Cathy Isom tells us how to keep those fresh herbs around long after they’ve been picked. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Storing Fresh Herbs Fresh herbs, can…
USDA Surveying Sheep Operations
…Land in Farms, and Livestock Operations in January. Questions for the sheep and lambs are asked in the January and July Sheep and Goats Inventory surveys to provide information on…
Survey Shows Little Assistance from Farm Bill Dairy Program
…program is worthless, because after you sign up they change the feed calculators and it doesn’t take into consideration farms that grow their own feed and rent land.” A full…
Edible Plants You Re-Grow
Cathy Isom has tells you about some of the edible plants you can re-grow over and over. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Edible Plants You Re-Grow When…
Proposed Tax Regulation a Threat to Future Cattle Farms
…Kester. “Beef producers largely operate an asset-rich, cash-poor business model: a cattleman’s biggest asset is his land. In the event of the death of a principal family member, illiquid assets…
Winter Vegetable Harvest Gets Early Start
…Fresno County farmland as a transitional production region from the coastal regions to the desert. Challenges aside, Strahm said he sees no reason the Imperial Valley can’t continue to supply…
DIY Laundry Detergent
Cathy Isom gives you some easy ways to make your own laundry detergent. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. DIY Laundry Detergent You can cut down on consumption,…
New Test Genetically IDs Fungal Wheat Threat
…with ARS’s Foreign Disease-Weed Science Research Unit in Fort Detrick, Maryland. The new method overcomes this drawback by targeting a genomic marker unique to MoT. In tests, it accurately distinguished…
The Western View: Escaping to Morro Bay
…and San Francisco. Its famous landmark, Morro Rock, is one of thirteen volcanic plugs along the central coast. It’s what remains of a volcano that helped build central California and…
Aloe Vera
Cathy Isom tells us about the spiny looking aloe vera plant that does wonders for the body. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Aloe Vera The aloe vera…
Farmers and Ranchers to Protect Working Grasslands
…and other plant species to control soil erosion, improve water quality and develop wildlife habitat on marginally productive agricultural lands. CRP Grasslands participants can use the land for livestock production…
Rising Deer Population
Cathy Isom fills us in on what has experts so concerned about the rising population of deer in urban and metropolitan area. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours….
Research to Support Healthy Agroecosystems
…of the Agricultural and Food Research Initiative (AFRI). “Population growth, along with environmental factors, including the growing threat of climate change, are putting increasing demand on the land, water, and…
Caring for Christmas Cacti
Cathy Isom has some tips for us on how to care for a Christmas cactus. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Caring for Christmas Cacti If you own…