Modern Farmer

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Just a Few Acres Farm in Lansing, NY has nearly 500,000 subscribers on YouTube, where seventh-generation farmer Pete Larson posts videos with titles like “The basics of cutting hay” and “Playing in the Dirt with Pregnant Pigs”. Pete Larson on his farm. Photography courtesy of Pete Larson and Just a Few Acres Farms.

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Caff

JANUARY 10, 2025

This budget comes amidst wildfires raging in Southern California, impacting so many Californians including many urban farmers, farmers markets, community gardens and farms. We look forward to working with the legislature and administration on continuing to invest in Californias most vulnerable farming populations.

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Western FarmPress

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Doug and Stacey Keas are passing along their family farming legacy in Rooks County.

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Trimble Agriculture

JULY 3, 2024

The American family farm is the cornerstone of our nation—but is its existence in jeopardy? As the land of the free and home of the brave, the American family farm has been a foundational part of this nation and the meaning of independence. According to the 2022 ag census, family farms still dominate U.S.

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Caff

JANUARY 7, 2025

Every year, our community honors individuals, farms, and businesses who are making a positive difference in California. As a second-generation rancher, Rizpah honors her family’s agricultural traditions while confronting systemic barriers in a predominantly white, male-dominated field.

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Farmers Weekly

JULY 29, 2023

The stint marked a return to her farming roots, having grown up on the family farm in Bolton. See […] The post Photo of the Week: Sara Cox embraces farming roots at Royal Welsh appeared first on Farmers Weekly Sara judged the Interbreed Beef Young Handler Competition alongside her father Graham.

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Global Agtech Initiative

JULY 29, 2024

Kevin Gardner of North Carolina-based Gardner Family Farms shares different ways ag tech is making their lives easier in 2024. The post How Gardner Family Farms Gains Ground With Ag Technology appeared first on Global Ag Tech Initiative.

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Civil Eats

JANUARY 14, 2025

Their business had been booming in Florida, where they farmed citrus and vegetables. But after a family member died, they decided to pack up and head to land they owned just outside of Fayetteville, North Carolina, to process their loss in a new place. But their fresh start quickly turned sour. We could have ended up with nothing.

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AgriLife Today

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Volleman’s Family Farm gives back to help shape the future of the dairy industry Nestled deep in the heart of Central Texas along Highway 36 in Comanche County, Gustine with a population of just over 400, is home to a thriving dairy farm and bottling plant run by a family of Aggies, five of whom.

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Western FarmPress

MARCH 6, 2025

Next-Gen Agribusiness: Start early and plan ahead to ensure a smooth farm transition.

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Farmers Weekly

JULY 13, 2023

As part of a bid to streamline systems on the mixed family farm on the Gower Peninsula in South Wales, Tom Higgs has recently started finishing calves on contract for […] The post How contract finishing brought certainty to a farming business appeared first on Farmers Weekly

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Global Agtech Initiative

JUNE 30, 2024

The post Leading Produce Growers Bowles Farming Company, Braga Fresh Family Farms, and Taylor Farms Innovate Soil Health Management with Technology appeared first on Global Ag Tech Initiative. Three leading growers install the Agrology Arbiter System to track their in-field carbon footprints and soil health.

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Western FarmPress

MARCH 11, 2025

The 1980s farm crisis spurred Craig Hill to become active in Farm Bureau. Almost 40 years later, this involvement, along with farming technology, led to Craig and Patti Hill being 2025 Iowa Master Farmers.

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Farmers Weekly

JULY 14, 2023

Farmers Weekly The Prince’s Countryside Fund, the charity founded by His Majesty King Charles to support family farms and rural communities, has officially become the Royal Countryside Fund.

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Real Agriculture

JULY 7, 2023

Many of you run family farm businesses filled with the opportunities, challenges and satisfaction that comes with it. This is true on the farm and. Read More Many of you run family farm businesses filled with the opportunities, challenges and satisfaction that comes with it. This is true on the farm and.

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Western FarmPress

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Where I Come From: The mix of emotions at harvest varies depending on who you ask: Dad, Mom, adult children, spouses, on the farm and off.

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Western FarmPress

JANUARY 12, 2024

Texas farming partners Jason Moss and Chris Bogner are recognized as the 2024 Joe O'Neill Cotton Marketer of the Year at this year's Beltwide Cotton Conferences.

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Western FarmPress

MAY 28, 2024

Business Basics: Create a business structure that reduces squabbles and boosts performance.

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Western FarmPress

MARCH 17, 2025

If you havent reviewed your policy lately, now is a good time. Though the premium price tag often pales in the aftermath of a natural disaster, what moves to the forefront is establishing whats covered and at what level. Storm preparation includes reviewing coverage.

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Western FarmPress

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Here is why this Hoosier farming family is committed to no-till and cover crops for the long haul.

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Farmbrite

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Technology is transforming many traditional industries, and farming is no exception. Lets explore the landscape of modern farming and uncover the role data plays. Understanding Data-Driven Farming Farming today is more than just relying on instinct or what was done in the past. What Kind of Data is Being Used?

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Wisconsin Farmers Union

MARCH 13, 2025

Hundreds of farmers and ranchers from throughout the nation gathered March 9-11 to set the family farm organizations 2025 policy.This is a challenging moment for family farmers. Rising costs, corporate consolidation and uncertainty around federal programsincluding the lack of a renewed farm b

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Western FarmPress

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Show-Me Life: Your farm transition can be smooth if you heed advice, make plans and persevere.

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Western FarmPress

JUNE 23, 2024

This Indiana Master Farmer is proof that you don’t need the best soils to develop a profitable farm.

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Caff

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Earlier this year, CAFF kicked off a massive project in the San Joaquin Valley to help support family farms there and strengthen the local food economy, in partnership with UC Agriculture & Natural Resources (UC ANR) and the Central Valley Community Foundation (CVCF), among others. Why take on such a big project?

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Farmers Weekly

AUGUST 26, 2023

Farmers Weekly Farming-mad Thomas, aged 9, is pictured following every minute of the harvest at his family farm in Norfolk on board a paddle board. Thomas is a fourth-generation farmer in the making and enjoys “carpet farming” at home, replicating the farming activities with his scale-model toys.

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Western FarmPress

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Slideshow: For Wendte Farms of Altamont, Ill., harvest takes a village — and four generations working together side by side.

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Farmers Weekly

SEPTEMBER 9, 2023

Farmers Weekly A helicopter is not the standard piece of farm kit to be stored in a machinery shed, but Canadian grain producer Wade McAllister plans to combine his passion for farming and flying to enhance crop and soil health at the family farm in Alberta.

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Farmbrite

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Whether you have a tractor, farm truck, or combine, you know that efficiently maintaining your farm equipment is crucial for maximizing productivity, prolonging machinery life, and ensuring a safe working environment. Here’s a comprehensive guide to farm equipment care and maintenance to help you maintain your farm equipment properly.

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Western FarmPress

APRIL 10, 2024

Family Farm Success: Family farms reap the benefit when the next generation builds skills and experience through off-farm work and development programs.

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Western FarmPress

OCTOBER 15, 2023

Someone to Know: Indiana farmer Scott Smith keeps his priorities in check to be successful on and off the farm.

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Farmers Weekly

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Based just outside of Bath, in Somerset, Oliver White works alongside his dad and brother on the family farm, where they keep about 450 ewes and 150 beef cattle. But what about Britain’s fastest farmer?

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Daily Yonder

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

But recent research from the University of Georgia suggests the unique stresses from farm life may be taking a toll on one of the pillars of the families that make your dinners possible: the women who keep farming families running. “If And one of the big factors in helping farms survive is women.”

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Western FarmPress

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Conrad and Donna Trost say family is the key to their farm’s success.

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Food Politics

AUGUST 9, 2024

The persistence of family farming is among the most surprising facts about the economics of food. and elsewhere most farms do not sell directly to consumers but operate behind the scenes, selling their produce in bulk to specialists for transport and distribution, often for use as ingredients in packaged and processed foods.

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Caff

MARCH 11, 2025

Harvestly, a proud Farms Together partner, is bringing the freshest veggies straight to the SLO Food Bank to nourish the community. March started off as a rollercoaster ride when news broke that Farms Together our program delivering food sourced from local farmers to food insecure communities across Californiahad been paused indefinitely.

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USDA Blog

MAY 31, 2024

For basketball great Ralph Sampson, farming is his new game of choice. The new and beginning farmer is looking to resurrect his family’s farm and spur new economic growth on the ancestral land.

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