…the estate tax “especially damaging to agriculture because it’s a land-based, capital-intensive industry with few options for paying the estate tax when it comes due.” The groups also asked lawmakers…
Preparing Safe Easter Eggs
Cathy Isom has some tips on what you need to know about those Easter eggs you’re planning on cooking then coloring this year . That’s coming up on This Land…
Earth Day Adoption
Cathy Isom fills us in on how to do something out of this world to celebrate Earth Day this year. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Earth Day…
Funding to Support Disaster Preparedness
…an educational response to, and recovering from disasters. Eligibility is limited to 1862 land-grant institutions in the 50 states and the U.S. territories, American Samoa, Guam, Federated States of Micronesia,…
Grow Your Own Watermelons This Summer
Cathy Isom has some tips on how to grow your very own cool, crisp, summertime treat. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Grow Your Own Watermelons This Summer…
Natural Pest Repellents
…pests at bay. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Natural Pest Repellants With all of the hard work your put into your backyard gardens it would be devastating…
State Releases Plan to Make Water Conservation a Way of Life
…that reflects the state’s diverse climate, landscape and demographic conditions. Achieving the plan’s goals will help all of California better prepare for longer and more severe droughts caused by climate…
Avoiding Mistakes in Lawn Care
…Land of Ours. Avoiding Mistakes in Lawn Care Two of the biggest mistakes made in lawn care, this time of the year, are mowing too low and also not mowing…
David Lewis to receive Bradford Rominger Agricultural Sustainability Leadership Award
…Lewis, reflecting on his role as a leader. “Marin County and places like it have placed a value on open working landscapes, and made land use policies 40 years ago…
More Mowing Tips
Need some tips on mowing your lawn? Cathy Isom tells us why experts say it’s OK to mow more often! That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. More Mowing…
Best Time to Mow?
…spring. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Best Time to Mow? If your lawn was treated properly in the late fall then its had all of the winter…
Agri View: Cattle Grazing Cost
…more pasture land you have. Then, some farmers have pasture land that don’t raise cattle. That is true today more than ever. So it is just natural that the two…
USDA County-Level Data Dispute New NWF Study
…“native grassland” around these ethanol plants was converted to cropland between 2008 and 2012 to support increased ethanol production. They assert that the well-documented national trend toward less cropland is…
Weeds, Weeds, Control Those Weeds
…That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Weeds, Weeds, Control Those Weeds One of the most important lawn and garden chores when preparing our lawn for the spring and…