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Final score is yours to determine
This hasn’t been a good year for farming, but there are still factors that you control that dictate your farm’s profitability, reminds editor Susan Crowell in her commentary this week.
Turtle trafficking suspect charged for assault of officer
An individual suspected of trafficking red-eared slider turtles in Cincinnati and striking a state wildlife officer with his vehicle was recently indicted.
The Dirt on Conservation: Cover crops importance being touted
Carroll County Soil and Water Conservation District is offering their no-till drills for only $8 per acre to plant cover crops.
Last ditch effort to reform agriculture labor in works
The Affordable and Secure Food Act would reform the H-2A visa program to provide year-round jobs and set up a pathway to a green card for farm workers.
Summer fun, tradition found among the dunes
Julie Geiss and her family return to the Outer Banks of North Carolina every year. She shares some thoughts and memories from her most recent trip.
Beginning farmers and burnout: Knowing when to say when
Half of all new businesses will fail by their fifth year, and that includes farms. How do beginning farmers decide when to take a step back from the industry they love.
Pa. program shows children where their food comes from
For more than 20 years, Ag Encounter has been teaching Lawrence County fourth-graders about food and fiber from the people who know it best.
Using less plastic has big benefits
The average American takes home almost 1,500 plastic bags every year. You can make a difference by switching to reusable bags to do your grocery shopping.
Rain, rain, go away
Kymberly Foster Seabolt laments the rainy weather we’ve had all spring to close the wettest year-long period in U.S. records, which date back to 1895.
In the long run it’s, well, a long run
USDA sees just a $1.9 billion growth in net farm income over the coming 10 years — from a $77.6 billion forecast in 2019 to $79.5 billion in 2028.
