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Those who rely on our national forests for jobs and tax revenue must figure out how to more effectively make the case for forest management and federal appropriations to a larger audience.

Professor, when the Cooperative Extension Service was started 100 years ago, the farm population peaked at 32 million

More people than ever seem to care deeply about how their food is produced and what kind of care we give the land

Hence 2013 may be the best time to move forward with a project that’s been on your mind and in your farm conservation plan for a while.

It takes fewer and fewer farmers and ranchers to feed the nation. That means less people with a connection to, and knowledge of, agriculture. It also means fewer Members of Congress who represent agriculture districts.

the next big hurdle for Congress in January and February 2013, will be raising the national debt ceiling

When I was at the 2012 Farm Journal Forum last week, I enjoyed seeing old friends, chatting about key issues and discussing the next steps for the farm bill. Of course, I listened with a keen ear to Secretary Vilsack’s keynote speech

Congress’s failure to reach a $1.2 trillion deficit-reduction package last year leaves in place the automatic across-the-board spending cuts known as a sequester.

The First Americans are still last in America, especially in the Northern Great Plains where the disparity is the greatest

The movie "Lincoln" demonstrates how Abraham Lincoln's determination to engage the Congress was an essential ingredient in the effort to pass the 13th amendment