|
Alien-looking contraptions with metal arms protrude out of farm fields throughout the state of Washington. Look closer and you’ll see gauges on the arms measuring all kinds of weather data, from temperature and precipitation to wind, dew point, solar radiation and humidity. The stations—part of Washington’s AgWeatherNet—relay data to a Continue reading Which Way the Wind Blows: AgWeatherNet Gives Washington Farmers the Data They Need to Grow Greener People sometimes talk about farm living as the “simple life.” It’s true that there is an inherent simplicity in connecting to the natural Continue reading Farm Land Critical to Our Nation’s Health, Prosperity There are a couple of big happenings in the world of Chesapeake Bay restoration in regards to farmers in the region- and for those out of the region too, since the Bay is likely to be the model for other watersheds across the country. First, as of May 11, 2010, a federal judge found Continue reading The 64,000 Mile Chesapeake Bay Plan While others debate how to reduce carbon emissions, students at St. Olaf College in Northfield, MN, are calculating the carbon footprint of their activities, then paying local farmers to offset those emissions with healthy farming practices that capture carbon and preserve the land. The initiative, organized as StoCarb (St. Olaf Carbon Offsets: Seeking Forgiveness for Our Continue reading Band Plays Environmentally-Friendly Tune with Help of Farmers Yet another study records high marks for protecting farmland through Purchase of Agricultural Conservation Easement (PACE) programs. The recently released New York Farmland Protection Survey* echoes the results of earlier studies on the satisfaction, motivation and future plans of farmers participating in these conservation programs. This latest study reports New York farmers to have an overall Continue reading Farmers See Benefits in Protecting their Land Before I came to American Farmland Trust, I was the Counselor to the Administrator for Agricultural Policy at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). One of my primary efforts at EPA was to start the first-ever agricultural advisory committee for the agency so that they might advise the agency on how environmental policy issues affect Continue reading Farmers and Environmentalists: Working Toward Mutual Understanding Last week, The Los Angles Times ran an op-ed that should be of interest to all those involved in the countless farm and food related debates happening across the nation. Titled “The Facts about Food and Farming,” the piece is an excellent examination of the farm policy debate that is useful for thoughtful people whether they Continue reading The Farms and Food Debate |
 |
|
Copyright © 2010 The Farmland Report - All Rights Reserved
Designed by: Movies |
|
Newsletter
Twitter
Facebook
Flickr
YouTube
