Most farmers start out as sole proprietors, and nothing could be simpler. You just own and operate the farm in your own name and carry on with business. If you use a fictitious name (such as the “Bar ...

What is the future of small farms in the United States and around the world? UC Riverside economist Steven M. Helfand is part of an international team that hopes to answer that question, in part, by ...

Helping our small farms to cluster together is now a key strategy of the Department of Agriculture, so they can attain economies of scale to be more productive, profitable, and competitive. Farm ...

Tiny, biointensive operations show smallholder farmers from around the world how they can grow far more food than conventional approaches. We are glad to share Ensia articles free of charge under the ...