Most farmers start out as sole proprietors, and nothing could be simpler. You just own and operate the farm in your own name and carry on with business. If you use a fictitious name (such as the “Bar ...

At a time when farm income is under growing pressure, the One Big Beautiful Bill is reshaping the farm safety net in ways that go well beyond bigger checks or better crop insurance coverage. According ...

What is the future of small farms in the United States and around the world? UC Riverside economist Steven M. Helfand is part of an international team that hopes to answer that question, in part, by ...

Tiny, biointensive operations show smallholder farmers from around the world how they can grow far more food than conventional approaches. We are glad to share Ensia articles free of charge under the ...

In Australia, the majority of farms actually maintain the same business structure: that of a family farm. That's because a lot of farming corporations in Australia are still largely self-managed. This ...