The other major source of water contamination from farming is total coliform bacteria from raw, untreated manure. When rain falls on recently fertilized fields, it pushes contaminants from the surface ...

The Ninth Circuit agreed with the Tax Court that a father-son farming and logging operation was a partnership for federal income tax purposes and that the father’s deduction of the bulk of the ...

The Tax Court allowed a taxpayer’s reconstructed logs and testimony to establish that he materially participated in a farming activity. Facts: Clarence Leland, an attorney in Mississippi, purchased a ...

Shashi Raghunandan, CEO of Oaken, is a part-time problem solver, painter and writer and a full-time husband and dog lover. The reality is that farmland leasing is the foundation of much of the farming ...

What's in a farmer that makes them want to take on the risks and rewards of farming? Columnist Mike Rosmann digs into the reasons. For farmers, the differences are profound and deserve an explanation, ...

This is a heatmap more than a comprehensive list. I would suggest you use the landscape as I do, as a tool to provide perspective on where activity is (or is not) and recognize some of the noteworthy ...

With the increasing number of people entering the food movement and selling produce and craft foods, determining if one qualifies as a farm is important to understand. The term “farm” includes stock, ...

This report is part of a project on drinking water contamination in the United States produced by the Carnegie-Knight News21 program. CASCO, Wis. – Lynda Cochart did not realize her water was ...

CASCO, Wis. – Lynda Cochart did not realize her water was contaminated with coliform bacteria until she contracted MRSA, an antibiotic-resistant skin infection. She believed it came from the water in ...