Modern Farmer

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Catastrophe loomed everywhere I looked: in the dust bowls on the once-fertile plains of central Turkey, in the vanishing lakes of Mexico City, in the fetid cesspools outside the factory farms of North Carolina, in the disease-ravaged olive trees of Puglia, in the rapid wiping away of diverse food webs in every biome.

Food 140

Food Agriculture Agriculture Pasture 140

Civil Eats

MAY 6, 2024

land, with cropland expanding by 1 million acres per year, fueling habitat loss for wildlife and mammals. Deer, for example, help cycle nutrients and fertilize soil. A good example is Christina Allen’s 10-acre farm in Maryland. The burgeoning human population, however, means agricultural impacts are only set to increase.

Farming 95

Farming Farming Pesticide Agriculture 95

Civil Eats

JUNE 27, 2024

Rich in minerals, kelp grows quickly and doesn’t require fertilizer. That excess nutrient runoff, combined with warmer waters, essentially fertilized the growth of harmful algal blooms yet again that year. However, wild West Coast seagrass meadows and kelp forests are declining, and that makes Hill very worried.

Farming 101

Farming Farming Science Harvest 101

Civil Eats

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Just over a decade ago, he began converting his 11,000-acre farm to perennial native grassland to rebuild the health of his soil. He planted wheat and other grains directly into the meadows and relied solely on rainfall for much of his acreage. I just seed the minimal level of 10 pounds [of flax] an acre with my peas.

Crop 116

Crop Yield Farming Farming 116

Sustainable Food Trust

JUNE 28, 2023

SFT CEO Patrick Holden and his wife Becky Holden farm 300 acres in West Wales and produce a raw milk cheddar called Hafod with the milk from their herd of Ayrshire cows. We farm 300 acres, and each field has its own unique identity, character and distinctiveness.

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Farming Farming Straw Meadow 52