Civil Eats

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Since 2012, Gail Taylor has built healthy soil, provided hundreds of local families with fresh tomatoes and turnips, and fostered community on less than an acre at Three Part Harmony Farm in northeast Washington, D.C. Turnips from Three Part Harmony Farm (left). is the realization of more than 15 years of work.

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Agriculture Agriculture Finance Farming 142

Real Agriculture

MAY 9, 2024

Red Sun Farms in Kingsville, Ont., is one of 170 greenhouse vegetable farms in Ontario. Across the province, the Ontario greenhouse vegetable industry grows tomatoes, cucumbers and peppers in 3,900 acres of greehhouse, producing 521 million kilograms of fresh vegetables with a farm gate value of more than $1.4

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Greenhouse Farming Farming Acre 325

Real Agriculture

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Covering 40,000 acres a year with a sprayer is a big job. At Shawridge Farms, a large cash crop and commercial grain elevator operation located in Arthur, Ont., So how does one guy get over all those acres? Read More Covering 40,000 acres a year with a sprayer is a big job. So how does one guy get over all those acres?

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Cash Crop Acre Farming Farming 336

Food Politics

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

The USDA announced the latest data on the US agricultural system in a press release. It summarizes the highlights: Number of farms: 1.9 million (down 7% from 2017) Average size: 463 acres (up 5%) Total farmland: 880 million acres of farmland (down 2%), accounting for 39% of all U.S. Average farm income: $79,790.

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Agriculture Agriculture Farmland Acre 288

Real Agriculture

JULY 5, 2023

How do you cover acres quickly during planting season with big equipment without causing compaction and compromising yield? The brothers farm in Perth County, Ont., Read More How do you cover acres quickly during planting season with big equipment without causing compaction and compromising yield?

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Acre Tractor Yield Harvester 246

Food Tank

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Trisha and Nolan Zachman farm in a small town two hours west of Minneapolis, Minnesota. As a fourth-generation farmer, Trisha says that her farm today looks a lot different from her childhood. Trisha grew up farming with her family, and she knew she would one day raise her own family on a farm.

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Farming Farming Ranching Pasture 122

Real Agriculture

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Those who participate in the Ducks Unlimited Canada Marginal Areas Program and are clients of Farm Credit Canada may be able to access additional funds per acre. Read More Those who participate in the Ducks Unlimited Canada Marginal Areas Program and are clients of Farm Credit Canada may be able to access additional funds per acre.

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Farming Farming Acre Livestock 296

Farmbrite

DECEMBER 5, 2024

There's a lot that goes into farming and there's a lot to think about before buying land for your farm. Finding the best farmland for your new farm involves several key steps to ensure you choose a location that meets your needs and goals. Consider the size of the land you need based on your farming plans.

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Farmland Real Estate Farming Farming 97

Modern Farmer

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Agriculture was once a cornerstone of the American way of life. Because farming is so central to our nation’s identity—and its idea of itself—this future can feel fraught. In 2012, the USDA forecast that most (70 percent) family farms would transfer hands over the next 20 years. million US farms , down seven percent from 2.04

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Family Farming Farming Farming Ranching 94

Trimble Agriculture

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Access to effective hurricane relief and natural disaster resources is essential to helping agricultural operations bounce back and continue feeding our communities. Visit our page to explore resources designed to help your farm or ranch rebuild, recover, and remain resilient.

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Acre Ranching Livestock Farming 105

ProAg

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

From our industry partners at National Crop Insurance Services (NCIS) : In the formative days of our Republic, Benjamin Franklin wrote, “I have sometimes thought it might be well to establish an office of insurance for farms against the damage that may occur to them from storms, blights, insects, etc.”

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Acre Crop Farming Farming 59

Food Tank

JANUARY 15, 2025

Agrarian Trust, a national nonprofit in the United States, is taking a commons-based approach to help ensure that a new generation of farmers can access farm land. Department of Agriculture reports. Farmland is most at-risk of being transitioned into a non-agricultural use when it is sold, according to American Farmland Trust.

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Farmland Farming Farming Food 111

Real Agriculture

JANUARY 24, 2024

But for farmers, selecting which product and application is right for their acres can be a daunting and confusing task. But for farmers, selecting which product and application is right for their acres can be a daunting and confusing task. Read More Biologicals hold great promise for improving crop production. Read More

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Acre Production Farming Farming 287

Civil Eats

DECEMBER 9, 2024

The 35,000 community members who live closest to the sea are largely farmworkers and migrants who work in the booming farming regions to the north and south. Marys, Ohio, a lake polluted by high levels of agricultural runoff, published a study that quantified the concentration of microcystins, produced by cyanobacteria, in air samples.

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Farming Farming Construction Agriculture 129

UnderstandingAg

MARCH 18, 2025

It has been hailed as the savior of agriculture and has been credited with our ability to feed the world. farm production more than doubled, and farm size increased from an average of 215 acres in 1950 to 464 acres in 2023. World agricultural output increased more than four times between 1961 and 2020.

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Farmbrite

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Technology is transforming many traditional industries, and farming is no exception. The term data-driven decisions is becoming increasingly common in agriculture, but how committed are farmers to using data in their everyday practices? Lets explore the landscape of modern farming and uncover the role data plays.

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Farming Farming Technology Yield 96

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

As the 119th Congress begins , the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (2018 Farm Bill) reauthorization is again on the agenda after numerous extensions. The farm safety net, which includes commodity support programs and federal crop insurance, is a fundamental component of any farm bill. What are ARC and PLC?

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Farming Farming Acre Farmland 64

UnderstandingAg

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

By: Ron Nichols, Understanding Ag, LLC Every day on his farm, Luke Bergler sees the connection between healthy soil, healthy grass, healthy animals and healthy people. When he pushes a shovel into the soft, well-aggregated soil on his 240-acre farm near Ridgeway, Minnesota, Bergler sees more earthworms than he ever thought imaginable.

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Farming Farming Acre Cattle 87

Farmers Weekly

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

Farmers Weekly A Scottish farmer with a passion for nature has created a 100-acre “wildlife corridor” by transforming his land, with new, native broadleaf trees, with preserving farm biodiversity core to his project goals.

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Arable Land Farming Farming Acre 239

Real Agriculture

JANUARY 10, 2024

Labour shortage is an issue for farming around the globe and an expanding list of agricultural equipment manufacturers are looking to autonomous robots to provide a solution for their customers. Read More

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Agricultural equipment Manufacturing Acre Production 246

Civil Eats

JANUARY 7, 2025

Photo courtesy of Michael Kotutwa Johnson) Dry farming has been a Hopi tradition for several millennia. The culture is tied into our agricultural system, and thats what makes it so resilient. For instance, the Dry Farming Institute in Oregon lists a dozen farms it partners with, growing anything from tomatoes to zucchini.

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Seeding Farming Farming Crop 140

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

MARCH 20, 2025

Farmer Patrick Brown speaking at a recent NSAC virtual briefing On March 6, the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC) hosted a virtual briefing: Impact in the Field How the USDA Funding Freeze and Employee Layoffs are Impacting Farmers and Ranchers.

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Farming Farming Food Processing 108

Real Agriculture

JULY 24, 2024

As farms have become larger, the need to combine more acres at a faster pace has become a priority. As farms have become larger, the need to combine more acres at a faster pace has become a priority. As farms have become larger, the need to combine more acres at a faster pace has become a priority.

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Acre Harvester Harvest Harvesting 279

Farm Credit of Southern Colorado

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

At Farm Credit of Southern Colorado, we take great pride in supporting the families who shape agriculture in our region. The Mattive family of Worley Family Farms has spent generations cultivating success in the San Luis Valley, and their story is one of resilience, dedication, and innovation.

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Family Farming Farming Farming Crop Rotation 83

Real Agriculture

AUGUST 20, 2024

Potassium deficiency can cost soybean growers as much as five to seven bushels per acre if the levels of the key nutrient sink below critical vales. If farm fields show a deficit, how much potash should be broadcast to maintain yield? If farm fields show a deficit, how much potash should be broadcast to maintain yield?

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Acre Yield Farming Farming 265

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

MARCH 21, 2025

Crop insurance is the cornerstone of the farm safety net, insuring farms for losses from unpredictable weather, market fluctuations, and other risks. In the FCIP , agents working for private companies sell and service a wide range of insurance policies to farms. of all farms with cropland, up from 25.8%

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Crop Farming Farming Acre 52

Ohio State University

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

A trio of researchers within the Department of Agricultural, Environmental, and Development Economics (AEDE) at Ohio State University— Ani Katchova (Professor and Farm Income Enhancement Chair), Carl Zulauf (Professor Emeritus), and Mujahidul Islam (PhD student)—continue to identify trends on the topic of agricultural land lost to development.

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Agriculture Agriculture Acre Farmland 52

Food Politics

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Farm Action , an organization devoted to stopping corporate agrocultural monopolies and building fair competition in rural America, has issued a short report, Balancing the US Agricuiltural Trade Deficit with Higher Value Food Crops. million acres of higher value fruit, vegetables, and melons would be needed to generate $32.9B

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Farming Farming Farmland Food 249

Civil Eats

DECEMBER 17, 2024

In the heart of Louisiana, about 100 miles north of Baton Rouge, lies the rain-soaked farm that lured Konda Mason away from California in 2020. What were doing [at Jubilee Justice] is reclaiming rice and rice farming as our foodways, as our invention, as our birthrightand in that is nothing but the spirit of the ancestors.

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Plantation Acre Farming Farming 121

Civil Eats

DECEMBER 10, 2024

In the months before Patrick Brown was born in November 1982, his father, Arthur, lay down on a road near the familys farm to prevent a caravan of yellow dump trucks from depositing toxic soil in his community. Patrick currently operates Brown Family Farms on the land that Byron worked as a sharecropper once he was freed.

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Plantation Farming Farming Acre 144

Modern Farmer

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Despite having nearly a billion acres of prime farmland and a population of only 330 million people, the U.S. agriculture system, often claimed to be able to feed the world, can no longer feed its own population. This shows in Americas growing agricultural trade deficit, projected to reach a record-breaking $45.5

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Food Production Crop Farming 133

World Agri-Tech

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Sound Agriculture Secures $25M to Advance Bioinspired Nutrient Efficiency Solutions Emeryville, Calif. December 17, 2024) Sound Agriculture, a high growth agtech company, has spun out its leading plant epigenetics platform and completed a $25 million extension of its Series D raise. After reaching 2 million acres in the U.S.

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Agriculture Agriculture Acre Crop 52

Farmers Weekly

AUGUST 5, 2023

His brothers and father run an agricultural contracting business and have recently taken on a 49ha (120-acre) farm. Farmers Weekly This week’s Photo of the Week comes from 14-year-old aspiring photographer Noah, who has captured the harvest progress beautifully.

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Harvester Harvest Harvesting Acre 246

Real Agriculture

AUGUST 12, 2024

Efficiency is everything when timeframes are tight and acres are many. Read More Efficiency is everything when timeframes are tight and acres are many. Read More Efficiency is everything when timeframes are tight and acres are many. Read More

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Fertilizer Acre Seeding Production 318

Real Agriculture

OCTOBER 18, 2024

High-capacity combines are finding a fit in edible bean fields as growers look to cover more soy, corn, wheat and edible acres with fewer machines, and also take advantage of their gentler grain handling capabilities. On this episode of RealAgriculture’s Edible Bean School, host Bernard Tobin rides along with Fred Van Osch of Van Osch.

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Harvester Harvest Harvesting Acre 318

Civil Eats

MARCH 26, 2025

When farmer Kamal Bell first established a beekeeping operation at Sankofa Farms in North Carolina, his son Akeem was four years old and scared of bees. But with his fathers coachingand the help of a protective beekeeping suitAkeem now loves tending the hives and is now central to the farms beekeeping effort.

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Farming Farming Food Agriculture 113

Cropaia

MARCH 28, 2025

Precision agriculture has enabled unprecedented fine-tuning of crop management from variable-rate fertilization to micro-zone irrigation. What Is Overfitting in Agriculture? Translating that to agriculture: imagine we have dense soil test data across a field and create a different fertilizer blend for every slight variation.

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Agriculture Agriculture Yield Fertilizer 60