The Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Administration has been gone for more than a decade, but a new designation ensures its legacy will live on.
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Former Prairie agriculture agency recognized
The Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Administration operated from 1935 to 2013 and is now considered of national historic importance
Researchers make a case for protecting field boundaries
Federal scientists hope to weigh both the agricultural value and the risks from habitat such as ditches and shelterbelts
Glacier FarmMedia – It’s a common scenario. A farmer has a field boundary that causes some headaches. Maybe it’s a ditch they figure is nursing crop disease, or maybe the ditch is a pain to navigate around. In response, the farmer drains the ditch or otherwise takes it out of commission. Researchers who recently completed […] Read more
