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When you start looking at the sustainability of agriculture, commodity agriculture especially here, it s not viable to grow field crops like soybeans and cotton any more. At the end of each fiscal year, AgSouth s board of directors can retain the association s net income to strengthen its capital position or distribute some or all of its earnings to members. But as an agricultural credit cooperative, AgSouth is owned by the member-borrowers who purchase stock or borrow money. To have a...

He saw that raising crops naturally demanded even more time, skill and attention than conventional farming. But he went to work in nurseries and learned about chemical fertilizers to promote growth, insecticides to combat pests, herbicides to kill weeds. But Pond was not born into farming, and no one passed on to him knowledge or equipment or land. When he was little, he dug up weedy lamb's quarters and transplanted them in his parents' Silverton garden. He wanted to be Almanzo, till his...

Year after year, the federal government sends farm subsidy checks to homes nestled in some of the most expensive neighborhoods in the city, far from any corn or soybean field. Farm bill beneficiaries include urban dwellers FARM102907 Home. Congress wraps up debate on the $280 billion package with the usual goal of reform, but observers expect to see little change. The flow of federal largesse comes thanks to rules that allow landowners -- including some 2,000 in the metro area -- to...

Just this week, Southern's efforts to build an agricultural education building in Washington on land donated to the university was again postponed by the bond commission. With a budget of $100 million and 800 employees, the state Department of Agriculture and Forestry is vital in a state where these industries contribute $10 billion annually to the economy. With Odom's departure, perhaps the political wrangling will go with him and all areas with get equal treatment - no matter who they...