Five women farmers over 50 share insight about their experiences in life and agriculture. In this first segment, the topic is love.
"Having a cow" is not as far-fetched as it might seem. More homesteaders are opting for a milk cow, which can offer a lot more than fresh milk.
Saving seeds from these plants is easy. Doing so adapts the crops to your climate, growing methods and preferences.
The cost and design of high tunnels varies widely. Selecting the right high tunnel for your farm can help you avoid overpaying for features you don’t need.
Pole barns are being made now to have room for bigger farm equipment and to last longer. See whether one is right for your farm.
Summer weather can be rough on your pastures, and that can affect your animals. Follow these tips to keep your fields in prime shape for livestock.
Salamanders are born in water but navigate land. They see well in the dark and can live more than 10 years. Some exude a toxin to fend off predators.
An important part of building a successful farm business is knowing whether individual crops are profitable. Here's how to perform an enterprise analysis.
In honor of Independence Day, we share several ways we work toward establishing true food independence. You can do the same.
Most of these are basic staples, and some take more work to grow in hot weather, but because of that you'll have less competition and more sales.
Left alone, patches of creeping grasses such as quackgrass and Johnson grass can take over large portions of your farm. Here are ways to control them.
For Jaime Cool and her family, an off the grid homestead of livestock, produce and bees takes a lot of work. But "it's a good life not many people get to experience."
