Modern Farmer

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

North Carolina began its Wildflower Program in 1985, and it now manages 1,500 acres of wildflowers along major North Carolina thoroughfares. A meadow planted by TDOT at a highway interchange. But some of these beautification efforts have taken up a second purpose—pollinator conservation.

Pesticide 136

Pesticide Seeding Meadow Agriculture 136

Modern Farmer

AUGUST 8, 2023

Alfalfa hay, the nutrient-rich backbone of the dairy, beef and horse industries in the West, produces more protein per acre than any other field crop. To grow that much alfalfa would require about 100 acres of land with about 50,000 gallons of water every day, he estimates. But it comes at a great cost to the region’s water supply.

Cattle 81

Cattle Technology Ranching Acre 81

Civil Eats

JUNE 27, 2024

In 2020, led by Tela Troge, the women began growing kelp in the bay that surrounds Shinnecock Tribal Territory Nation, roughly 900 acres of low-lying sandy land. Hill conducted a study in Tomales Bay and found that seagrass “meadows” there also offset acidification, and could increase shell growth by up to 40 percent.

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Science Farming Farming Harvester 125

Civil Eats

MAY 6, 2024

land, with cropland expanding by 1 million acres per year, fueling habitat loss for wildlife and mammals. 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. Agriculture already takes up over half of U.S.

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Farming Farming Pesticide Agriculture 118

Sustainable Food Trust

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

hectares (less than 2 acres), and just over 40% of the population of around 3 million, work in agriculture – Albania’s primary economic sector. Collective farms grew local varieties and saved the seed of landraces that flourished in the varied growing environments across the country. Today, the average holding is 1.4

Seeding 124

Seeding Food Maize Cultivation 124

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.

Farming 52

Farming Farming Meadow Straw 52

Sustainable Food Trust

AUGUST 6, 2024

One of the farms mentioned in the book is Cannerheugh Farm in Renwick, a 360-acre farm, where Nic and Paul Renison produce 100% pasture-fed beef, as well as pastured eggs, chicken and pork. A life-enhancing read from the author of the bestselling gem The Secret Life of Cows.”

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Food Farming Farming Processing 98

Modern Farmer

JULY 4, 2024

Graeme Foers Lost Meadows Apiaries & Meadery Location: Essa Township, Ontario, Canada Age: 33 Years Farming: 13 Tell us a bit about your farm: My farming season begins early February with the maple syrup season. I keep the honey separate from each meadow and each month.

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Cultivation Meadow Farming Farming 83

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.

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Crop Yield Farming Farming 130

The Equation

OCTOBER 17, 2024

For instance, if just geographically isolated wetlands were removed from protection, that would amount to 19% of the nation’s 90 million acres of nontidal wetlands. Globally, wetlands such as peatlands, mangroves, salt marshes, and seagrass meadows cover 6% of the world’s surface.

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Science Meadow Acre Agriculture 92