Supplying food for the National School Lunch Program is about to see tighter safety regulations. New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand has sent a letter to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack in an attempt to tie tighter regulations and higher standards around meat products being consumed by children in school lunch programs. At issue is the frequency [...]
Who owns the water in Montana?
December 28th, 2009It 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, [...]
Are you late to the crop dance?
December 9th, 2009It’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 [...]
Agribusiness and Health Care-Sharing Ministries
December 1st, 2009The 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 [...]
Bringing Rural Broadband to the Farm
November 18th, 2009What does having broadband coverage in the nation’s farm belt mean? Plenty according to both the US Department of Agriculture and those residents who have applied for broadband coverage. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Utilities Service and the U.S. Commerce Department’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration are positioned to dole out a cool $7.2 [...]
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