Cattle graze in a field at Otter Creek Farm on Thursday, Oct. 3, in Johnsonville. The farms sells a small number of life cattle and pigs annually to consumers who then have their animals slaughtered ...
U.S. cattle inventory hits a 75-year low, tightening supplies and driving higher beef prices and market volatility. Learn what the 2026 cattle outlook means for producers and consumers.
Just a Few Acres Farm in Lansing, NY has nearly 500,000 subscribers on YouTube, where seventh-generation farmer Pete Larson posts videos with titles like “The basics of cutting hay” and “Playing in ...
Careful overhead cost management and strategic outsourcing can help smaller producers see significant cost benefits.
If you find yourself, for the first time in years of cattle production, actually making money, you may be thinking about a plan on how to best use those dollars. Troy Salzer, Extension educator with ...
According to a 2025 U.S. Department of Agriculture study, the number of small family farms has declined 8% since 2017.