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Hidden Wonders
Sarah Switzer Sortum always sensed that something about her family's Burwell, Nebraska, ranch would have to change to support more than one generation.
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Protected Flow
For Dick Tatum, the past 15 years have seen a tremendous number of changes in his farm and farming methods all in an effort to protect the sensitive watersheds in southeastern Kansas that supply drinking water for thousands of Kansans and in nearby Oklahoma.
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Oxbows: Conservation Treasures
Oxbows--cut off river bends that are often found as small, seasonally wet depressions along field edges--can be multipurpose conservation tools. Oxbows can store floodwater, filter runoff or drainage from tile lines, and act as nurseries for breeding fish.
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Flash Of An Idea
Cameron Dinkins was home from college during Thanksgiving break when a streak of lightning lit up the farmland surrounding his family home, Linden Plantation, in Glen Allan, Mississippi. It had been raining for most of the day, and in that brief glimpse outside, he saw vast...
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Waste Not, Earn More
When Steve Reinford and his son, Brett, decided to invest in an anaerobic digester for the family dairy operation in Juniata County, Pennsylvania, in 2008, the two had different reasons for pursuing the technology. Making money wasn't necessarily one of them, but it has...
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A Passion For Ploughing
Perfectly straight. Precise depth. Well-turned with a round back. In a nutshell, that's how judges describe what they're looking for from contestants at the National Ploughing Championships.
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New Day For Sorghum
Peter Fleming looks for crops that can maximize profits even in drought. That's one reason the North Carolina grower turned to sorghum, a crop University of Tennessee crop marketing specialist Aaron Smith calls "this ancient grain."