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When Julene Bair sold the family farm, she severed her lifelong connections with a sense of place and her own childhood.
by Julene Bair,
Dec 03, 2008
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In some Western states, including Colorado, prison inmates are taking the place of immigrant farmworkers.
by Marty Durlin,
Oct 10, 2008
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The recent expiration of the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act has left western Oregon counties without funds.
by Andrea Appleton,
Jul 31, 2008
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The writer likes ethanol, but not when it's made with
corn
by Pete Letheby,
Jul 16, 2008
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The writer celebrates the harvest and community supported
agriculture
by Laura Paskus,
Jul 16, 2008
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Rancher Mary Flitner visits with some female bovine
friends before going off to have coffee with the human ladies of
Shell, Wyo.
by Mary Flitner,
Jul 16, 2008
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Bonnie Kline says Wildlife Services, the federal agency in
charge of predator control, helps keep rural economies
alive.
by Bonnie Kline,
Jul 16, 2008
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The writer lives near Olympia, Washington, on a mini-farm
her neighbor probably thinks is the real thing
by Suzanne Malakoff,
Jul 16, 2008
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The writer figures out why so many people "top" trees
instead of pruning them
by Michael O'Rourke,
Jul 16, 2008
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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.
by Stephanie Paige Ogburn,
Jul 16, 2008