FiredUp: From a nation of small farms to a nation of cubicle dwellers
In the loss of a connection to the land, we as a nation have lost something precious.
Ownership of land affects rural communities and conservation
Does it matter who owns farmland? It might, according to several recent surveys and studies, which suggest that land owned by the person who farms it can be better for local communities, and may be more likely to have in place conservation measures, than land that is rented.
Clark holds public hearing on wastewater treatment project
The second city council meeting held in March is for equalization purposes, but the big story of the March 18 meeting of the Clark City Council dealt with ongoing plans of the city’s wastewater treatment project.
S.D. ag land assessments jump as much as 25 percent—but they could be even higher
Many S.D. landowners likely noticed a significant bump on the valuation of their land in the 2013 tax assessments that arrived in their mailboxes in early March.
FiredUp: Crop insurance subsidy takes the risk out of a poor business decision
High crop prices are inducing farmers to look at all the land under their management—even the corners that they never thought worthwhile before—for another spot to plant corn or soybeans. Crop insurance subsidies take the risk out of planting in poor ground.
FiredUp: Successful Farming magazine editor ‘ashamed’ after seeing erosion in western Iowa
The executive editor of Successful Farming paints a picture of thoughtless land use practices in the Loess Hills of western Iowa that should make all those who farm on marginal lands take notice.