Across the United States, small farms are vanishing at an alarming rate. Between 2017 and 2022, the number of farms declined by about 140,000, a 7% drop, according to the USDA’s 2022 Census of ...

Jeff Himler Sunday, May 1, 2022 5:35 p.m. | Sunday, May 1, 2022 5:35 p.m. Activities for Sunday’s final day of the annual Hammer-In and Plow Days in East Huntingdon were scaled back as sporadic ...

The new new Super E cultivator from Tilmor is made in the USA and ready to work. Electric farming may be closer than you think!

The 49th annual Fall Harvest & Antique Equipment Show provided a dose of nostalgia just after opening its gates Friday.

Electric cars and renewable power plants tend to get all the attention when it comes to clean tech. But this harvest season, you might also spare a thought for those working just as hard in the food ...

Rutgers University scientists are testing laser-powered machines that kill weeds without chemicals. Early results show the AI ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Michigan State researchers gathered farmer feedback on electric tractors, with participants noting quiet operation ...

This high-tech type of farming is called precision agriculture. Put simply, it’s about inputs and outputs — using data to ...

Sheryl Osantowski called 911 one night last summer. “Hi,” she told a dispatcher. “Um… Yeah… Um… I just saw something a little strange.” Osantowski was ...

Small farms have a pretty big advantage. They don’t need to ascribe to industrial means of growing. That means less tilling and fewer pesticides. The ability to have a regenerative operation is much ...

A small farm has a lot of facets for a successful operation, but there are regulations for those farms that want to retail their produce. The “Women, Livestock, and the Land Workshop” can answer those ...

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — In the soft dirt of an indoor horseback riding ring last month, a group of farmers got ready to test drive a new piece of equipment: an electric tractor. As they took turns ...