Whether you’re buying baby chicks from a farm store or a hatchery, or you’re brooding your own, look for these signs to spot health troubles in your birds.

Also sometimes called biointensive agriculture, probiotic farming feeds the land in natural ways for healthy soil and improved crops.

You don’t have to live on a rural route to own chickens. Raising urban chickens within the city limits is quite possible with the right preparation.

Year-round greenhouse pest management can be challenging for small-scale hobby farmers. Here’s what to look for and how to keep pests outside.

Looking for some added profits from your land? Turn your edible crop farm into a sod and turf farm for an alternative way to make some green.

A husband-and-wife team create a new revenue source by finding the niche market of artisan vinegar.

Lavender is an easy-to-grow, high-value crop that offers an excellent return on investment. Here are basics on lavender and how to grow it for profit.

In perennially dry or drought-stricken areas, homeowners and businesses often turn to drought-resistant landscaping called xeriscaping. Here are xeriscaping plants you can grow and sell.

Doing rain dances won’t help your farm when it’s suffering the effects of a drought, but planting crops that require less water will.

Go vertical to maximize your gardening space and harvest potential.