Caff

JULY 19, 2023

the Lopes provided a great demonstration of the unique equipment involved in the establishment of the rice (rice flat tray machine) and the transplanter machine (used to mechanically transplant the rice plugs into the field) allowing the attendees a great visual of the process and commitment involved in establishing their rice paddy fields.

Family Farming 52

Family Farming Farming Farming Ecology 52

Modern Farmer

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Instead, it advocates for more capital-intensive automation and mechanization in line with the longstanding “bigger is better” agriculture policy of the past fifty years. Farmer-researcher Eric Barnhorst, for example, conducted research on regenerating fallow fields with the Ecological Farmers Association of Ontario in 2022.

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Farmland Production Farming Farming 97

Modern Farmer

AUGUST 24, 2023

Land to Market brand certifies land through its third-party Ecological Outcomes Verification (EOV) methodology developed by Savory Institution founder and TED Talk phenomenon Allan Savory more than 20 years ago as a management tool for graziers. million acres of organic certified land in the US. Photography courtesy of Cabriejo Ranch.

Food 94

Food Ranching Fertilizer Ecology 94

Civil Eats

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Deadly clashes on the Great Plains prompted the Fort Laramie Treaty of 1868 , which created the Great Sioux Reservation spanning 60 million acres around the Black Hills. In Montana, for example, the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes now oversee 18,000 acres where bison roam once again. billion acres across the U.S.,

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Acre Food Mechanics Agriculture 105

The Lunatic Farmer

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Commodity productivity per acre is down across the board, driving prices up. A strong sense of ecological production practices exists and fortunately this country does not have to hit as severe an “undo” button as countries like the U.S. The sense among attendees was that chemical, industrialized models are running out of steam.

Manure 76

Manure Mechanics Ecology Finance 76

Caff

JANUARY 20, 2022

Launched by Community Alliance with Family Farmers (CAFF), the Innovation Challenge solicited innovators from all backgrounds–farmers, students, entrepreneurs–all with the goal of shifting focus away from big ag and towards empowering the greatest number of farms, even those operating on just an acre or two.

Farming 52

Farming Farming Tractor Ranching 52

UnderstandingAg

OCTOBER 29, 2023

This is generally accomplished by mechanically removing plants by flail mowing, tillage, cultivation equipment, or by manual labor. Flail mow and direct seed with a grain drill – This is the best method in a larger-scale commercial garden (1+ acre).

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Crop Cash Crop Seeding Harvest 89