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SUSTAINABLE FARMING

How smarter farming leads to better food and a healthier environment.

Get Paid to Promote Clean Water and Healthy Soil

By Alison Rogers

Consider enrolling your land in the Conservation Reserve Program.

Semantics Schemantics

By Tabitha Alterman

CAFOs, also known as Confined Animal Feeding Operations, are now enjoying a more convenient, friendlier acronym.

Protecting Milk from Monsanto

By Laura Sayre

Don't let corporate interests trump your right to know what's in the milk you drink.

Cultivating New Farmers

By Jean English

New organic programs are teaching young people the skills they need to make a living on the farm.

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