/tags/small-farms Small Farms en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍøÌìÌà Sun, 12 Dec 2021 14:21:53 GMT /economy-business/2021-12-12/small-farms-are-producing-less-and-becoming-more-financially-risky A new report found the percentage of farms that are small and family owned remained unchanged from 2011 to 2020, holding steady at 89% of all farms. Sun, 12 Dec 2021 14:21:53 GMT /economy-business/2021-12-12/small-farms-are-producing-less-and-becoming-more-financially-risky Jonathan Ahl /economy-business/2021-07-19/missouri-forest-farmers-find-buyers-for-mushrooms-ginseng-and-other-understory-crops Advocates say growing niche market food, herbs and botanicals lowers the entry cost to farming and can also make smaller farms more profitable. Mon, 19 Jul 2021 10:19:49 GMT /economy-business/2021-07-19/missouri-forest-farmers-find-buyers-for-mushrooms-ginseng-and-other-understory-crops Jonathan Ahl /economy-business/2020-11-24/thanksgiving-will-look-different-this-year-but-small-turkey-farmers-say-theyll-be-ok The coronavirus pandemic has led to fewer and smaller Thanksgiving gatherings, hurting turkey sales overall. But the niche turkey farmer is somewhat immune from the trend. Tue, 24 Nov 2020 11:19:12 GMT /economy-business/2020-11-24/thanksgiving-will-look-different-this-year-but-small-turkey-farmers-say-theyll-be-ok Jonathan Ahl /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2019-11-26/a-farmers-journey-from-the-boardroom-to-the-fields Michael Turley wasn’t always a farmer. In fact, before he started managing the 120 Holstein cows on his family’s dairy farm in Greenville, Illinois, he… Tue, 26 Nov 2019 22:55:21 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2019-11-26/a-farmers-journey-from-the-boardroom-to-the-fields Lara Hamdan