UnderstandingAg

DECEMBER 31, 2024

In the following discussion, I would like to share some thoughts on how to add net profit into a grazing operation, as well as share my own experiences reducing hay inputs with the grass-finished beef herd that roams across our northern Michigan family farm.

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Pasture Forage Livestock Manure 105

Civil Eats

MAY 1, 2024

When Jeff Broberg and his wife, Erica, moved to their 170-acre bean and grain farm in Winona, Minnesota in 1986, their well water measured at 8.6 Those tiles, which were first installed in the mid-1800s and have now largely been replaced with plastic pipes, ultimately allowed farmers to grow crops on land that was once too wet to farm.

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Fertilizer Farming Farming Acre 145

Modern Farmer

DECEMBER 20, 2024

A fourth-generation small Midwestern farmer, Hemmes works more than 900 acres entirely on her own year in and year out. This [farm] has been in my family for over 125 years, she said. So its all on me, and its my family farm. Keeping her farm well-managed is a responsibility she doesnt take lightly.

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Agriculture Agriculture Food Harvesting 75

Daily Yonder

MARCH 4, 2024

Finding adequate, affordable health insurance can be a huge challenge for people who run small, family farms or ranches, said Alana Knudson, director of the NORC Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis. Family members share that risk. It’s round the clock,” said Robin, a family friend and farmer from the Hill Country.

Ranching 99

Ranching Ruralism Farming Farming 99

Caff

MAY 24, 2022

Meet the Partner Farms​ CAFF partnered with fifteen California farms from 2020-2022. The farms ranged in size from less than an acre to over 50 acres. Farm crew size ranged from one person to ten plus people, depending on the farm. See photos from our food safety field days below.

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Farming Farming Acre Cultivation 52