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Can a Farm Generate Solar Power and Blueberries at Once?

Daily Yonder

Solar developers and agriculture researchers from the University of Maine have been studying the issue for two years at this 12-acre, four-megawatt project in Rockport. Bushes with more leaves require more pruning, Calderwood said, noting that the shaded areas also saw lots of weeds and a high incidence of disease. “At

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GRASS MANAGEMENT         

The Lunatic Farmer

A few years ago we turned a 15-acre field into slurry with 500 head during a spring snow melt. On the timothy, we wanted to take half, leave half in order to shepherd it with a lighter pruning and keep it growing rapidly. From a distance, the field looked like it had been plowed. The following year it was solid weeds.

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Farm Bill Coalition Letter

NASDA

As committed stakeholders and beneficiaries of the farm bill, we cannot continue to wait for updated policies, provisions, initiatives and critical funding that support our collective interests. Georgia Wildlife Federation Ginkgo Bioworks Golden Sands Resource Conservation & Development Council , Inc.

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