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#FridaysOnTheFarm
From the kitchen table to the boardroom table, USDA brings people together across the nation for: healthier food, natural resources and people; a stronger agriculture industry; and economic growth, jobs and innovation.
Each Friday, meet those farmers, producers and landowners through our #FridaysOnTheFarm stories. Visit local farms, ranches, forests and resource areas where USDA customers and partners do right and feed everyone.
Fridays on the Farm: Coming Back to the Ranch
Conservation
Fridays on the Farm: Coming Back to the Ranch
This Friday meet Kimberly Ratcliff, the manager of Caney Creek Ranch located in Oakwood, Texas. Kimberly got into the ranching business in 2007 after leaving her branding specialist job with a large financial firm i...
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Fridays on the Farm: A Bright Future Through Soil Health
Conservation
Fridays on the Farm: A Bright Future Through Soil Health
This Friday meet Mike Davidian, a fourth-generation farmer and owner of Davidian Farm in Northborough, Massachusetts. Founded in 1918, the farm now spans about 150 acres, producing apples, peaches, corn, tomatoes, p...
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Fridays On The Farm: Family Dairy Shows Resiliency in Uncertain Times
Ag Business
Fridays On The Farm: Family Dairy Shows Resiliency in Uncertain Times
This Friday meet the multi-generational family owners of Wright’s Dairy Farm and Bakery, one of the oldest dairy operations in Northern Rhode Island. They focus on cow comfort, value-added products, and accommodatin...
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Fridays On The Farm: Growing Partnerships in Alaska
Conservation
Fridays On The Farm: Growing Partnerships in Alaska
This Friday visit Alaska, the largest state in the nation, with 375 million acres of land. But who owns all that land? Most of Alaska's land is federal and state owned, and more than 13 percent is private land owned...
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Fridays On The Farm: Investing in the Future
Science and Technology
Fridays On The Farm: Investing in the Future
This Friday, we visit the Duck Valley Indian Reservation, established in 1877 and spanning nearly 290,000 acres between southern Idaho and northern Nevada. Farming and ranching are mainstays for members of the Shosh...
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Fridays On The Farm: Conservation, Crops, and a Corn Maze
Conservation
Fridays On The Farm: Conservation, Crops, and a Corn Maze
This Friday meet Katie and Dallas Peebles, owners and operators of Peebles Farm Pumpkin Patch and Corn Maze in Augusta, Arkansas. The Peebles bought the farm in 1996 and have transitioned to agritourism over the las...
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