by Adam Cletzer | May 2, 2024 | Agricultural Economics & Rural Sociology, News
Farmers often lament the land lost to suburban sprawl, but across the South, a land mass roughly the size of New Jersey is stuck in a legal limbo known as heirs’ property. In Alabama, about 200,000 acres of agricultural and forest land is in heirs’ property. Until the...
by Adam Cletzer | Mar 26, 2024 | Agricultural Economics & Rural Sociology, Research
Research made possible by $650,000 USDA-NIFA grant The number of farms in the U.S. operated by women has grown 27% in recent years. Yet, despite their growing number and influence, little is known about the needs of women in farming, the challenges they face and their...
by Adam Cletzer | Dec 6, 2023 | Research, School of Fisheries, Aquaculture & Aquatic Sciences
Research made possible by $650,000 USDA-NIFA grant By Adam Cletzer In the $1.5 billion U. S. aquaculture industry, largemouth bass production is a small fry. The fish’s unusually high mortality rate across all stages of production makes it a challenge for farmers to...
