Women farmers rise in U S dairy heartland
Leslie Dunn, a 32 year old dairy operator in California's San Joaquin Valley, manages 600 cows while juggling family and community work. USDA data show women running about 2.5 percent of U S farms over a decade, with women owning 9 percent of farms and 5 percent of farmland, as researchers note shifts from farm wives to independent farming.
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San Joaquin Valley
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University of California At Davis
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Ann Veneman
California
United Farm Workers of America
Rosalinda Guillen
New DNR head knows the land
Jeff Vonk, new director of Iowa DNR, faces a hectic start as confirmation delays and state budget cuts loom. He leans on USDA conservation experience and favors voluntary programs while warning budget impacts could affect parks, forestry, and environmental programs. He plans to meet farmers personally to explain policies.
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Upstate New York
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University of Maine
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Rancher fights wolves for land near Yellowstone
Jon Robinett runs a 70,000 acre ranch south of Yellowstone where wolves have roamed since 1995. He cites seven dogs and about 200 cattle killed by wolves, plus a harmed colt. The Robinetts urge elimination of wolves and challenge the Interior Department in a lawsuit led by ranch owner Stephen Gordon.
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Debbie
Robinetts
Robbie
Booger
Debbie Robinett
Stephen Gordon
Interior Department
Ed Bangs
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Wolf Recovery
Gordon
William Downes
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Downes
ISU viticulture site aids grape growers and scholars named
ISU viticulture Web site helps prospective grape growers assess risks requirements and economics of grape production. Iowa Farm Bureau Federation awards 54 scholarships of 1000 each to students across the state including Rebecca Sanger McGregor and Jason Wessel Greeley among others in Eastern Iowa.
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Matthew Swenka
Fayette
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Greeley
Dana Kirchhoff
Sumner
Casandra Leff
Leroy
Sarah Learn
West Union
John Thomas
Camanche
Carrie Mardoff
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