U.S. farm income is poised for a sharp decline in 2026 as ad hoc federal support fades and underlying economic pressures reemerge. Insights from Terrain and its Executive Head, Dr. John Newton, warn ...

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, ...

Recent data from the US Department of Agriculture demonstrates the important role small farms play in our food system. Mike Davis has more. Davis: Small farms are often at the center of the discussion ...

WEST VALLEY CITY — Nathaniel Moudoubaye Yalinga walks up and down tilled rows of soil in the late afternoon sun, stopping every couple of feet to cover carrot, onion and pumpkin seeds with earth. Only ...

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 ...

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 ...