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10-Year Study Confirms Grazing Benefits Sage Grouse
California Ag Today
A decade of University of Idaho research shows that cattle grazing improves sage grouse habitat and reduces wildfire risk—confirming what ranchers have long known.
Deep Soil Ecotron
Idaho Ag Today
U of I to host soft opening of unique soil research facility
The Ecosystem's Need for Farmers
Farm of the Future
Today’s responsibility of a farmer goes beyond just producing food for the world; society is asking them to provide ecosystem services.
Utilizing Livestock Grazing to Prevent Wildfires
California Ag Today
Western ranchers are rallying behind bills aimed at using livestock grazing to prevent wildfires.
Paying Farmers For Ecosystem Services
Farm of the Future
Is there a future in paying farmers for more than just the commodities they produce?
Carbon Credits and Cotton
Southeast Regional Ag News
A new collaboration is now offering southern cotton growers the chance to participate in carbon markets.
What CA Growers Can Do to Help Pollinators
California Ag Today
For the past few years, we have been talking about the use of insecticides in agriculture and the effect it is having on the pollinators that are depended on in the ecosystem.
Apple Waste for Packaging Pt 2
Fruit Grower Report
Oregon State University researchers are working on a way to turn apple and other fruit waste into packaging materials to replace plastics.
Apple Waste for Packaging Pt 1
Fruit Grower Report
Oregon State University researchers are working on a way to turn apple and other fruit waste into packaging materials to replace plastics.
Logging as an Ecosystem Service - Part 2
California Ag Today
Zane Peterson has built a thriving business providing an ecological service and a renewable source of energy.
Logging as an Ecosystem Service
California Ag Today
Redding-based logging entrepreneur Zane Peterson removes trees in fire hazard zones.
California Rangeland Trust
California Ag Today
California Rangeland Trust is the state's largest land trust with 341,000 acres permanently conserved from the threat of development.
Puget Sound Nearshore Project & Impact on Farms Pt 2
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
Puget Sound Nearshore Ecosystem Restoration Project puts farms in jeopardy in the name of salmon.
Puget Sound Nearshore Project & Impact on Farms Pt 1
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
Puget Sound Nearshore Ecosystem Restoration Project will have big impact on farms in the name of salmon.
Sage Grouse & Grizzly Tensions
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
Farmers, ranchers and even the military are concerned about losing property rights due to federal efforts to protect sage grouse, and tensions abound over plan to restore the grizzly bear population in Washington's North Cascades.