June 28, 2021 Another judge blocks Biden’s racially-charged farmer relief program The ruling comes nearly two weeks after a Wisconsin judge ruled similarly regarding a suit brought by a dozen white farmers insisting that they be included…
May 31, 2021 Feds determine that a South Dakota puddle is “wetlands,” order farmer to stop cultivating his land A South Dakota farmer is suing the federal government after its Agriculture Department ordered him not to farm his farm. It seems the Washington…
March 24, 2021 Colorado ballot initiative would criminalize animal agriculture In the comment and review hearing, proponents said the goal of the initiative is to raise the quality of life of all domesticated animals…
December 31, 2020 Farmers and Ranchers Win Big Victory Against Radical Center for Biological Diversity Like other environmental extremist groups, CBD frequently files lawsuits to delay implementation of policies they don’t like. Had they succeeded here, CBD would have gained countless new opportunities to file such lawsuits by…
July 29, 2020 Bio-warfare? China sending mysterious, invasive seed packets to Utah and other states Logan Wilde, commissioner of agriculture and head of the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food, said the seeds are a threat to public lands…
June 26, 2020 Urban developments gobbling up America’s best farming, grazing land Between 2001 and 2016, 11 million acres of farmland and ranchland were converted to urban and highly developed land use or low-density residential land…
May 13, 2020 After wrecking their own farmland, Communist China gobbles up agricultural properties in the U.S. …while playing with China could be an economic boon to some in the state, the benefits may not translate to individual farmers. It could…
February 27, 2020 California ballot initiative could tax family farms and ranches into oblivion Most food items will face higher property taxes several times, as they travel from the farm to processing, packaging, distribution, and grocery store. Agriculture…
February 25, 2020 Modern farming is so hi-tech, it would blow Bloomberg’s gray matter How do farmers do all this? Well, nowadays it takes some freakishly expensive equipment, some high-grade science, a bit of luck with the weather,…
December 7, 2019 Feds sue California farmer on the basis that dirt in the water violates the law What’s particularly alarming to LaPant and other farmers familiar with his case is that in their view the Corps saw fit to modify the…
