Farming Redefined

It’s not uncommon to hear someone touting that they’ve discovered the next great farming hack. But what’s real, and what’s just a ploy to gain followers or customers? These gardening pros examine some popular hacks to see which ones could work for you.

With so many lists and products for small farms out there, it’s hard to know which tools to have on hand. This list covers nine essential tools for small-scale farmers and discusses why each is so important to keep around.

If you want to try a new pest control strategy this summer, you can plant trap crops in June. Briana Yablonski shares when trap crops are appropriate to use and lists a few you can plant this month.

Conservation practices and conventional farming can be integrated to benefit the local environment and the farm’s production. Buffers make farms more climate-stable, more resilient, and more successful. Here are 5 ways to use them on your land.

If you’re growing on sloped land, it pays to think about your farm layout before you start preparing the land and getting crops in the ground. Planting down the slope may sound like an easy option, but it lets rainwater rush straight downhill, leading to runoff and erosion.

Learn about the practice of silvopasture and how it can improve revenue, forage quality, and climate resilience on your farm.

While the agriculture sector produces food, fiber, and fuels we rely on, it also churns out lots of waste. Fortunately, there are ways to create value from agricultural waste and give it a second life.

Water conservation has become a primary concern for farmlands as availability declines. Here are 7 ways to conserve water on your small-scale farm.

If you’re running into low yields, bare soil, and constant pest attacks in monocropped areas, try intercropping. This tried and true method uses plant combinations to bolster growth and so much more.