Many farmers are well aware that organic farming is a good thing to do. But knowing that something is right and actually implementing it fully are two very different things. Many farmers, even those ...

Cattle graze in a field at Otter Creek Farm on Thursday, Oct. 3, in Johnsonville. The farms sells a small number of life cattle and pigs annually to consumers who then have their animals slaughtered ...

The best farm dog does far more than guard a barn. The right breed helps herd cattle, protect livestock, deter predators, and ...

The Biden administration aims to better support small farmers while still aiding big operations and rewarding climate-friendly practices. It’s a tall order. Savage View Farm in Grand Isle, Vt. Its ...

Whenever I think of agriculture in the Soviet Union, the old refrain that “Khrushchev sowed the Virgin Lands and reaped the Canadian wheat” comes to mind. It is a pithy remark that, coupled with a few ...

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, ...

The use of guardian dogs for livestock protection has a long history—farmers have been using dogs to protect their livestock from predators for thousands of years. The earliest evidence of this dates ...

Pat and Rachel Lienemann's farm in Waseca began with four weaned heifers in 2021 and will harvest for the first time this year. Pat Lienemann on his farm in Waseca, Minnesota, on March 17, 2025, will ...

Tucked away behind the trees along Bendigo Boulevard in the Snoqualmie Valley, Lulu Redder and her farmhand stand underneath two canopies, processing chickens five at a time, with Redder’s two dogs ...