Affiliate Disclosure

Last updated: August 26, 2026

CropFarming.org earns income from affiliate links placed in our crop guides, crop practice articles, and farm tools and equipment content.

When you click an affiliate link and buy a product, we earn a commission from the seller. You do not pay an extra fee for using our link.

An affiliate link is a tracking link that tells a retailer we sent you.

If you purchase after clicking, the retailer pays us a small commission. This income helps cover hosting, research subscriptions, and the time it takes to compile and maintain the guides on this site.

Amazon Associates disclosure

CropFarming.org participates in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program (Amazon Associates).

As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases.

Amazon requires this disclosure statement to appear clearly and prominently on a site that uses Amazon affiliate links.

Where we place disclosures

We place short disclosures close to the recommendation itself, such as:

  • near product links
  • near “Check price” buttons
  • near comparison tables
  • near “buying guide” product lists

This placement keeps the disclosure clear and hard to miss, which matches FTC guidance on “clear and conspicuous” disclosures and the principle that a disclosure works best when it sits close to the endorsement.

We do not rely on a “Disclosure” link alone to explain affiliate relationships, because readers often skip it.

What we say in short-form disclosures

On-page, you may see short notes such as:

  • “(paid link)”
  • “affiliate link”
  • “#ad”
  • “#CommissionsEarned”

Amazon lists examples like these for link-level disclosure, and stresses that the disclosure belongs near the link so readers do not have to hunt for it.

How we choose the products we cover

This is worth stating plainly, because it affects how you should read our recommendations.

We do not perform hands-on product testing. We do not buy, use, or field-test the equipment we write about, and we never claim otherwise.

Our product coverage is built from:

  • manufacturer specifications and technical documentation
  • product labels and operator manuals
  • published equipment standards where they exist
  • patterns in aggregated verified-buyer feedback

Where a strength or a weakness comes from owner reports rather than a specification sheet, we say so directly in the article. You will see phrasing like “Owner reports consistently note…” rather than a claim that we observed it ourselves.

If you need a recommendation based on hands-on testing, look for a publication that does testing and says so. We tell you what the documentation supports, which is a different and narrower thing.

Editorial independence

We recommend products based on practical fit for the task, published specifications, and the patterns we see in verified-buyer feedback.

We do not accept payment in exchange for a positive review.

We do not accept paid guest posts, sponsored links, or paid placement in roundups.

If we receive a product sample, free unit, discount, or other benefit tied to coverage, we state that inside the article where the product appears. The FTC treats these relationships as “connections” that readers may not expect, and disclosure helps people evaluate the recommendation fairly.

We label paid or affiliate outbound links using appropriate link attributes, for example rel="sponsored". Google documents rel="sponsored" as the way to mark advertisements or paid placements.

Price and availability note

Product prices and availability change quickly, especially online.

Any price, rating, or availability mentioned in an article is informational only. The retailer listing at the time of purchase controls.

Questions about this disclosure

If you have questions about how CropFarming.org earns money, email editor@cropfarming.org.

Our sourcing and correction standards are on the editorial policy and review methodology page. For scope and limitations, see the disclaimer.