Can Family-Owned Forests Help the U.S. Achieve a Low-Carbon Future?
A USDA Conservation Innovation Grant (CIG) project is trying to reimagine how carbon markets can work with and for small landholders. The Family Forest Carbon Program (FFCP) bases carbon payments…
Read More...Drought is forcing tough decisions for West’s ranchers
This year is proving to be a serious challenge for many cattle producers in the western states, with prolonged drought and high temperatures. Pasture and hay supplies are well below average…
Read More...Biden executive order targets consolidation in ag sector
(Subscription) A wide-ranging executive order that President Joe Biden signed Friday seeks to address consolidation throughout the economy and includes a special focus on actions the Department of Agriculture could…
Read More...‘Soil is our livelihood and we better protect it, or we’re screwed.’
Wind and water have eroded Montana soils since the first plow turned earth on the Northern Plains more than 150 years ago, taking with them one of the state’s most…
Read More...Legislation reduces taxes for veterinarians in rural areas
Bipartisan legislation introduced by Sens. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., and Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, would address the shortfall of veterinarians in rural areas by offering tax relief. The Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment…
Read More...It’s Some of America’s Richest Farmland. But What Is It Without Water?
A California farmer decides it makes better business sense to sell his water than to grow rice. An almond farmer considers uprooting his trees to put up solar panels. Drought…
Read More...Vilsack says family farmers won’t be hit with new taxes
During a visit to a farm in Michigan, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack tried to allay fears that proposed tax changes by the Biden Administration would put family farms in jeopardy.…
Read More...California’s new overtime laws may tank its sheep industry. That’s bad for wildfire season
Starting January 1st, 2022, overtime laws for agricultural workers are going to change. That now lumps in people in the sheep, goat, and lamb industries. They’ll have to start paying…
Read More...Farm Service Agency Now Accepting Nominations for County Committee Members
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) began accepting nominations for county committee members on June 15. Elections will occur in certain Local Administrative Areas (LAA) for…
Read More...The real winners in golf legend Greg Norman’s massive ranch sale
Conservationist business mogul Chuck Kuhn acquired the 12,000 acre property outside of Meeker, then transferred most to neighboring Elk Creek Ranch, a unique private conservation and sporting club that Kuhn…
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