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This was no ordinary Southeast strawberry farm; start-up costs reached nearly nine million dollars, and the farm covered 250 acres. Successful even during the…

Farm auctions are commonplace when it’s time to sell farm land or assets. But auctioning off the right to lease the farmland? This relatively new option is…

Farmworkers forced to escape a Florida farm labor camp in 2017 have finally received some vindication. The owner of Los Villatoros Harvesting (LVH), LLC…

Hayrides aren’t all fun and games: Over nearly 20 years, 22 people (including 14 children) have been killed in hayride incidences with another 160 injured in…

Starting January 1, 2023, California’s agricultural overtime rule came into effect for farms with 25 or fewer employees. As of the new year…

That’s the question Farm Commons is hoping to get answered later this year as we prepare to translate our popular Farmers’ Guide to Business Structures into…

Is eating spinach risky? Per the FDA, it is risky enough to necessitate tracking the life of a bag of spinach from field to fork. Farmers and food distributors…

Farmers often save on payroll by hiring independent contractors. But, if a worker is legally an employee, that farmer could face penalties, fines, back pay…

When forming a business, governance documents usually take a back seat. Governance documents are bylaws and operating agreements that spell out decision-making…

Technology isn’t just impacting our ability to repair our equipment; it is also giving consumers a bullhorn platform for issuing opinions—good or bad—about…