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Posted on September 12, 2023
According to Jenifer Cruickshank, an assistant professor in the College of Agricultural Sciences at Oregon State University, wildfires are becoming more frequent and severe. In 2022, there were 68,988 wildfires in the U.S. burning 183 million acres. It’s predicted that by the next century there will...
Country Folks
by Sonja Heyck-Merlin 
April 15, 2026
"There are horror stories from people about leases going bad. Often, when you dig deeper, it was a verbal agreement or it was a lease agreement that w...
Country Folks
Part 1: Cyberthreats are real
by Sally Colby 
April 15, 2026
Part 1: Cyberthreats are real The reality of cybercrime for livestock farms is almost too easy. Most farms have internet access, which means they are ...
Country Folks
by Deborah Jeanne Sergeant 
April 15, 2026
As a growing body of research indicates, nitrogen fixing microbials may not help farmers significantly improve their corn yields. Dr. Charlie White, s...
Country Folks
by Edith Tucker 
April 15, 2026
Indigenous botanist Dr. Robin Wall Kimmerer, author of the best-seller “ Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge & the Teaching o...
