FACT Mentor, Matt Gelbwaks shares about his life as a sheep dairyman and egg farmer.

In Part Two, our FACT mentors tell us more about life as a dairy farmer, including their favorite resources, how they handle stress, and what they wish up-and-coming dairy farmers and customers knew about the industry.

We interview a few of our fantastic FACT Mentors about life as a committed humane dairy farmer.

For National Dairy Month we look at the difference between a dairy cow and a beef cow.

After 18 years at FACT, our Director of Humane Farming, Larissa McKenna has decided to move on professionally. Read about her legacy at FACT and the future of the Humane Farming Program.

Today, we’re sharing stories from two of our 2022 grant recipients: Malachi Muhammad, The Nation’s Farm in Covington, Georgia, and Filipa Rodrigues, Saudade Farms in Sherburne, New York. Read their stories to see FACT’s work in action!

We are delighted to announce our 2023 Fund-a-Farmer Grant recipients! With 87 farms and ranches located across 34 different states and the District of Columbia, this crop of grant recipients is our largest cohort ever.

How regenerative farming practices helped Hen and Harvest Farm in California ride out this winter’s storms.

In our last post of 2022, we share an uplifting story about how your generous support is impacting farmers across the U.S.

Our second virtual farm tour at Brattset Family Farm in Wisconsin

Part one of our virtual farm tour.

…untangling turkey husbandry and breeds

If you’ve never had a pasture-raised turkey as the star of your banquet table then you might be wondering what the hype is all about. A turkey is a turkey…right? Read more about why you should choose a pasture-raised bird for your holiday meal!

You read that right, FACT now has a Humane Farming School with Short Courses which take two to six hours to complete.

Healthy soil is fundamental to humane farming as well as animal welfare.

Chockalog Farm’s commitment to regenerative, climate-smart practices has help them build resiliency and optimize their operation.

During a particularly rough drought in 2021, Muse 3 Farm in Greensburg, LA had green grazable pastures while their neighbors fed hay making this family farm the envy of their area.

Located in the high desert country of Klondyke, Arizona, the owners of Magoffin Family Ranch are accustomed to dry conditions and an annual monsoon season. However, the past few years have been extreme both in terms of drought and flooding.

With land in Northern Illinois and Southern Wisconsin, All Grass Farms is all that and more: a diversified, pasture-centric operation full of plants, animals, beneficial insects and wildlife.

Of the conservation practices used on Hiddendale Farm in North Dakota many are easily recognizable, such as managed intensive rotational grazing, perennial plantings and planting into mulch.