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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Historically, setting up a limited company that becomes an additional partner in the business has been an option used by some farming businesses. Iain McVicar, managing partner at accountant Albert ...