…Energy Audit and Renewable Energy Development Assistance program, which has benefitted almost 3,000 rural small businesses and agricultural producers. For example, in FY 2011, the Land of Sky Regional Council…
People’s Garden
…could soon be seeing even more of them soon. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. People’s Garden From: USDA The People’s Garden Initiative Secretary Vilsack began the People’s…
Foreign Fruits-Veggies
…to buy fruits and vegetables we aren’t familiar with and what’s being done about it. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Foreign Fruits and Veggies From: Mother Nature…
Agri View: Pollinator Extinction
…“is primarily due to changes in land use, intensive agricultural practices and pesticide use, alien invasion species, diseases and pest, and climate change,” says IPBES Vice Chair Robert Watson. Read…
Veteran’s Vision
…veteran’s vision for helping others become farmers. That’s coming up on this Land of Ours. Veteran’s Vision From: The S.A.V.E. Farm.org The S.A.V.E. Farm A gap exists between the need…
Conservation Reserve Program Results
…protect our natural resources on working landscapes, while enrolling a record number of acres in conservation programs. Seventy-percent of the nation’s land is owned and tended to privately, and America’s…
Therapy for Veterans
…tells us how farms are helping veterans work, learn and heal. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Therapy for Veterans From: Central Oregon Veterans Ranch Founder: Alison Perry…
ABC Expands Elementary Educational Program
…them, and to instill a sense of responsibility for the land. Moreover, forging a personal connection the people who grow the food on their plates makes students excited to eat…
Habitat for Wildlife and Pollinators
…land, while others are preparing their land for planting next fall. Milkweed is the only food source for monarch caterpillars. To learn where you can find local milkweed seed adapted…
Musical Vegetables
…can make beautiful music with food. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Musical Vegetables From: Modern Farmer Magazine Need a New Hobby? We Recommend Playing Musical Vegetables By…
Beet Curly Top Virus Report
…to be treated. That property had been designated as conservation land by Chevron and USFWS. There were very high BLH counts in the area at time of treatment, with counts…
PlacerGROWN Farmers’ Markets Opening for Summer
…healthy eating lifestyle,” said Placer County Agricultural Commissioner Josh Huntsinger. “Our producers have been growing on the land for many generations, and the ingredients that you pick up from a…
Adapting to a Changing Climate
…West while increasingly intense wildfires rip through landscapes from the Southwest to the Pacific Northwest up to Alaska. In this new reality, farmers, ranchers and landowners began to search out…
Research into Sustainable Crop and Livestock Production Methods
…the impacts of climate variability and enhance resiliency of our food systems, and ensure food safety. Vilsack “In the face of diminishing land and water resources and increasingly variable climatic…