Financial Assistance Programs to Help Farmers During the Pandemic
In a nationwide effort to “flatten the curve” of the COVID-19 pandemic, states are encouraging residents to practice social distancing. These measures have created an enormous financial and logistical strain for millions of businesses across the country. The...
Hobby Farming During a Pandemic: Useful Tips & Advice
We are living in unprecedented times. In the course of a few months, the coronavirus pandemic has utterly transformed almost every facet of our society. Industries are being pushed towards bankruptcy, and essential services like healthcare and food production are...
How Farmers Are Implementing Social Distancing
In an effort to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus, cities and states have implemented strict social distancing laws. These laws have produced some unprecedented challenges for individuals, businesses, and even entire industries across the United States. In...
Can You Get a Farm Loan with No Down Payment?
Do you dream about owning your own farm but lack the funds to afford the down payment on a property? If so, you’re not alone. Many aspiring farm owners have the will to make their dreams a reality, but are desperately looking for a way. Thankfully, there is a simple...
Tips for Applying for Beginning Farmers Loans
Most people working in the agricultural industry today have at least heard about the benefits of securing a land loan. Still, there tends to be a fair bit of confusion surrounding how and why someone should apply for a loan. Farmers who are just getting started, in...
Can Desalination Help Struggling Farms in California?
As temperatures grow hotter and droughts become longer, it’s becoming increasingly difficult for farmers to grow and sustain successful crops. And this, in turn, is making it increasingly vital for farmers to adopt new and innovative water-saving technologies. There...
How to Protect Your Farm’s Water Supply from Pollution
Every small farm in the world depends on a source of clean freshwater in order to sustain crops and livestock. Some farmers use wells, others irrigate water directly from nearby rivers, streams, lakes, and ponds. No matter where it comes from, all agriculture requires...
Climate Smart Agricultural Practices that Can Help Save Water
With each passing year, the planet is experiencing longer droughts and higher temperatures. As a result, the global farming community is being forced to adapt to increasingly arid conditions. This places a significant strain on agriculture, which traditionally relies...
Small Farms Are Being Impacted by Water Shortage the Most
Small Farms Are Being Impacted by Water Shortage the Most Around the globe, agricultural communities are beginning to feel the catastrophic effects of climate change. Here in the US (as in many other countries), farmers are faced with increasingly severe droughts and...
How the Coronavirus Is Impacting the Cattle Industry
How the Coronavirus Is Impacting the Cattle Industry The coronavirus pandemic poses a very real threat to the stability of the US agricultural industry. And that, in turn, could potentially jeopardize the food supply chain that every American relies on. As the crisis...