WASHINGTON The Farm Bill is one of the oldest federal funding bills. Nearly a century ago, the first iteration of it was written and passed by Congress in 1933, just a decade after Native Americans became recognized citizens on their own lands.
In Soil and Spirit, poet, farmer, and educator Scott Chaskey generously reflects on the natural world, his travels visiting growers around the country,
Coverage of tribal natural resources is supported in part by Catena FoundationOn a windy day in late April, with dust blowing across an arena on the San Carlos Reservation east of Globe, eight young men, all members of the San Carlos Apache Tribe, are gathered around several horses and a trailer workshop.
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In the inaugural State of Native Agriculture Address, Native American ag leaders talked about gains made in improving tribal agriculture and its relationship to USDA, as well as work yet to be done.