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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Acre Plantation Cultivation Crop 117

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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Farming Farming Orchard Acre 52

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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Acre Harvesting Harvester Harvest 101

Civil Eats

DECEMBER 11, 2023

The front bucket was half full as he drove the tractor forward on a gentle slope of his 10-acre produce and poultry farm in Greensboro, Georgia. The tractor, the most ubiquitous tool on America’s farms, is also the most dangerous. In one instance, a 56-year-old man had worked on his father’s farm all his life.

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Tractor Farming Farming Acre 89

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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Orchard Acre Agriculture Agriculture 52

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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Grain Farming Farming Orchard 111

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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Pasture Crop Farming Farming 117

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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Farmland Farming Farming Food 126

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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Farming Farming Tractor Agriculture 88

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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Tractor Technology Orchard Agriculture 59

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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Harvest Harvester Harvesting Orchard 81

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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Orchard Crop Family Farming Farming 75

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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Farming Farming Forage Seeding 52

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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Cultivation Crop Real Estate Food 97

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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Cultivation Food Marketing Distribution 87

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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Food Ranching Ecology Fertilizer 94

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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Orchard Acre Pesticide Farming 52

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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Orchard Acre Pesticide Farming 52

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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Farming Farming Crop Agriculture 131

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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Crop Yield Yield Crop Pesticide 137

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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Farming Farming Distribution Acre 52

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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Orchard Acre Yield Production 88

Caff

DECEMBER 15, 2023

On December 5th, the Community Alliance with Family Farms (CAFF) held a field day at the LangeTwins Family Winery & Vineyard in Acampo, CA. Kendra shared the history of her family’s farm and how they started out growing watermelons and shifted to wine grapes in the 1930’s. We’re trialing grazing now which is awesome.

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Livestock Crop Farming Farming 52

CalCAN

AUGUST 10, 2023

Christine Gemperle, almond farmer and CalCAN advisor recently drove to Sacramento from her orchard in Ceres to testify in support of equipment sharing and sustainable agriculture investments alongside CalCAN staff. She also spent time speaking to representatives about issues impacting her farm.

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Orchard Farming Farming Agriculture 52

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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Farming Farming Manure Agriculture 82

Caff

JULY 18, 2024

Increasing biodiversity can often lead to success in battling pests on small farms. CAFF’s Ecological Pest Management team takes a holistic approach to managing pests that includes a suite of practices which farms and ranches can employ based on their own unique needs and circumstances. That being said, it’s not a silver bullet.

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Ecology Farming Farming Pesticide 52

Farmbrite

APRIL 25, 2023

We’ve put together a guide of the most common types so you can choose the best one for your farm. It's often used in greenhouses and nurseries, but it can also be used in vegetable gardens, flower gardens , orchards and even trees. Once everything has been laid out properly, it shouldn't take more than half an hour per acre foot (.5

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Crop Acre Crop Yield Distribution 52

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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Orchard Crop Processing Cultivation 90

ATTRA

AUGUST 20, 2024

How one Southern startup recycles farm waste to purify water, build green, and generate power. There are 60-acre landfills that are being filled up with rice hulls,” he said, “so we set up to try to find a greener alternative.” Without support in the farm bill, the biochar industry would all but dry up.

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Production Orchard Technology Marketing 52

Hartwood Farm

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Ever since we got hammered at the farm in 2017, at the back of our heads every single time the sky turns dark is the question—is this the storm that destroys everything? We might get it at our farm while our neighbor doesn’t. How do you indemnify a situation with as much fundamental uncertainty as farming? It’s a problem I have.)

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Crop Greenhouse Farming Farming 52

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

AUGUST 11, 2023

More than 100 members and NSAC staff from across the country gathered at the foothills of the Rockies to re-energize and strategize ahead of the upcoming Farm Bill reauthorization. On Tuesday evening, Representative Joe Neguse (D-CO-2) joined us at dinner at Ollin Farms (more on the farm tours below). As a pediatrician, Rep.

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Water Rights Food Farming Farming 52

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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Soil Science Science Soil Compaction Pesticide 71

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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Orchard Farming Farming Harvesting 52

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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Pasture Ranching Supply Chain Cattle 116

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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Ranching Livestock Acre Ecology 88

Civil Eats

JULY 17, 2023

Date palm plantations and orchards cover the eastern Coachella Valley to the north. Since then, the sea has served as the dumping ground for decades of pollution from farming as well as legacy bomb-testing material. 1 commodity for the last 64 years. In 2002, U.S. But the effort is woefully behind schedule. is 151 or greater.

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Pesticide Acre Agriculture Agriculture 92

Civil Eats

JUNE 29, 2023

On the Sakuma Brothers farm, over 200 angry Mixtec and Triqui farmworkers stopped work in 2013, over the firing of a coworker. Finally, in 2017, they convinced Sakuma Brothers Farms—which occupies more than 1,500 acres in Washington State—to sign a pioneering collective bargaining agreement.

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Greenhouse Farming Farming Food 52