


Well Managed “Open-Space” Should Not Be Taxed (JMU 2020)
“Well-managed” farmland and other working “open-spaces” should not be taxed when they provide ecosystem services exceeding the cost of public services for the land.

Leaves from Native Trees – The Foundation of Freshwater Ecosystems (JMU 2020)

Soil Saturated With Phosphorus? – Don’t Apply Anymore Manure (JMU 2020)
Maryland: The newly elected republican governor, Larry Hogan repealed the Maryland Department of Agriculture’s “Phosphorus Management Tool”. Read my rant here.

The Queen Bean, Tofu & Dead Zones (JMU 2020)
Tofu. That’s what most people think soybeans are grown for. But most soybeans in the U.S. are grown for oil and livestock feed. It’s big business. America is the world’s largest producer and exporter of soybeans with almost 75 million acres planted annually.

Restoring the Chesapeake Bay One Small Watershed at a Time (JMU 2020)
It’s happening. Throughout the 64,000 square miles of the Chesapeake Bay watershed, there are small watersheds being restored, one by one, slowly but surely. We are going to achieve a restored Bay, one small watershed at a time.

Biosecurity & Stream Exclusion (JMU 2020)

Contour Farming: One of the Simplest & Most Effective BMPs (JMU 2020)
In our quest to profit from the land and feed a hungry planet with annual crops such as corn and soybeans, we have abandoned one of the most powerful conservation practices known to science – contour farming.

Earth Day and the 50th Anniversary of Silent Spring (JMU 2020)
Rachel Carson…she’s one of my heroes. This year for Earth Day (April 22, 2012) it is fitting to honor the 50th anniversary of Rachael Carson’s book, Silent Spring.
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“Bobby and Jeanne show us how agriculture and conservation can work together, just as the couple’s remarkable marriage does. This book is about their journey together on the farm to produce healthy livestock and clean water.
This book gives us a blueprint not only for the restoration of the Bay and the waters of the United States but also for the family farm.”
Will Baker
President, Chesapeake Bay Foundation
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