DNR field office personnel followed the tributary upstream until they were able to trace high ammonia levels coming from a small animal feeding operation owned by Benjamin Martin.
Power outages always seem to happen when you’re busy on the farm and with predicted blackouts, farmers need to start thinking about how they will manage it.
Living in the Midwest, you know that agriculture is the way of life. During the Great Depression, people who moved away from the farm came back to their roots.
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that the United States Department of Agriculture is investing $1 billion in partnerships to support climate-smart farmers.