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 ...

Polk County’s numbers reflect that trend, showing a substantial share of small-acreage operations. About 21% of the county’s farms are 1 to 9 acres, and another 43% are 10 to 49 acres, according to ...

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 ...

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, ...

Small farms have a pretty big advantage. They don’t need to ascribe to industrial means of growing. That means less tilling and fewer pesticides. The ability to have a regenerative operation is much ...

For farm owners in Florida, learning about new ways to build profit for their farm is a necessity amid the ongoing loss of ...