It is time to think about planting the garden. Cathy Isom has some tips on germinating your own seeds. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Germinating Your Own…
States Impacted by Wildfires Seek Grazing Assistance
…the four states ask that the restrictions in the Conservation Reserve Program be lifted to provide more land for grazing. Senate Agriculture Committee chairman, Senator Pat Roberts of Kansas, toured…
General Mills to Commercialize Organic Perennial Wheat
Courtesy: The Land Institute General Mills and Cascadian Farm announced last week the two will work with the Land Institute to commercialize organic Kernza, a perennial grain and wild relative…
A Look at Wines
…This Land of Ours. A Look at Wines Americans prefer domestic wines and they prefer them mostly red by some 71-percent – over imports. That’s according to Wine Market Council…
Executive Order Initiates Review of WOTUS Rule
…to regulate water and land. In comments to the American Farm Bureau Federation on the day the executive order was signed, new EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt said the WOTUS rule…
USDA Seeks Project Proposals to Protect and Restore Critical Wetlands
…strong, locally led partnerships help improve water quality, prevent flooding, enhance wildlife habitat and provide landowners the financial resources needed to voluntarily conserve our lands,” Young said. Easements enable landowners…
NCBA Hails Senate Passage of BLM Planning Rule Repeal
The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association and the Public Lands Council celebrated Senate passage of a bill to repeal the Bureau of Land Management’s Planning 2.0 rule this week. The Senate…
Farmers Volunteer to Monitor Levees
…of that time driving along the levees of the Sacramento and Feather rivers, checking for signs of danger. Specifically, he’s inspecting the land side of the levee for boils, weak…
Handling Raw Chicken – Part Two
Want some tips for safely handling raw meat and poultry before it comes home from the store? Cathy Isom has you covered in This Land of Ours. When it comes…
Western View: WOTUS Changes Coming Soon
…that land got wet with rain and that water could wash away and eventually reach a stream, then what happened on that land was the government’s concern. There was an…
Agri View: Unwelcome Laws
…farmers certain rights to plant and produce crops. Other states are messing with legislation that will impact the way farmers farm their land and raise their crops. It will not…
Handling Raw Chicken
Why experts say it’s okay if you don’t wash that raw chicken before it gets cooked. Cathy Isom explains in today’s This Land of Ours segment. It may be out…
Ag Safety Awareness Week
The weeklong events urging respect and safety on the farm. Cathy Isom has more in today’s This Land of Ours. All week long the U-S Agricultural Safety and Health Centers…
Cattlemen, PLC Applaud Zinke As New Interior Secretary
…120 million acres of the most productive private land in the West and manage nearly 250 million acres of public land. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….