two seasons have been incredibly challenging for all combinable crop growers – physically for all and financially ...

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 ...

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, ...

As heat and water scarcity increase, farmers have to adjust their strategies to ensure good production. The bottom line is important, but so is conserving non-renewable resources. Dry farming is one ...

The large reconciliation bill, or the so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill,” was passed by Congress and signed into law in early July. Some portions of this legislation, such as future limits to some ...

For farmers who grow anything but soybeans and corn in Illinois, buying crop insurance is nearly impossible. Even an insurance agent couldn’t figure out how to safeguard his vegetable and poultry farm ...

A field of cauliflower at Lewis Creek Farm. Photo by Theo Wells-Spackman/VTDigger Justin Rich’s Burnt Rock Farm lost $200,000 last year, after floods covered entire fields on his riverside land in ...