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We overplanted our gardens again this year. My husband and I often roll into harvest season with more food than we can ever possibly eat. We eat fresh from the garden all season, try to preserve as much as possible, ...

The Clean Water Act has claimed yet another victim. A Red Bluff, Calif, wheat farmer is facing a $2.8 million fine after he bought 450 acres of land and began plowing it. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says the ...

A Wyoming farmer and his attorneys have won a significant victory against the EPA. In a settlement, the agency has backed off in its threat to fine Andy Johnson tens of millions of dollars because he built a stock pond ...

Homesteading on a small plot of land offers many advantages that a larger plot cannot. For example, a small plot allows for easier control and management of space, soil and plants. A half acre or less, utilized wisely and strategically, ...

The EPA is suing a 77-year-old farmer for fines that could reach into the millions for building a dike to protect his property from flooding. The Register Guard newspaper reported that the agency is suing farmer William Case for fines ...

The problem in compiling a list of the very best axes on the market today is that it’s literally impossible to list every single one. For the homesteader, farmer and outdoorsman, an axe is a vital piece of equipment, one ...

The Environmental Protection Agency violated federal law by fining a Wyoming farmer $37,500 a day for building a stock pond on his own property, a new lawsuit alleges. Andy Johnson now faces more than $16 million in fines even though ...

Starting a small farm is a dream many of us have. However, if you are contemplating making it more than just a dream you should probably drink a glass of reality. I hate to break it to you, but you ...

The federal government can no longer tell family farmers how many raisins to grow and sell, the US Supreme Court ruled Monday in a case in which one farmer was fined $680,000 simply because he refused to obey the government’s ...

Sweating heavily and wearing too much cologne apparently helped lead to the seizure of $16,000 from a California farmer who had travelled to Montana in part to buy farm equipment. To add insult to injury, the money was taken without ...