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 ...

Modern agriculture is transforming with advanced technology to address labor shortages, operational costs, and environmental concerns, offering innovative farm equipment for farmers to adapt to ...

Rising machinery prices strain farm budgets as tariffs increase manufacturing costs and commodity prices remain suppressed.

DECATUR — A prototype of a revolutionary new, all-in-one, autonomous farming machine made its North American debut at the Farm Progress Show this week. The NEXAT machine is the world’s “first and only ...

The Small Farm Tech Expo brought researchers, farmers, university students and even a group from a Modesto elementary school ...

Rutgers University scientists are testing laser-powered machines that kill weeds without chemicals. Early results show the AI-guided lasers rival herbicides in performance while protecting crops and ...

I noticed it when first learning farming 14 years ago, traveling around small diverse vegetable farms in the US and Ecuador. Small farms that made all their household income from the farm struggled ...

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, ...