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The USDA is ending a program for small, local farms that played a major role in keeping people fed during the pandemic.

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture released a new policy agenda outlining actions aimed at ensuring the profitability and prosperity of small family farms. Dubbing it the Make Agriculture ...

To raise awareness of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act among small farmers, a UC ANR team is providing technical ...

The Ministry of Agriculture is intensifying efforts to support smallholder farmers in Fiji by training staff to help them transition into large-scale commercial farming operations.

Shae, left, and Anna Pesek pose with calves on their Over the Moon farm in Iowa. The farm was one of thousands benefiting from a local food program recently cut by the Trump administration. (Helaina ...

American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall commented today on USDA’s announcement to create policy focused on the success of America’s small farms and ranches. “We thank Secretary Rollins ...

Growing up in the Mississippi River Delta, Willis Nelson says his family’s 800 acres was the biggest farm he’d ever seen. When he and his brothers took over the operation, he dreamed of growing the ...

More farms are picking successors - nearly one in three farms now have a farming successor, a small but encouraging step ...

We urge the Knox Town Board to forward the proposal to the state and urge the Department of Agriculture and Markets to fund the study. This could serve as a model for many communities as sprawl ...

Ghosts, ghouls and goats – a Kington farm is planning its first Halloween Fest to provide lots of giggles The Small Breeds ...