In an increasingly uncertain world, breaking the cycle of hunger and malnutrition is more urgent than ever. The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) is leading these efforts by ...

The Farm Service Agency is making a change to its acreage reporting requirements to make it easier for vertical farming operations and smaller-scale farms to qualify for USDA programs. The annual ...

Connie Klingenberg Vetter sought a way to preserve her grandparents’ small farm just west of Deer Park. She wanted it to be a place to show other rural landowners how to live on the land without ...

By dawn, they would be stacked inside the Central California Food Bank, one of the buyers that keeps his small-scale farm and ...

Across the United States, small farms are vanishing at an alarming rate. Between 2017 and 2022, the number of farms declined by about 140,000, a 7% drop, according to the USDA’s 2022 Census of ...

Small, local growers diversify the food supply chain, foster young talent in an aging industry, and reinvest money back into the local economy. Even on the city’s hottest, most humid summer days, Toto ...

Editor’s Note: This interview first appeared in Path Finders, an email newsletter from the Daily Yonder. Each week, Path Finders features a Q&A with a rural thinker, creator, or doer. Like what you ...

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, ...

University of Nevada Cooperative Extension's Herds & Harvest Program is offering the "Business Strategies for Growing Small-Scale" workshop Aug. 25, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. It is offered in partnership with ...

The Purdue Small Farm Education Field Day proved that dedicated growers won’t let summer temperatures dampen their enthusiasm for learning. Despite the hot weather, 63 attendees gathered at the Purdue ...