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Shandong Tranlin Will Rob American Soil of Carbon

Shandong Tranlin Will Rob American Soil of Carbon

Jan 29, 2017

Shandong Tranlin, a Chinese company, wants to buy crop residues to make paper products. Farmers may be selling the most important ingredient for soil health to Shandong Tranlin. Shandong Tranlin, a multi-national, Chinese company, operates as Vastly in the US.  They are building a $2 billion paper making plant in...

Baled Corn Stalks: Symbol of Agricultural Waste and Poverty

Baled Corn Stalks: Symbol of Agricultural Waste and Poverty

Feb 19, 2012

I drove onto a farm in Northern Virginia this week and noticed a row of baled up corn stalks.  That’s a red flag for me…I have learned over the past 30 some years as a conservationist that when I am on a farm and see rolled up – baled, corn...

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  • “Bobby calls Jeanne ‘the Princess of Swoope’ with good reason. Her life as a pearl-earring-wearing, calf-roping cattle farmer unfolds in these hilarious, tragic, and beautiful stories in this uniquely written book.

    This is a fun read that will make you laugh and cry. It will compel you to be more observant of nature and to be a better steward of land, soil, water, and animals.”

    Scott Nordstrom
    Large Animal Veterinarian & Cattle Farmer

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