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.

Fertilizer 145

Fertilizer Farming Farming Acre 145

Modern Farmer

JUNE 30, 2023

Prime farmland, it attracted countless farmers, including the Black farmers seeking to fulfill the promise of “40 acres and a mule” that followed the American Civil War. But Black farm ownership has dropped dramatically over the years, with just 1,500 estimated to remain in Arkansas today. But the process hasn’t always come easily.

Acre 98

Acre Sharecropping Processing Farming 98

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.

Pasture 105

Pasture Forage Livestock Manure 105

Sustainable Food Trust

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

In addition, they may have been told that the carbon emissions for each litre of milk produced by intensively managed ‘fully housed’ cows, is less than the emissions from lower-yielding, mainly grass-fed cows – in other words, the cows that I and thousands of other dairy farmers look after on our family farms.

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Farming Farming Ruralism Supply Chain 128

Modern Farmer

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

During that same time, production has grown, as only farms of more than 200 hectares (approximately 400 acres) have increased in number. According to the recently released 2022 Census of Agriculture , the largest four percent of US farms (2,000 or more acres) control 61 percent of all farmland. Yes, they do.

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Manure Farming Farming Production 108

Modern Farmer

JULY 14, 2023

As Brian Paddock walks through his 12-and-a-half acres of almond trees, he’s taking in everything. For Paddock, maximizing “ crop per drop ”—getting the most yield with the least amount of water—is important. The farm has changed a lot since his grandfather ran it and grew tomatoes and potatoes. degrees in the next 15 years.

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Orchard Crop Family Farming Farming 97

UnderstandingAg

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Below is a basic diagram showing how carbon cycles through a corn field yielding around 200 bu/acre. Our family farm in Northeast Iowa with 3% SOM in the top six inches has about 67,000 lbs. of carbon per acre in the top two feet of soil. of carbon per acre annually. That’s a big number!

Compost 91

Compost Acre Processing Crop 91

UnderstandingAg

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

My paradigm assumed that I was helping to feed the world, and as a result I thought that academia, industry, and government were all invested in the survival of our family farm. Could you stack multiple enterprises on the same acre? Could this create opportunities for your kids or other young people to get started farming?

Ranching 95

Ranching Ruralism Farming Farming 95

Modern Farmer

AUGUST 29, 2023

On the back 16 acres of Walla Walla Community College, 30 Red Angus cows stand munching on hairy vetch, ryegrass and other cover crops that were planted to help restore the soil. Most of the people in our ag program are coming from an agrarian background but are trying to be innovative with new ways to approach farming,” says Leventhal.

Food 98

Food Farming Farming Agroecology 98

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. The conditions impacted crop yields, livestock, the transportation of goods, and the larger supply chain. This [farm] has been in my family for over 125 years, she said. Im very proud of that.

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Agriculture Agriculture Food Harvest 75

Wisconsin Farmers Union

MARCH 6, 2023

The Horse Creek Area Farmer-Led Watershed Council will be hosting their annual farmer education forum and lunch on March 23rd from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm at the Carlson Family Farm. He will talk about his work to reduce inputs while increasing yield through nitrogen placement, nutrient testing, and product use.

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Acre Crop Family Farming Yield 52

Daily Yonder

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Even by just raising three or four acres of tobacco, families could make a respectable return that helped their farm’s economic viability. I should mention that our farm was, and still is, a family farm in the strongest sense. A childhood photo from the family farm. My accent resembles theirs.

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Ruralism Farming Farming Agriculture 117

Daily Yonder

APRIL 11, 2023

The bulletin says, “Iowa State University researchers generally recommend terminating the cover crop with herbicide 10-14 days prior to planting corn to protect yield; however, that time frame is less critical for soybeans.” For every acre planted in winter cover, the conservation district would pay the farmers $50.

Farming 52

Farming Farming Acre Seeding 52

Todays Farmer Magazine

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

When his father, Randy, equipped his combine with a yield monitor in the early 1990s, teenage Ryan thought it was a huge step forward for the family farm. The Britts now farm 5,000 acres, raising cattle, corn, soybeans, wheat and hay in Randolph, Chariton and Macon counties.

Fertilizer 40

Fertilizer Cattle Crop Rotation Family Farming 40

Civil Eats

APRIL 29, 2024

He plants nitrogen-rich legumes and other perennial cover crops amongst his pear, apple, plum, peach, and cherry trees, but he buys a commercial compost product to keep his 100-acre, fourth-generation family farm thriving. Ela knows first-hand how central compost is to his organic farm—and all organic agriculture.

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Compost Manufacturing Food Production 141

RR2CS

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

Marsha enrolled in the Horticulture Certificate program through Olds College, and they got started in 2003, planting 5 acres of Saskatoon bushes. The following year, they planted another 5 acres, and so on. In 2007, after the perennial berry had established, the Gelowitz’s enjoyed their first harvest.

Orchard 52

Orchard Farming Farming Harvest 52

Caff

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Kendra Altnow shares the history of the LangeTwins Family Winery & Vineyards. On December 5th, the Community Alliance with Family Farms (CAFF) held a field day at the LangeTwins Family Winery & Vineyard in Acampo, CA. We’re trialing grazing now which is awesome.

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Livestock Crop Farming Farming 52

Modern Farmer

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Stroup and her husband farm about 200 acres near Bessemer City, NC. But they have been consistently stymied when it comes to internet access on their farm. Haxby and her family farm corn and soybeans and raise cattle and goats. They raise beef cattle and plant wheat and soybeans.

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Ruralism Farming Farming Distribution 136

RR2CS

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Today, Tim and Joanne manage WR Grazing in collaboration with Doug and other family members on 3000 acres of land. In 2019, they ran a series of crop trials on 20 acre paddocks to experiment with different crop mixes. We wanted to take what we were learning about [soil health] and push it further,” says Tim.

Ranching 52

Ranching Cattle Crop Acre 52

Daily Yonder

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Stroup and her husband farm about 200 acres near Bessemer City, Nortth Carolina. But they have been consistently stymied when it comes to internet access on their farm. “I ” Haxby and her family farm corn and soybeans and raise cattle and goats. They raise beef cattle and plant wheat and soybeans.

Ruralism 117

Ruralism Farming Farming Distribution 117

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

MAY 10, 2024

Improved cost-share accounting for income forgone when farmers experience losses in revenue due to production changes, anticipated reductions in yield, transitioning to an organic resource-conserving system, or acreage converted to conservation uses. Increases the minimum CRP Grasslands acreage from 2 million to 10 million acres.

Ruralism 110

Ruralism Food Farming Farming 110

UnderstandingAg

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

My paradigm assumed that I was helping to feed the world, and as a result I thought that academia, industry, and government were all invested in the survival of our family farm. Could you stack multiple enterprises on the same acre? Could this create opportunities for your kids or other young people to get started farming?

Ranching 59

Ranching Farming Farming Ruralism 59

Civil Eats

APRIL 8, 2024

Manske runs conventional crop operations in Iowa and Minnesota, including managing a 1,000-acre family farm in northern Iowa, and primarily plants a rotation of corn and soybeans. Environmental Protection Agency, nitrogen fertilizer sales increased from 17 pounds per acre in 1960 to 83.6 pounds per acre in 2013.

Fertilizer 145

Fertilizer Acre Farming Farming 145

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

AUGUST 11, 2023

Here are snapshots from those visits: Members toured Sister Gardens, one of three sites that are part of Frontline Farming, based in Denver, CO, Sister Gardens is a vegetable, herb, and flower garden on more than one acre of land within the Aria Denver development. A disused orchard that had been stewarded by the Sisters of St.

Water Rights 52

Water Rights Food Farming Farming 52

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

AUGUST 28, 2024

Each of these three conservation activities represents a holistic approach to improving conservation across an entire operation, either by requiring producers to adopt multiple practice enhancements on the same acres or to pursue ambitious, measurable soil health goals, such as increasing organic matter (OM) over the life of their CSP contract.

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Farming Farming Agriculture Agriculture 83

Civil Eats

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Prioritizing ecological integrity and community health over yield, these farmers stay profitable by diversifying their crops, producing value-added products like jams and sauces, and building community support and social capital. The young couple started a 180-acre dairy farm for livelihood to raise their 14 children.

Food 137

Food Farming Farming Agriculture 137

Food Environment and Reporting Network

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

He recounted the innumerable ways his 1,500 acres of tobacco, spread over several counties around Wilson, the historic center of the flue-cured tobacco industry in North Carolina, might lose money if he’s not careful. He told me multiple times that our family farm, when he was growing up, supported six families.

Farming 108

Farming Farming Acre Crop 108

Food Tank

DECEMBER 24, 2024

40 Acres & A Mule Project , United States 40 Acres & A Mule seeks to acquire Black-owned farmland to be used to celebrate and preserve the history, food, and stories of Black culture in food and farming. Decade of Family Farming, fostering policies and actions to enhance rural livelihoods and protect biodiversity.

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Food Agriculture Agriculture Ruralism 139

The Equation

MAY 14, 2024

They aimed to maximize profits by exploiting humans and the environment through cheap labor, human commodification, and maximizing yields of a few commodity crops that degraded the soil. They began entering contracts to access small plots of farmland in return for shares of their crop yield, establishing the new sharecropping system.

Food 106

Food Plantation Sharecropping Farming 106

Civil Eats

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

These big facilities adopted new steel roller technology that could process wheat more quickly and easily separate the bran and germ, yielding a flour that was much cheaper to produce and kept longer on the shelf, but had far less flavor and nutrition. Appalachian White Wheat at Brown Family Farms in Warren Co, NC.

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Grain Food Marketing Supply Chain 136

Civil Eats

MARCH 14, 2025

In 2016, Willis Nelson and his three brothersthird-generation Black farmersstarted a farming venture with 40 acres in rural Sondheimer, Louisiana. Located on the western bank of the Mississippi River, the family farm now spans roughly 4,000 acres and produces corn, cotton, soybeans, wheat, and milo.

Farming 130

Farming Farming Ruralism Acre 130