Results for keyword: farming
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One man's salt must not burden another man's water
The little farming town of Mancos, Colo., is finding ways to remove salt from its water and make irrigation more efficient during drought.
by Tom Wolf, Jul 24, 2009 -
Two weeks in the West
Western communities get their hands dirty, growing food and pushing for local production; growers deal with frosts and costs; bees still in trouble; action on Farm Bill but not on immigration; and California’s Tejon Ranch is more or less preserved.
by Sarah Gilman, May 26, 2008 -
Cow feed from Planet 9
Genetically modified crops may not be the sci-fi monsters their foes believe, but it makes sense for the U.S. Department of Agriculture to begin to regulate them seriously
by John Mecklin, Jun 11, 2007 -
The single women who homesteaded the West
The women who homesteaded the Old West defy the stereotypes we make of them.
by Marcia Hensley, Apr 02, 2007 -
The single women who homesteaded the West
The women who homesteaded the Old West defy the stereotypes we make of them.
by Marcia Hensley, Mar 19, 2007 -
'I call (regulations) land stealing ...'
Dorothy English weighs in on the pros – and cons – of Oregon’s Measure 37
by Ray Ring, Jul 24, 2006 -
Dust in the wind
In his new book, The Worst Hard Time, Tim Egan interviews survivors to tell the story of the great American Dust Bowl on the southern Great Plains in the 1930s
by Gail Binkly, Jul 24, 2006 -
A world built on groundwater
In Ogallala Blue: Water and Life on the Great Plains, William Ashworth examines the effects of groundwater dependency in a dry land
by Matt Jenkins, Jul 24, 2006 -
'I hope other states don't do this ...'
Renee Ross weighs in on the pros – and cons – of Oregon’s Measure 37
by Ray Ring, Jul 24, 2006 -
'Great recreation value ... and great economic value...'
Jim Miller weighs in on the pros – and cons – of Oregon’s Measure 37
by Ray Ring, Jul 24, 2006
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