…net water shortage of 0.7 million acre foot or 2.6% of the estimated applied water in agriculture. With this water shortage, about 78,800 acres of land could be idled due…
Availability of Additional Farm Loan Funding
…strong next generation of farmers and ranchers by improving access to land and capital, building new markets and market opportunities and extending new conservation opportunities. USDA has developed new markets…
Planning a Safe Picnic
…This Land of Ours. Planning a Safe Picnic If you’re planning a holiday weekend picnic or cookout out at a park or anywhere outside the home, USDA Food Safety Expert…
Computer “Nudges” Help School Lunch Choices
Cathy Isom explains’s how “nudges” from a computer could help a child eat healthier. That story’s ahead on This Land of Ours. Computer “Nudges” Help School Lunch Choices According to…
Western View: Nevada Water Wars Heating Up
…well, and reduce usage like the people in cities, is repulsive. That’s my well, I paid to have it dug, and it pulls water that’s on my land – now…
Grasshopper and Mormon Cricket Suppression Program
…develops and threatens rangeland forage. APHIS conducts surveys for grasshopper populations on rangeland in the western United States, provides technical assistance on grasshopper management to land owners/managers, and cooperatively suppresses…
Lunch Packed with Nutrition
Cathy Isom checks out how to pack as much nutrition as possible in your child’s school lunch. That story’s ahead on This Land of Ours. Lunch Packed with Nutrition Schools…
Brown Bag School Lunch Myths
Cathy Isom fills us in on what the food safety experts say about some common myths for those so-called brown bag lunches. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours….
Human Brain Evolution Not Possible Without Eating Meat
…far less sustainable agricultural land base than omnivorous diets. The report says meat production can utilize pasture land and crop land that vegetables and fruits are unable to use. While…
10 Percent of Farmland to Change Ownership
…million acres by 2019. Landowners anticipated selling 3.8 percent of all farmland, with just 2.3 percent planned to be sold to non-relatives. A larger share of land—6.5 percent—is expected to…
Packing Safe School Lunches
…safe. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Packing Safe School Lunches It’s unclear how many kids get sick from food in school lunches that are brought from home,…
Agri View: Feral Hog Image
…APHIS, Wildlife Services (WS) wildlife biologists and field specialists reduce feral swine damage by providing technical assistance to landowners and land-managers or conducting direct operational management activities to eliminate or…
Pallet Project
Cathy Isom checks out how we can sprucing up our garden with a pallet. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Pallet Project A neat idea to breathe new…
Bearded Chickens
Cathy Isom tells us why some chickens have beards. That story’s ahead on this Land of Ours. Bearded Chickens Scientists have long been stumped as to why some breeds of…