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Journal Article
Where’s the buzz?
Ninth District beekeepers stung by fewer honeybees; sticky issue for ag sector.
AUTHORS: Cobb, Kathy
DATE: 2007-09
Journal Article
Not your father’s farm
District farms are getting smaller and bigger at the same time.
AUTHORS: Mahon, Joe
DATE: 2009-05
Journal Article
Old MacDonald's evolving farm
Alternative livestock markets still small and volatile, but appear to be growing.
AUTHORS: Mullen, Meredith
DATE: 2007-01
Journal Article
Hedging their bets
Farmers have more tools to manage risk, and are using them.
AUTHORS: Wirtz, Ronald A.
DATE: 2008-07
Journal Article
Swap meet
How a real estate law has driven up farmland prices.
AUTHORS: Wirtz, Ronald A.
DATE: 2008-07
Journal Article
This space for rent. Bring your wallet, unless I know you
Farmland rental rates lag, but might be sprinting to catch up.
AUTHORS: Wirtz, Ronald A.
DATE: 2008-07
Journal Article
A growing cornucopia of organics
Organic farming in the Ninth District continues to sprout in fields and on dinner plates.
AUTHORS: Walter, Dave
DATE: 2008-01
Journal Article
Making hay off the land
Farmland prices are skyrocketing across the Ninth District. Many worry that the boom can?t last, and what consequences might lurk if it doesn?t.
AUTHORS: Wirtz, Ronald A.
DATE: 2008-07
Journal Article
Outside the winner’s circle
High land and crop prices are benefiting a lot of farmers, but hurting some?badly.
AUTHORS: Wirtz, Ronald A.
DATE: 2008-07
Journal Article
Beginning farmers and local food systems
Growing support for community-driven economic development, local food, and sustainability is one reason a diverse group of young people are going into farming.
AUTHORS: Thilmany, Dawn; Ahearn, Mary
DATE: 2013-04