Civil Eats

JANUARY 8, 2024

We’ve got 150 acres of grain.” He found this disconcerting, not only for himself but the future of small-scale grain farming in California, once known for its golden hills of grain. For three years, Nathanael Gonzales-Siemens drove up California’s coast for 14 hours every month for a routine task: milling his grain into flour. “I

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Modern Farmer

DECEMBER 1, 2023

“We lost 10 percent of our saleable Christmas trees that year,” says Leanna Anderson, owner of Aldor Acres Family Farm in Langley, British Columbia and treasurer of the BC Christmas Tree Association. Photo courtesy of Aldor Acres Farm. Photography courtesy of Aldor Acres Farm. But they’re adapting.

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Modern Farmer

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Agroforestry—the integration of trees and shrubs into crop and animal farming systems—has been used since ancient times to produce fruits, nuts, coffee, cocoa and medicinal herbs. Wendy Johnson’s ‘natural savannah’ Wendy Johnson and her husband, Johnny Rafkin, own Jóia Food & Fiber Farm, in Charles City, Iowa. Johnson laughs.

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Civil Eats

MARCH 5, 2024

However, based on current air quality monitoring data, much of California—and notably all of the most intensively farmed counties including San Joaquin Valley—will likely not meet the newly updated standard anytime soon. According to the 2018 emission inventory , farm operations were estimated to generate 13 tons of direct PM2.5

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Modern Farmer

JULY 3, 2023

Peter Andres burned his hazelnut trees at his former farm in Agassiz, BC. Andres, then president of the BC Hazelnut Growers Association , worked with a team of growers to map impacted farms, trying to predict which would be hit next. They monitored orchards for symptoms and cut down infected trees. Photography by Peter Andres.

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Modern Farmer

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Sprouting deep within the verdant pleats of Oʻahu’s Koʻolau Mountains, Heʻeia stream winds through Kakoʻo ʻOʻiwi , a non-profit organization centered on a six-acre taro farm, before emptying into the wide mouth of Kane‘ohe Bay. The past eight years have brought “more rain bombs,” says Shultz.

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Food Environment and Reporting Network

APRIL 25, 2024

By Brian Barth and Flávia Milhorance , September 7, 2021 USDA wants to make farms climate-friendly. By Lynne Curry , August 19, 2020 Is carbon farming a climate boon, or boondoggle? Then billions of crabs died. By Julia O'Malley , July 5, 2023 Climate savior or ‘Monsanto of the sea’? Will it work?

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RR2CS

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

Saskatoon berry production reduces soil erosion & mitigates the risk of climate change on Solstice Berry Farm By Trina Moyles Rick and Marsha Gelowitz were brand new to farming when they bought their farm northwest of Calgary in 1994. The Gelowitz’s kept a garden on their farm where they grew several Saskatoon bushes.

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Caff

DECEMBER 10, 2021

The Community Alliance with Family Farmers (CAFF) hosted our second Biologically Integrated Orchard Systems (BIOS) field day at River Garden Farms on November 30th, 2021 titled “Cover Cropping, Sanitation and Mating Disruption in Walnuts.” At this farm, cover crops increased spider mite predators near the end of August.

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RR2CS

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

This next phase of our journey brought us to Cawston, British Columbia, acclaimed as the Organic Farming Capital of Canada. At Snowy Mountain Farms, managed by Aaron Goddard and his family, you will find a 12-acre farm that boasts over 70 varieties of fruits such as cherries, apricots, peaches, plums, pears, apples, and quince.

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Modern Farmer

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Outside of Charleston, South Carolina, in the picturesque marshes of the Kiawah River, sits more than 100 acres of working farmland. But unlike neighboring farms that focus on production for faraway markets or keep a single family afloat, the farm at Kiawah River is supporting 185 families who live in the surrounding homes.

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Modern Farmer

JANUARY 15, 2024

Armed with little more than ingenuity and entrepreneurial drive, microgreen growers are transforming the unused corners of their dwellings into profitable farming operations. After finishing college seven years ago, the “video gam- playing, beer-drinking kid” dusted off a section of his parents’ Long Island cellar to launch his micro farm.

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Modern Farmer

JULY 14, 2023

As Brian Paddock walks through his 12-and-a-half acres of almond trees, he’s taking in everything. It’a not just because it’s cheaper and not just because Capay Hills Orchard , his farm just north of Sacramento, is in an area of California that is increasingly drought-prone. Paddock, like a lot of farmers, is a details guy.

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Food Tank

APRIL 2, 2024

Acres of Ancestry Initiative/Black Agrarian Fund The Acres of Ancestry Initiative/Black Agrarian Fund is a multidisciplinary, cooperative nonprofit ecosystem that aims to regenerate custodial land ownership, ecological stewardship, and food and fiber economies in the American South.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

DECEMBER 15, 2023

As negotiations around the next farm bill continue, farmers and hundreds of stakeholders want to make sure that funding for climate-friendly practices is protected and remains in conservation programs with a climate focus. Conservation buffer in bloom at Vilicus Farms. Joseph Fischer, of Fischer Farms in St.

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Caff

OCTOBER 22, 2024

On September 19th, Community Alliance with Family Farmers held a field day at Vitis and Ovis farm in Capay Valley, CA. Gisèle Herren of Vitis and Ovis Farm alongside their flock of grazing ducks. Hans Herren showing attendees an on-farm device as he discussed their experience in making compost tea.

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Food Environment and Reporting Network

JULY 5, 2023

FERN’s Coverage of the UN Biodiversity Conference By Bridget Huber , December 21, 2022 USDA wants to make farms climate-friendly. By Lynne Curry , August 19, 2020 Is carbon farming a climate boon, or boondoggle? slide-intro --> A remote Alaska village depended on the snow crab harvest for survival. Then billions of crabs died.

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Modern Farmer

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Where I live in North Carolina, growers with large cucumber and squash farms rent honey bees at a cost of $100 or more per hive and require 1-2 hives per acre during each season. Many farms already benefit from wild, native bee pollination. Photo: Shutterstock) How does one determine if there are existing native bees on a farm?

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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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Civil Eats

MARCH 11, 2024

This is called shadow microscopy,” says Robb, the co-owner of Compostella Farm in southern Mississippi, bringing the microorganisms into focus. This growing interest in fungal networks on farms quietly challenges the underpinnings of U.S. But working to both protect and encourage fungi on farms is a way to reverse course.

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Modern Farmer

AUGUST 24, 2023

Since the resurgence of regenerative agriculture, farming has never been sexier. The star-studded film Kiss the Ground , featuring celebrities Woody Harrelson and Tom Brady, put the movement on the map in 2020, claiming that regenerative farming could be the solution to, not the cause of, climate change, biodiversity loss and soil erosion.

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Modern Farmer

JULY 11, 2023

We’re using every tool in the bag,” says Jared Plumlee, senior vice president of farming at Booth Ranches , in Orange Cove, CA. Plumblee oversees about 7,000 acres in the central San Joaquin Valley, growing navel oranges, valencias, mandarins and even some lemons and grapefruits.

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Modern Farmer

JULY 10, 2023

But the epic flooding this past March was simply unprecedented, says the owner of Lerda-Goni Farms. After a winter of record snow in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, a sudden warm spell melted the lower reaches, unleashing nearly 40,000 acre-feet of water —a volume equal to more than a tenth of Las Vegas’ annual supply—in 48 hours.

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Trimble Agriculture

JUNE 5, 2024

Throughout our years of navigating both the financial and ag markets, we’ve learned a thing or two when it comes to farm finance. AgAmerica Land Equity Loans in Action But don’t just take our word for it, see how landowners across the nation are using land as collateral for their farm loans and building more resilient operations.

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Food Environment and Reporting Network

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

FERN’s Coverage of the UN Biodiversity Conference By Bridget Huber , December 21, 2022 USDA wants to make farms climate-friendly. By Lynne Curry , August 19, 2020 Is carbon farming a climate boon, or boondoggle? slide-intro --> A remote Alaska village depended on the snow crab harvest for survival. Then billions of crabs died.

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ATTRA

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

The free, online cost studies model a management scenario for a 100-acre farm, 20 acres of which are planted to a mature orchard that produces apples for processing.

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RR2CS

MARCH 8, 2022

Instead, they set their sights northwest of the city and came to fall in love with 160-acres of “rough northern bush” in Barrhead County. Of the 160-acres, Jenna and Thomas steward 25-acres to grow organic vegetables, herbs, and flowers and raise honeybees.

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Far Eastern Agriculture

APRIL 29, 2024

Agras T50 Well known for its efficiency and stability, the Agras T50 inherits a coaxial dual-rotor design and 54-inch propellers for next-level stability when carrying 40kg spraying or 50kg spreading payloads, which enables efficient spraying of up to 50 acres per hour. This makes it perfect for solo use in small to medium-sized farms.

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Modern Farmer

AUGUST 11, 2023

From her test orchard in Clarksville—25 acres of diverse cherry trees—she began breeding to address the primary threats. She remembers a breeding class coming out to the Clarksville orchard. There are cherries that are as different as Red Delicious is from Honeycrisp.”

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Agwired

MAY 28, 2024

Autonomy increases overall farm productivity, enabling more acres to be covered by extending the day or unlocking 24/7 operation without adding help. Connectivity is crucial to a farm’s operation; however, most farms are in rural communities where connectivity challenges persist. Here are some of the items on display.

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Civil Eats

MARCH 4, 2024

It’s no wonder that hospital food gets a bad rap, says Santana Diaz, executive chef at the University of California Davis Medical Center, a sprawling, 142-acre campus located in Sacramento, California. system—a network of 10 campuses and five medical centers—committed to supporting regenerative farming as part of U.C.

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Modern Farmer

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

The 260-acre ranch butts up against the West Elk Mountains, four miles east of the West Elk Wilderness, almost smack-dab in the middle of where gray wolves could be released this winter. One partner rejuvenated the old apple orchard, planted another 120 heritage-variety trees and started a cider business. “A

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Food Environment and Reporting Network

DECEMBER 21, 2022

FERN’s Coverage of the UN Biodiversity Conference By Bridget Huber , December 21, 2022 USDA wants to make farms climate-friendly. By Lynne Curry , August 19, 2020 Is carbon farming a climate boon, or boondoggle? slide-intro --> A remote Alaska village depended on the snow crab harvest for survival. Then billions of crabs died.

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Food Environment and Reporting Network

JANUARY 11, 2023

FERN’s Coverage of the UN Biodiversity Conference By Bridget Huber , December 21, 2022 USDA wants to make farms climate-friendly. By Lynne Curry , August 19, 2020 Is carbon farming a climate boon, or boondoggle? slide-intro --> A remote Alaska village depended on the snow crab harvest for survival. Then billions of crabs died.

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UnderstandingAg

OCTOBER 29, 2023

Now, as I design landscapes for my residential clients close to home—and work with farmers and ranchers as a consultant with Understanding Ag—I see better how we can’t really parse out the home landscape “flower beds” from the vegetable garden, or either of those from the 1,000-acre fields of wheat or corn in the Midwest and Great Plains.

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Food Environment and Reporting Network

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Listen to this story on The California Report The Food and Environment Reporting Network · Water Politics upends powerful California farm district Sarah Woolf , one of the new guard , is an unlikely rebel. Westlands Water District was formed to distribute that water to 600,000 acres of land. We hired very talented lobbyists.”

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Agritecture Blog

OCTOBER 13, 2022

That would be solar panels that have been installed across 11 acres of the land where Sweetland farms blueberries in Rockport, Maine. When farmers are considering this, they really want to think about whether they want the land to be energy first or farming first — either one or the other,” she said.

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