We’ve been in the time of hay for more than a month. This is the hot center cut of summer, that slab of days when each breath breaks a sweat.
Owning Land
Do you own land? Learn the benefits and challenges of owning land including tax benefits, conservation, leasing, easements, income opportunities and maintenance. Get land smart!
As I write this at the end of the first week in June, the cost estimates to clean up the BP oil-blowout and compensate for damage are over...
I have nothing but respect and affection for state crews who maintain public roads, summer and winter. I don’t feel the same toward certain road...
I am a nonpoint-source (NPS) polluter. Everyone I know -- and everyone I see around here, everyone -- is just like me.
Over the years, I’ve become less enthusiastic about conservation easements as they apply to timberland.
A number of timberland owners now find themselves in a pickle like this: They need to get some cash out of their timberland, but don’t want to...
You may have heard something about BCAP (pronounced, bee-cap). BCAP stands for Biomass Crop Assistance Program.
USDA released its 2010 farm income forecasts last week. While net farm income is expected to be $63 billion in 2010, up almost 12 percent ($6.7...
Rural counties largely depend on the property tax to finance their activities. Taxing real estate for local government is a legacy from the days when...
Health-food advocates have kicked beef in the butt for more than 30 years. Bad for your heart, bad for your weight, bad for your risk of disease and...