During the summer months, landowners and their families can enjoy the fun, recreational benefits of having a farm pond, said Scott Jones, small-impoundment extension specialist at the University of ...

Farm ponds, these sapphires that dot rural landscapes, conjure an idyllic scene in the theater of the mind. I can see a boy of 10, oblivious to the doughy mud that curls around and soaks his high-tops ...

Both practical and idyllic, farm ponds are a dream for many newbie farmers. Clear, clean water surrounded by lush grasses and perhaps a weeping willow tree may be the image that first comes to mind, ...