family farms

The latest USDA report reveals a sobering trend: fewer farms nationwide, fewer farms in the Northwest, and fewer acres in production.

Henry Bennett’s journey with the FFA reveals a heartfelt blend of family legacy and hands-on agriculture — a story that resonates in our small towns.

Idaho FFA State Secretary Emily Sorensen says one of the best parts of wearing the blue and gold is how it helps her stay connected to her family.

Farm country nationwide continues to share the story of rising input costs creating burdens for producers, and perhaps lawmakers are taking notice.

By American Farm Bureau President Zippy Duvall   These days, it seems we’re hearing more and more talk about “big ag.” While the words are tossed out freely, it’s not clear whether the idea is to paint farming as a “big” industry or to slap a corporate label on family farms. In my travels as American Farm Bureau p...

Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins released a set of policy proposals under her newly launched Make Agriculture Great Again Initiative.  Her initial proposals are a comprehensive set of policy solutions aimed at improving the variability and longevity of smaller-scale family farms for generations to come.  ...

Many provisions in the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act are set to expire this year.  The American Farm Bureau Federation says that adds a big task to the Congressional to-do list: updating the tax code.   Many of those expiring provisions provide important relief for farm families.  AFBF Associa...

Oregon farmers say one of the biggest challenges when it comes to state regulations is how departments, in many ways, write their own laws.  To help reign that in, state Representative Anna Scharf introduced House Bill 2692.  The western Oregon Republican said the state needs an overhaul of the state’s Administrative rule making process.   "But our agencies hav...

In 2023, roughly 86% of all farms across the United States were small, family farms.  A USDA report says these farms have a gross cash income below $350,000 and operate on 41% of all U.S. agricultural land.  The family farms produced 17% of the total value of U.S. agricultural pro...

According to ERS’s most recent America’s Farms and Ranches at a Glance report, most American farms, 86% are small family operations.  These farms operate on 41% of U.S. agricultural land and account for 17% of the total value of American production.  Large-scale family ...