Advice for Raising Animals on Your Hobby Farm
Today, hobby farms are continuing to pop up all over the United States and around the world. It’s little wonder why. In addition to providing families with a sustainable food source, hobby farms also provide a rich bonding and learning environment. Hobby farms vary...
A Closer Look at Food Insecurity in the U.S.
The United States today is the wealthiest and arguably the most politically powerful country in human history. And yet millions of Americans live in poverty, without access to enough calories to live a healthy and active lifestyle. How can this possibly be the case?...
Improving Soil Quality on American Farms
Soil is (literally) the foundation upon which the entire agricultural industry is built. Healthy and fertile soil can lead to abundant crop outputs. In turn, this provides financial success for independent farmers and their families. Degraded and infertile soil, on...
Benefits of On-Farm Water Storage Systems
Throughout the entire history of agriculture, water storage has always been a primary concern for farmers. This is because agriculture traditionally depends on irrigation. And irrigation makes it necessary for farmers to manipulate the flow of water. This necessity,...
The Comprehensive Guide to USDA Home Loans
Now more than ever, individuals and families across the US are beginning to learn about the benefits of rural living. In particular, it has been shown that living in a rural community can provide some serious financial and psychological benefits. At the same time,...
How Food Production Will Need to Change to Become More Sustainable
In 10,000 BC, the first agricultural revolution swept across the world. For the first time, human beings discovered the power of harnessing technology to control and manipulate food production. Since then, our entire global society has been constructed around...
Cash Flow Management Tips for Farmers
Any experienced farmer understands that some years are better than others. For every farming operation, there will be some seasons that are particularly productive and profitable, and others that are not. Thankfully, there are several financial strategies which can...
Solutions for Increasing Agricultural Productivity
The spectre of a global food crisis hangs heavy over the modern world, even in affluent countries like the US. In the past, the global population could rely on relatively stable agricultural systems to uphold the world’s food supply. Today, however, destabilizing...
How Water Security Can Provide Food Security
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, global food security is a subject that’s increasingly becoming more salient than ever. This is true both in countries that have historically struggled with food shortages as well as here in the US. In fact, the fragility of...
Global Food Security & Agriculture: What Does the Future Hold?
If there’s one thing that the COVID-19 pandemic has taught us, it’s that nothing should ever be taken for granted. Today, even our most essential - and seemingly stable - industries are in serious jeopardy. There’s just no telling, for example, what education or...