In the face of intense competition, not only among themselves but from EU-based manufacturers, UK companies building ...

While the scourge of rural crime still cost the industry an estimated £44.1m in 2024, across the UK that still represents a ...

Boatright: We all know the farm economy is not doing quite well at the moment, but especially so for small family farms. The proposal notes about 86 percent of America's farmers are small farmers, and ...

Small vertical farms pick up where Big Tech faltered. Empty downtowns and rural food deserts welcome small indoor farms to revive urban areas and solve food insecurity. May 13, 2025.

The objective is to help small farms in the developing world get better prices their crops. Updated May 12, 2025 at 3:15 p.m. May 11, 2025. May 11, 2025. 2 min read. Save. New subscriber benefit!

To help farmers and ranchers incorporate agritourism into their business models, a West Virginia University researcher will coordinate with a team of national experts to develop guidelines for ...

The small farm exemption would affect between 5,000 and 27,0000 workers, McEwen said. The carve-out for micro-businesses would affect between 50,000 to 80,000 workers, Seeberger said.

Six self-described “Blue Dog” Senate Democrats voted with Republicans on Tuesday to weaken the paid sick leave law they supported just two years ago and repeal the benefit for tens ...

A healthy soil microbiome and good soil structure are what the USDA calls ‘Water in the Bank’.This comes down to a good balance of organic matter and soil structure. Using farm-made composts in the ...

KING-TV Seattle. DOGE cuts hit small farms in western Washington. Posted: April 24, 2025 | Last updated: April 24, 2025. A successful program to help small farms meet the growing needs of food ...

But then, on Feb. 13, 2025, the Department of Agriculture issued a funding freeze on four federal programs that are the lifeline for small farms. The response in the Northeast was equally swift. Sen.

Dynamics for small farms. Washington farms hired more than 110,000 workers in 2022, about 3% of total employment in the state.