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In Response to Escalating Trade Threats, China Targets American Soybeans
Well isn’t this just a truly horrible situation!
Lawsuit Targeting Smelly Hog Feces Pits in North Carolina Moving Forward
A lawsuit that has it all: corruption, environmental destruction, and a giant pool of pig poop.
Meet the Modern Farmers: Helena and Matthew Sylvester
The Sylvesters grew an astonishing 80 different vegetable varieties on a single acre during their first year of farming.
Bipartisan Bill Introduced to Fix EQIP, a Broken Farm Conservation Program
A better Environmental Quality Incentive Program – but it’ll still remain voluntary.
Meet the Modern Farmer: Chris Newman
“There’s a completeness about it that was missing with my 9-to-5 job, where I was making a living, but not necessarily a life.”
CHICken: A Coffee Table Book of Show Chickens Is in the Works
Finally, a book that caters to admirers of show-chickens. Cluck yes!
Meet the Modern Farmer: Sam McCullough
Sam McCullough was a high school senior chopping firewood for money when he was recruited by Nash Huber of Nash’s Organic Produce. Now he’s the manager of Huber’s 700-acre enterprise.
This Japanese Animatronic “Super Monster Wolf” Scarecrow Is Actually Frightening
It’s kind of like one of those dancing and singing motion-sensor skeletons that are popular at Halloween – but it’s scary and loud and actually works!
Should a Poultry Farm Be Considered a Small Business? The OIG Says No
The OIG took a look at the loans issued by the Small Business Administration, a federal agency that guarantees loans to - you guessed it - small businesses that might otherwise hav...
