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  • Out in the cold

    When Julene Bair sold the family farm, she severed her lifelong connections with a sense of place and her own childhood.

  • Field Day

    In some Western states, including Colorado, prison inmates are taking the place of immigrant farmworkers.

  • Left in the lurch

    Left in the lurch

    The recent expiration of the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act has left western Oregon counties without funds.

  • Corn ethanol isn't all it's cracked up to be

    The writer likes ethanol, but not when it's made with corn

  • A harvest cornucopia hangs on in New Mexico

    The writer celebrates the harvest and community supported agriculture

  • Coffee with the ladies

    Rancher Mary Flitner visits with some female bovine friends before going off to have coffee with the human ladies of Shell, Wyo.

  • Predator control looks a lot different on the ground

    Bonnie Kline says Wildlife Services, the federal agency in charge of predator control, helps keep rural economies alive.

  • Our mini-farm is probably someone else’s real thing

    The writer lives near Olympia, Washington, on a mini-farm her neighbor probably thinks is the real thing

  • Don't top that tree!

    The writer figures out why so many people "top" trees instead of pruning them

  • Climate cash-in

    Western farmers and ranchers using progressive land-management techniques can make a few bucks from the new carbon market – but some critics say it won’t lead to any real reduction in carbon emissions.

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