Innovative modules created at the College of Agriculture and College of Engineering are mounted low and rotate to allow farm equipment to pass WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue University researchers have ...

To provide protection and flexibility for seasonal needs, the agricultural sector relies on storage buildings for equipment, livestock shelters, and temporary crop storage. Farmers often use storage ...

The recent court decision that negated two local laws passed by the Suffolk County Legislature that amended the Suffolk County Farmland Preservation Program raises questions about whether the program ...

For growers using hoop houses and high tunnels – farm structures of greatly varying sizes but mostly made of frames and flexible sheeting – there was some good news from Harrisburg this month. The ...

Communities across the U.S. need to protect their food supplies against natural disasters. In Florida alone, the Tampa Bay Times reported that agricultural losses from Hurricane Ian could reach $1.9 ...

William “Billy” Griggs, of Billerica, owns 25 acres of family farmland founded by his father in 1943. David Dumaresq, of Dracut, locally known as “Farmer Dave,” produces more than 1 million pounds of ...

Scattered across an old farm in the middle of Frederick are nearly two dozen buildings and structures that represent more than 200 years of the city's past. As a developer moves in to build a new ...

Compared with conventional farms, organic farms are expected to be more diverse, less specialized and less intensive, and as a group contribute to a more uniform regional distribution of farm types.