WASHINGTON, D.C. — Farmers might soon be paid to increase conservation practices on their land.

A study released late last month indicates that companies are willing to pay for conservation credits to help meet their sustainability goals. Farmers would make changes on the farm, and the purchased credits would pay them for it.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. borders may soon have more protection for agriculture.

Legislators in the House of Representatives have introduced House Resolution 4482 in order to employ and train more agricultural inspectors. It is welcome news for the pork industry, as African swine fever (ASF) still ravages the Chinese pig population.

MOUNT HOPE, Ohio — The goals of the planning committee for the 2019 Organic Farming Conference are simple, if lengthy to list.

They are building local agriculture with practices that benefit rural and urban communities; advocating a way of farming offering products that are nutritious, wholesome, and delicious; promoting growing practices that conserve, renew, and improve soils; and providing healthy foods for the well-being of families, communities, and all inhabitants that share their farms and land.

For years, vegan activists have tried to claim the moral, ethical, and superior high ground on everything from nutrition to animal welfare, to the environment. More like a religion than a dietary choice, these vegan activists in one breath will claim to have great compassion and love for animals like cattle, but in the same sentence, they will threaten to hurt your family or destroy your farm for raising beef.

As we celebrate National 4-H Week, I reflected on what I learned in 10 years as a 4-H member. I learned to color inside the lines and that choosing the right colors was important. This was from my first year in Wildlife.

DES MOINES, Iowa — Last month’s U.S. hog numbers were the highest Sept. 1 inventory on record since the estimates began in 1988, totaling 77.7 million, or up 3 percent from a year ago and 3 percent from June 1.

CONOVER, Ohio — There are 6.5 million 4-H participants in the United States aged 5 to 21. All of them can thank a man named Albert Belmont Graham – better remembered as A.B. – for giving birth to this program in Clark County, Ohio, in 1902.