After years of fighting the weather and worrying over cattle prices, insects, and diseases, the idea of planting trees and just watching them grow appealed to Neal Martin and his son Rob Martin....
It seems that most folks who love farming also love the outdoors and wildlife. So it was with Randy Martin. When he took over the family farm, Randy decided that one of his goals was to increase wildlife on the farm, and the best way to accomplish that goal would be to add more trees. Randy read an article about the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) and decided the program was just what...
In 1996, Pat Osborne was ready to give up her Alabama farm. Taxes, soil erosion, and other concerns even drove her to a realtor. When the realtor advised Pat to see her local FSA office about the sale of peanut quota, another FSA program caught Pat's attention....
