In the last few weeks, Kentucky farmers have reported major declines in production and profits.The price of hay, for example, dropped 40% in Kentucky over the last three months.Meanwhile, hay production has dropped from a high of more than 3 million pounds per acre in December 2015 to just under 2.5 million pounds in FebruaryRead More
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How to live sustainably on a small-scale, no-kill farm
By Karen O’Connor, Guardian Australia The new book ‘Subsistence Farming: How to Live In a New World’ aims to answer a common question.If you are trying to make a living on a tiny scale, what do you need?It is often said that when you start to look for a job, the first thing you wantRead More
Watch: Farm Bill author Murray Miller’s farm bill is getting a boost from the Trump administration
A farm bill from North Carolina state Sen. Murray Miller, a Trump administration appointee, could become law this year.The bill would expand federal subsidies for livestock farms.The legislation, sponsored by Democratic Gov.Roy Cooper, would allow states to set their own farm aid goals, with the goal of lowering food prices.Cooper also wants to establish aRead More
Dairy farm book: Farm equipment and other farm equipment
Dairy farms produce more milk per cow than all the other agricultural groups combined.But, according to a new book by a Michigan veterinarian and dairy industry expert, some farmers are losing the farm equipment that goes into making that milk.The book, Great Country Farms, by Dr. James T. Johnson, author of Animal Farm, examines theRead More
