Ancestral Menominee people in what’s now Michigan’s Upper Peninsula grew maize and other crops on large tracts of land despite harsh conditions.

Their chief concern was about the effect on the neighbouring Hush Heath Vineyard, run by Balfour Winery, which shares a 300m border with the site. The committee first heard a plea from the vineyard’s ...

Outside of Phoenix in suburban Gilbert, one farming family decided over 10 years ago to get ahead of development and urban ...

Jonesborough is conveniently located just off Interstate 26 in northeastern Tennessee, making it accessible for weekend trips from much of the Southeast. The nearest major airport is Tri-Cities ...

An extremely rare bird for southwest Ohio has been seen at a wedding venue in Clermont County. A glossy ibis, native to the ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Pardoned reality TV star Todd Chrisley said Friday that the experience of being in prison has changed ...

A small farming community is racing to secure rights that will protect the centuries-old irrigation system they need to survive. Farmer Devon Peña poses in his field with a devotional painting of ...

Interestingly, while access to health benefits was a strong incentive for many, principal operators on both large-scale and small ... farm families use to manage risk, reduce stress and secure their ...

About 86 percent of all U.S. farms are small family farms. To ensure small family farms can start and stay in business, the USDA has outlined a toolkit of actions like streamlining application ...

Last growing season, Oaks and Sprouts had a contract worth up to $25,000 with the program, a significant amount for the small farm. The produce made its way to food pantries in nearby Springfield and ...

Smaller farms will be squeezed out of the land rental market if the proposed Nutrients Action Programme (NAP) goes ahead, a group of MLAs has been warned. Alexander Kinnear from the Ulster Farmers’ ...

About 86 percent of all farms in the United States are small family farms. To ensure small family farmers can start and stay in business, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has outlined a ...