Dream of managing a farm? Owning a ranch? Working in agricultural finance? Regardless of where your dreams lie, the farm and ranch management minor is a powerful addition to any UW degree. This minor ...

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 ...

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 ...

Ben Broughton harvesting carrots in 2021. Students in the Small Farm Start-Up School may decide to pursue a variety of agricultural businesses, including farming crops like carrots. Photo: UF/IFAS, ...

Modern agriculture has evolved into a data-driven, highly coordinated operation where efficiency determines profitability. Farms are no longer small, isolated plots managed by a handful of workers.

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - The importance of locally produced foods to communities across Indiana will be highlighted by keynote speakers at Purdue Extension's Indiana Small Farm Conference. The March 1-2 ...

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, ...

GILBERT, AZ — Residents who operate small farms say back-to-back increases in water rates are causing them to pay triple what they once did to water their animals and crops. Melanie Winfield raises 16 ...

On a family-owned farm in Rochelle, a tiny unincorporated area in Alachua County southeast of Gainesville on the way to Hawthorne, Keilyn Fuller is learning what it takes to sustain a century-old ...