A new wave of agritech tools — from maple monitors to virtual fences — is revolutionizing how small farms manage labor, costs, and climate challenges.

About 4,000 farms operate in Blair, Bedford, Cambria, Clearfield, Centre and Huntingdon counties and when it comes to ...

Across the United States, small farms are vanishing at an alarming rate. Between 2017 and 2022, the number of farms declined by about 140,000, a 7% drop, according to the USDA’s 2022 Census of ...

Agricultural drones are transforming farming worldwide, boosting efficiency, safety, and sustainability while reshaping rural economies.

A team of computer science and mechanical engineering students from the University of Minnesota won the Small Farm Technology award at the Farm Robotics Challenge, a national competition for ...

Small farms have a pretty big advantage. They don’t need to ascribe to industrial means of growing. That means less tilling and fewer pesticides. The ability to have a regenerative operation is much ...

On a small farm in Upper Marlboro, Maryland, planting and harvesting potatoes used to take nearly a week. “We would make a trench, lay the potatoes in, cover them up, and then come back out with ...

A farmer uses the Ulangizi AI chatbot in Mulanje, southern Malawi, Tuesday, July 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Thoko Chikondi). MULANJE, Malawi (AP) — Alex Maere survived the destruction of Cyclone Freddy when ...

On its opening weekend in early May, the Reunity Resources farm stand in Santa Fe, New Mexico was doing brisk business in vegetable seedlings. “In front of us here we have a lot of plant babies.

COLEMAN, Wis. (WBAY) - In small-town Coleman, Zeitler Enterprises is the definition of “Family Farming.” “My grandfather built it; my father built it,” said Jerry Zeitler. “I want to keep it rolling.” ...

Hands-on activities, demonstrations, local speakers and pop-up farmers will be a part of the learning fun for all ages at the Small Farm & Food Fest Saturday presented by Five Rivers MetroPark at ...