Your broadfork is one of the best small-scale farm tools, especially in areas where soils compact year after year, whether ...

There are multiple ways to improve drainage, including planting deep-rooted cover crops, aerating with a chisel plow or ...

Rather than spraying your entire field with insecticides or covering your plants for protection, you can implement trap crops ...

Planting the ‘Cuor di Bue Albenga’ tomato in June works well in most areas since the plants take 85 days to start producing ...

One farmer developed a simple wheeled seat that rolls down a rail in his greenhouse path. Rather than constantly bending over or crawling along the ground, he can sit on the low seat and easily ...

A new two-year study found the yield and quality of produce grown on urban farms is comparable to conventional farming.

Conservation buffers are strips of land, often planted with native perennials, strategically placed among and around row crops. They have the potential to improve farm productivity, protect vital ...

Contour planting involves tilling, discing, and otherwise preparing the land in line with its natural slope, then planting crops on this same line. When you look at a topographic map, the rows and/or ...

When we think about agriculture, we often focus on the end product: cotton for a t-shirt, hay destined to feed animals through the winter, or hamburgers for our summer barbecues. However, after we ...