For anyone who’s dreamed of becoming the owner of their own farm, the journey can feel daunting. Between business planning, ...

In June 2025, the Linking Agriculture and Aquaculture Farm Vitality and Health Forum was held to connect agriculture, aquaculture, and health care community members and to discuss the physical, ...

Submitted by Washington State University Extension. Interested in farming? Not sure how to begin? Do you dream of beginning or expanding your own small farm? The Cultivating Success series of courses ...

The Department of Crop Sciences’ Small Farm Certificate Program is celebrating its inaugural year and first graduate, Lia Basden.

Expand your understanding of food systems as a Civil Eats member. Enjoy unlimited access to our groundbreaking reporting, engage with experts, and connect with a community of changemakers. The ...

After nearly 100 days of traveling the nation and visiting directly with hundreds of farmers across America, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins released the first set of policy proposals ...

The government has proposed removing planning permission requirements for small on-site wind energy projects on farms, in a bid to end dependence on ...

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, ...

Do you consider your neighbor’s five-acre property with 12 chickens a farm? No? What about your neighbor with two show pigs? No still? If that’s the case, the folks behind the USDA Census of ...

Local food banks are about to lose a key source of fresh, local produce after the Department of Agriculture ended the Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program or LFPA. The program ...