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Modeling our farms after factories hasn’t exactly resulted in the most sustainable farming practices over the years. The shift toward feedlots, concentrated animal feeding operation (CAFOs), and ...

ACME — Decluttering can help farms just as much as it can help closets, according to farmer and author Ben Hartman. More than 120 people packed a room for a session led by Hartman during Farm School ...

Lean systems to improve production were popularized by Japanese auto makers. Now, small farms are finding them beneficial. Western Nevada College Specialty Crop Institute will offer a lean farm ...

After losing much of their business to COVID-19 restaurant closures, the owners of Clay Bottom Farm in Goshen didn’t flinch. During the past several years, Ben Hartman and Rachel Hershberger have ...

GOSHEN — Ben Hartman jokes that he and his wife Rachel Hershberger should have picked a better farm name. Clay Bottom Farm got its name from the heavy soils of a former dairy farm east of Goshen and ...