Food Environment and Reporting Network

APRIL 25, 2024

By Rowan Jacobsen , July 24, 2019 An unhealthy alliance between almonds and honeybees By Paige Embry , June 20, 2019 In January, with the almond bloom in California’s orchards a month away, beekeepers across the country were fretting over their hives. million acres of the Central Valley. A lot of their bees were dead, or sick.

Orchard 88

Orchard Acre Pesticide Farming 88

Food Environment and Reporting Network

JULY 5, 2023

By Rowan Jacobsen , July 24, 2019 An unhealthy alliance between almonds and honeybees By Paige Embry , June 20, 2019 In January, with the almond bloom in California’s orchards a month away, beekeepers across the country were fretting over their hives. million acres of the Central Valley. A lot of their bees were dead, or sick.

Harvest 79

Harvest Harvester Harvesting Orchard 79

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

DECEMBER 15, 2023

After heavy grazing, a mixed summer forage is still building soil. For example, at Eckert’s Farm in Belleville, MO, Chris Eckert has seen extreme freezes killing off parts of his peach orchard. Further, they have added nearly five acres of prairie strips. The mix includes sorghum-sudangrass, sunn hemp, cowpeas, and millet.

Pasture 93

Pasture Crop Farming Farming 93

Food Environment and Reporting Network

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

By Rowan Jacobsen , July 24, 2019 An unhealthy alliance between almonds and honeybees By Paige Embry , June 20, 2019 In January, with the almond bloom in California’s orchards a month away, beekeepers across the country were fretting over their hives. million acres of the Central Valley. A lot of their bees were dead, or sick.

Farming 52

Farming Farming Orchard Acre 52

Food Environment and Reporting Network

JANUARY 11, 2023

By Rowan Jacobsen , July 24, 2019 An unhealthy alliance between almonds and honeybees By Paige Embry , June 20, 2019 In January, with the almond bloom in California’s orchards a month away, beekeepers across the country were fretting over their hives. million acres of the Central Valley. A lot of their bees were dead, or sick.

Orchard 52

Orchard Acre Pesticide Farming 52

Food Environment and Reporting Network

DECEMBER 21, 2022

By Rowan Jacobsen , July 24, 2019 An unhealthy alliance between almonds and honeybees By Paige Embry , June 20, 2019 In January, with the almond bloom in California’s orchards a month away, beekeepers across the country were fretting over their hives. million acres of the Central Valley. A lot of their bees were dead, or sick.

Orchard 52

Orchard Acre Pesticide Farming 52

Modern Farmer

JULY 10, 2023

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. His 580-acre farm grows enough forage to supply the herd, so “I’m good with where I’m at,” he adds.

Farming 89

Farming Farming Manure Agriculture 89