It all comes down to water. In Montana, water, or at least access to it, is the center of a debate between ranch owners and residential real estate developers. Six ranch owners are seeking the help of the Department of Natural Resources in limiting the water use rights they feel are being doled out carelessly, [...]
It’s unusual to say the least. Corn harvest figures for the week of December 9, 2009 showed that there was still much work to be done. Ninety-one percent of the Indiana’s corn harvest had been completed at that point, making it one of the longest periods between planting and harvest since 1972. In Wisconsin, 23 [...]
The influence of the Bible Belt on the farming community has been significant, but now farmers can turn to their churches for health care. For agribusiness owners, health care costs have been a large detriment to the bottom line. But by teaming with other worshippers in their ministries, farmers are able to establish more affordable [...]