…standards to grow and market high quality organic products. Eligible entities include land-grant and other research universities, federal agencies, national laboratories, state agricultural experiment stations and research foundations and other…
NACD pleased With Final ACEP Rule
…2014 Farm Bill combined the Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program, Grassland Reserve Program, and Wetlands Reserve Program into the ACEP program. One of the most significant changes this final…
Checking Chickens on Social Media
Cathy Isom tells us about a new way to keep track of chickens from across the country. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Chickens Social Media If you…
Additional Lender Category for Small-Scale Operators
…apply for loans of up to $100,000 from USDA-approved lenders to purchase farmland or finance agricultural operations. “Over the past seven years, we have been transforming our loan programs at…
Almond Board: Spatial Database Project
At the upcoming Almond Conference, the Almond Board is presenting a new spatial database project that puts California almonds on the map – literally. The Almond Board worked with Land…
Rooftop Wheat
Cathy Isom tells us about a rooftop garden with a twist. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Rooftop Wheat Rooftop gardens are becoming quite commonplace in major cities…
Final Rule for the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program
…stakeholders include: agricultural land easements deed requirements; land and landowner eligibility; planning; and ranking. NRCS easement programs have been a critical tool in recent years for advancing landscape-scale private lands…
Gardens Good for Climate
Cathy Isom let’s us know why our backyard gardens are not only good for growing our dinner, it could help the environment, too. That’s coming up on This Land of…
Projects to Protect-Restore San Francisco Bay
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced $4.2 million in federal grants to local, regional, and national entities for projects to restore wetlands, improve water quality and “green” the urban landscape…
Autumn Compost
Cathy Isom fills us in on how to turn that great big pile of Autumn leaves into compost. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Autumn Compost The leaves…
Kids Gardening
By Monkey Business Images/Shutterstock.com Cathy Isom tells us how gardening could be teaching your kids to eat fruits and veggies later on in life. That’s coming up on This Land…
Agri View: Corporate or Family Farm
…lot of land is involved does not constitute a corporate farm. Even a small piece of land if it owned by Monsanto, Smithfield or some other corporation is a corporate…
International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists
Support for United Nations Resolution The Society for Range Management (SRM), The Rangelands Partnership (a collaboration of 19 Land-Grant Universities in the U.S.), the International Rangelands Congress (IRC), and the…
Healthy Pecans
Cathy Isom tells us about the surprising healthy benefits of one popular nut that is often used in holiday treats. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Healthy Pecans…