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The Business Behind the Farm Visit

Modern Farmer

When announcing the results from the 2022 Census of Agriculture this February, Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack said that many farmers rely on off-farm income to keep their production afloat, and he supports diversifying farmers’ income streams to keep farming economically feasible, although he didn’t mention agritourism specifically.

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Industry Ag News 7/21

Agwired

The National FFA Organization has announced the 16 finalists for its 2023 top achievement awards : American Star Farmer, American Star in Agribusiness, American Star in Agricultural Placement and American Star in Agriscience. This year’s event was held at Montana Farmers Union’s Arrowpeak Lodge in Highwood, MT.

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Rewilding: Threat or promise for hill farming?

Sustainable Food Trust

First, rewilding hill farmland might not always deliver unqualified wins for biodiversity. In short, there is both the need, and the space, for a rewilding of our uplands – not just on agricultural land, but also on that used for shooting and commercial forestry. However, two points of caution are worth making.

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