/tags/family-farms family farms en-US Copyright Thu, 06 Mar 2025 22:47:01 GMT /environment/2025-03-06/why-blooms-berries-farm-cancel-strawberry-days-neopestalotiopsis One problem a lot of Ohio and Kentucky strawberry growers are facing this year is something called Neopestalotiopsis. Thu, 06 Mar 2025 22:47:01 GMT /environment/2025-03-06/why-blooms-berries-farm-cancel-strawberry-days-neopestalotiopsis Isabel Nissley /environment/2024-09-10/how-a-cincinnati-cattle-farm-is-helping-bees-beef The beef cattle farming industry is not great for the environment. A small Cincinnati farm is trying to change that — starting with its pastures. Tue, 10 Sep 2024 08:04:00 GMT /environment/2024-09-10/how-a-cincinnati-cattle-farm-is-helping-bees-beef Isabel Nissley /2023-07-11/how-a-fafsa-rule-change-could-cut-financial-aid-to-family-farmers Rural students are less likely than their urban and suburban counterparts to attend college. A FAFSA rule change could widen the gap. Tue, 11 Jul 2023 08:57:00 GMT /2023-07-11/how-a-fafsa-rule-change-could-cut-financial-aid-to-family-farmers Erin Gottsacker /news-from-npr/news-from-npr/2023-06-12/children-as-young-as-12-work-legally-on-farms-despite-years-of-efforts-to-change-law As some states look to roll back child labor laws, Democrats in Congress introduce a bill to increase protections for children working in agriculture that would raise the minimum age to 14. Mon, 12 Jun 2023 09:01:02 GMT /news-from-npr/news-from-npr/2023-06-12/children-as-young-as-12-work-legally-on-farms-despite-years-of-efforts-to-change-law Andrea Hsu /family/2015-11-06/what-is-the-future-of-the-family-owned-farm The colorful staples you find at a farmers market, from fresh nectarines to ripe tomatoes, come from local farms. Many of these farms are independent or… Fri, 06 Nov 2015 11:30:05 GMT /family/2015-11-06/what-is-the-future-of-the-family-owned-farm Jay Hanselman