Tag: farming
7 tips to improve security on your farm
Learn how to protect your farm workers and your personal property from theft, and natural disaster.
How to find work-life balance on the farm
A time-flow sheet, turning busyness into bonding and support from family and friends can help you find balance in work and life on the farm.
How long will we wait on a new farm bill?
The 2018 farm bill has left the barn. Where it goes from here is impossible to guess.
Pa. leads US in number of farms selling directly to...
More than 167,000 U.S. farms locally produced and sold food through direct marketing practices, resulting in $8.7 billion in revenue in 2015.
5 tips to protect your farmland
When it comes to personal property, farmers and rural landowners have a lot at stake. Learn more about how to better protect your personal assets.
How to make a straw bale garden
If you’d like to grow fresh fruits and vegetables without the challenges of a traditional garden, a straw bale garden may be the right choice for you.
Future of agricultural trade is unclear
U.S. farmers who grow an abundance of corn and soybeans will be right there at the top of this changing tide.
Warm weather makes calving season pleasant
As one result, we calved the first quarter of our herd a month before the first day of spring with no losses. Our calves should be the healthiest ever.
3 measures to deal with severe farm debt
If you can't resolve financial stress before it's severe, selling inventory and capital assets or liquidating cash and investments can help.
Women farmers: we have what it takes
It’s going to take a lot of female farmers to feed the future. We will get there faster if we do it together and help one another along the way.
