Hope Ellis-Ashburn

Raising sweet corn offers numerous benefits, from important economic lessons for children to a delicious summer crop straight from the field to the table!

There are numerous ways to connect with others, share your experience and influence farming in your area through involvement in agricultural organizations.

A farm well can help you supply fresh drinking water to you home and livestock. Here are some basic starters for installing a well on your farm.

At Orren Wooden’s Apple House near Pikeville, Tennesse, it’s all apples all the time, with a marketing program designed to show fruit.

Glenn Wagner returned to raising beef cattle after trying a few other farming ventures. Here, he shares his advice for getting started with stocking cattle.

Peppers bring color, flavor and sometimes tons of heat to both the dinner table and market stand, so go ahead and grow some in your farm garden.

Sheep and goats make excellent livestock for small farms with financial or space limitations, and their products can bring producers some income, too.

You don’t have to break the bank to have a functional livestock handling setup, as these three diverse, DIY-designed facilities prove.

With supply-chain shortages causing price hikes and empty shelves, there’s never been a better time to learn home chicken processing yourself.

There are different ways to order spring chicks, not to mention a plethora of breeds. Here’s some advice for starting out from experienced chicken-keepers.