Farm Business - General
Total land in farms decreased 1.9 million acres to 893,400,000 acres in 2022 versus 2021. Here is other noteworthy farmland data, courtesy of USDA’s Farms and Land in Farms 2022 Summary.
Rob Stout knows conservation practices help him leave the land in better shape than it was before. And he knows planting cover crops on 100% of his acreage is one method to help accomplish that.
Skeptic, heretic, eccentric, disruptor—Roy Pfaltzgraff pleads guilty to all. “People think I’m crazy. They’re right, I am crazy, but I’m also the owner of a farm that is working great.”
When Tom Perlick’s father unexpectedly passed away, Perlick knew he had to keep the farm in the family. Perlick soon blazed a conservation trail that proved the naysayers wrong.
It’s water first when it comes to Terry and Lori Dabbs most treasured resource. For these Stuttgart, Arkansas farmers, their farming legacy solely focuses on water conservation.
Michael Vittetoe’s conservation efforts work to synchronize production agriculture with a vibrant ecosystem to produce nutritious food.
When Tom Perlick’s father unexpectedly passed away, Perlick knew he had to keep the farm in the family. Perlick soon blazed a conservation trail that proved the naysayers wrong.
As farm shows and meetings portray a crowd that seems to be aging, is there a shortage of young farmers threatening the future of ag? John Phipps explains why an abundance of young farmers may not be on the farm today.