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Burning Question: Will We Ever Farm With Draft Horses Again?

Farm Management
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According to some draft-horse proponents, draft horses could overtake tractors as the farm tool of choice.

How To Start On-Farm Cooking Classes

Farm Management
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Give your farm customer hands on experience with the food you grow by teaching them how to prepare it.

The Beginning Farmer’s Guide to Log Splitters

Beginning Farmers | Farm Management |
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Make cutting up logs for your fire or wood-burning stove easier with this guide to log splitters.

Farm Business: Freedom Run Farm

Farm Management
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Kentucky’s first Animal Welfare Approved farm is run by two women in the heart of the Bluegrass.

Tornado Season Is Here! Do You Have A Safe Room?

Farm Management
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Tornadoes are the most fatal natural disaster in the U.S.—make sure your family is protected.

The Best Way To Clean Water Troughs

Animals | Farm Management |
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If your livestock’s water doesn’t look clean enough for you to dip a cup in and take a sip, it’s past time to clean the trough.

Q&A With Cycle Farm

Farm Management
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Bicycles and growing cycles—everything’s a-spinning to keep this small-scale farm in business.

How To Build A Sacrifice Area

Animals | Farm Management |
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Protect your pastures, as well as your animals’ hooves, with these six simple steps to creating a sacrifice area on your farm.

5 Great Trees To Use For Windbreaks

Crops & Gardening | Farm Management |
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Create a barrier to wind around your home and farm, decreasing its destruction and making a more desirable living environment.

How No-Till Farming Will Help You Save Water

Farm Management
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Want to save money on your irrigation-water bill? Consider going no-till.

How My Wild Turkey Hunt Turned Into A Hunt For Invasive Plants

Farm Management
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If you’re traversing your property for other recreational activities, take a moment to help clean up invasive species and make your land a little bit healthier.

Rockhounds: Finding A Market For Foraged Rocks

Crops & Gardening | Farm Management |
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These two Kentucky farmers are supplementing their farmers market income with geodes and agate they forage for on their property.

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