…National Pork Producers Council, wrote in the letter saying: “The estate tax is especially damaging to agriculture because we are a land-based, capital-intensive industry with few options for paying estate…
Seed Industry to “Storm the Hill”
…to engage with other countries to secure as much alignment in policy approaches as possible. DOI-BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT: Further cooperation between ASTA members and BLM will enable the seed…
April is Lawn and Garden Month
…now that spring is here. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. April is Lawn and Garden Month With the arrival of spring comes the month of April, which…
USDA Offers Renewal Options for Expiring Conservation Stewardship Program Contracts
The Department of Agriculture has announced a contract renewal sign-up is underway for the Conservation Stewardship Program, USDA’s largest working lands conservation program with more than 80 million acres enrolled….
Gardening and Farming Cover Crops
…coming up on This Land of ours. Gardening and Farming Cover Crops A cover crop is any plant grown for the purpose of improving the soil. Cover crops are used…
New Funding Opportunities for Higher Education
…area of the food and agricultural sciences; land-grant colleges and universities (including land-grant institutions in the insular areas); colleges and universities that have significant minority enrollments and a demonstrable capacity…
Farm Bureau Applauds Law to Restore Local Control of Federal Lands
Duvall The following may be attributed to Zippy Duvall, President, American Farm Bureau Federation: “Land management decisions governing federal lands are best left to state and local officials and other…
Crop Rotation
Everyone that plants a garden wants a bountiful crop. Cathy Isom explains why crop rotation is so important for your garden. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Crop…
Herbal Pain Remedies
…coming up on This Land of Ours. Herbal Pain Remedies When joints ache, muscles become stiff, knees begin to creak, or the whole body feels like it’s on fire. Pain…
National 4-H Conference Delegates Brief Agriculture Committee Members on the Importance of Agriculture in the U.S.
…comes to funding for research and land-grant universities. I encourage all of them to remain active agricultural leaders in their schools and communities,” said Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research Subcommittee Chairman…
Study Shows Capacity Funding is a Valued Investments to States
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) released a new report that measured the effectiveness of NIFA’s investments to our nation’s land-grant universities —…
Rosemary Health Benefits
Cathy Isom tells you why there is about a dozen reasons why you’ll want to grow your own Rosemary. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Rosemary Health Benefits…
President Signs Resolution to Repeal BLM Planning 2.0
…BLM by prioritizing social and environmental change over ensuring the multiple use of public lands. Lane says the Public Lands Council looks forward “to working with the new Administration to…
Natural Common Cold Helpers
…when the common cold strikes. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Natural Common Cold Helpers We know there is no magic cure for the common cold. But natural…