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 81

Harvest Harvester Harvesting Orchard 81

Caff

DECEMBER 10, 2021

The Community Alliance with Family Farmers (CAFF) hosted our second Biologically Integrated Orchard Systems (BIOS) field day at River Garden Farms on November 30th, 2021 titled “Cover Cropping, Sanitation and Mating Disruption in Walnuts.” They now cover crop every orchard, resulting in about 500 acres of open ground cover cropped.

Orchard 52

Orchard Farming Farming Crop 52

Civil Eats

JANUARY 8, 2024

We’ve got 150 acres of grain.” Next, they purchased a no-drill seeder together, and it allowed them to plant rows of grain directly into orchards and pastures without tilling, a practice known to benefit the soil. It has allowed us to do much more creative things in orchard systems,” said Gonzales-Siemens. What is that?

Grain 112

Grain Farming Farming Orchard 112

ATTRA

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

The free, online cost studies model a management scenario for a 100-acre farm, 20 acres of which are planted to a mature orchard that produces apples for processing.

Processing 40

Processing Orchard Acre Fertilizer 40

Civil Eats

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Patrick Brown, who was named North Carolinas Small Farmer of the Year by North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University this year, grows almost 200 acres of industrial hemp for both oil and fiber, and 11 acres and several greenhouses of vegetablesbeets, kale, radishes, peppers, okra, and bok choy.

Plantation 139

Plantation Farming Farming Acre 139

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.

Orchard 52

Orchard Acre Agriculture Agriculture 52

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. The agrihood there is for residents 55 and over, and 10-acre Woodside Farms provides a gathering space, volunteer and working opportunities and a CSA. Tiny Timbers is a small agrihood in St.

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Farmland Food Farming Farming 126

Modern Farmer

JULY 11, 2023

Plumblee oversees about 7,000 acres in the central San Joaquin Valley, growing navel oranges, valencias, mandarins and even some lemons and grapefruits. There’s no sign of HLB in the Booth orchards yet, and Plumlee aims to keep it that way. California is home to roughly 300,000 acres of citrus production across the state.

Orchard 86

Orchard Acre Yield Production 86

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 83

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. My orchard has a lot of trees,” says Paddock. “I’m

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Orchard Crop Family Farming Farming 73

Caff

OCTOBER 22, 2024

The group then moved up the slope, in between the small orchard and vineyard. They’ve taken a somewhat experimental approach in the orchard to see what grows best, and found that jujubes, apricots, and pomegranates thrived while apples and chestnuts didn’t do well due to the heat of the region and plums were too susceptible to disease.

Orchard 52

Orchard Farming Farming Construction 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.”

Orchard 89

Orchard Crop Processing Cultivation 89

Modern Farmer

AUGUST 24, 2023

As a result of the ROC standards, livestock now graze the cover crops in the almond orchards, fertilizing the soil with their manure and providing space for beneficial insects. million acres of organic certified land in the US. There are currently 8.3 Newton highlights that exclusivity isn’t necessarily a bad thing.

Food 93

Food Ranching Ecology Fertilizer 93

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. I’ve seen this in my own fruit orchard. They’re actively managed in hives and are considered domestic livestock.

Crop Yield 137

Crop Yield Yield Crop Pesticide 137

Modern Farmer

JANUARY 15, 2024

Critics equate large ventures to indoor agribusiness: Often backed by companies and private investors with little experience in commercial agriculture , some factory-like facilities can span multiple acres and consume vast amounts of energy. acre lot has ample space for the growing business. Kaʻinapu Cavasso agrees.

Cultivation 96

Cultivation Crop Real Estate Food 96

Civil Eats

MARCH 11, 2024

He mostly grows salad greens across 3 acres of farmland. We like to think of these wood chips as encouraging the fungi from the native forest around to come into our fields and partner with our orchards and with our crops.” The ratio of fungi to bacteria depends on the plants, explains Robb.

Farming 136

Farming Farming Crop Agriculture 136

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. GUSS Autonomous Sprayer and Smart Apply® GUSS autonomous sprayers combine autonomous technology and precision application to complete the orchard and vineyard spray job quickly and efficiently.

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Tractor Technology Orchard Agriculture 45

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

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

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

Modern Farmer

OCTOBER 6, 2023

I knew that the US’s 40 million acres of lawns contribute to greenhouse gas emissions through consistent mowing and drink up to nine billion gallons of water daily. I am lucky I am an annual vegetable grower, so I do not rely on chilly winters like orchard growers do.

Meadow 113

Meadow Greenhouse Compost Soil Compaction 113

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 81

Farming Farming Manure Agriculture 81

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

Ranching 86

Ranching Livestock Acre Ecology 86

Farmbrite

APRIL 25, 2023

It's often used in greenhouses and nurseries, but it can also be used in vegetable gardens, flower gardens , orchards and even trees. Center pivots are also used on larger areas than other types of systems - approximately 20 acres (8 hectares) per machine and up to 1,000 acres (405 hectares) with multiple machines running at once.

Crop 52

Crop Acre Crop Yield Distribution 52

Trimble Agriculture

JUNE 5, 2024

Land Purchase Read how this fruit orchard operator used a $60MM custom loan package to expand their operation, plant 50 acres of new trees, and increase profitability.

Finance 52

Finance Farming Farming Ruralism 52

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. Most of the rollovers in Washington occurred on crop farms, including the state’s signature apple orchards. Gerhardt, now 66, farms organic hay on his own 10-acre field in Mohawk, NY.

Tractor 91

Tractor Farming Farming Acre 91

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. As a seeming compromise between nutrition and institutional efficiency, food has long been dished up as an afterthought to patient care.

Pasture 118

Pasture Ranching Supply Chain Cattle 118

Hartwood Farm

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

We are the sort of farm that it’s essentially impossible to insure in a system aimed at commodity agriculture because we just grow so many crops, all in small amounts compared to five thousand acres of wheat or a thousand acre apple orchard.

Crop 52

Crop Greenhouse 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. Christine operates 135 acres of almonds with her brother in Stanislaus and Merced counties.

Orchard 52

Orchard Farming Farming Agriculture 52

Caff

DECEMBER 15, 2023

We’re starting a pilot vineyard that is going to focus on stacking all those principles on 20 acres of a regenerative vineyard, with the goal to have that grow. You know, if you have a vineyard and your neighbor has a walnut orchard, you don’t need sheep in there at the exact same time.”

Livestock 52

Livestock Crop Farming Farming 52

Civil Eats

MARCH 5, 2024

An estimated 500,000 to 900,000 acres of irrigated farmland will likely be taken out of production to satisfy state-level groundwater laws by 2040. a company that manages over 110,000 acres of farmland throughout the Central Valley. in the air. The practice reduces PM2.5

Farming 90

Farming Farming Tractor Agriculture 90

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.

Soil Science 72

Soil Science Science Soil Compaction Pesticide 72

Modern Farmer

DECEMBER 6, 2023

We were in the parking lot of Island Center Forest, a 440-acre wooded park home to miles of hiking trails and one large pond where birdwatchers flock. Student lab assistants traversed a 20-acre section of the 300-acre park, treading in straight lines regardless of topography, up and down steep inclines, over and under downed branches.

Ecology 115

Ecology Seeding Acre Processing 115

Civil Eats

JULY 17, 2023

Date palm plantations and orchards cover the eastern Coachella Valley to the north. Over that time, only a handful of smaller-scale research projects have attempted to document current sediment contaminants on what is now almost 20,000 acres of exposed playa that is adding dust to the region’s already poor air quality.

Pesticide 89

Pesticide Acre Agriculture Agriculture 89

Caff

JULY 18, 2024

The day started off with Ann sharing a bit about the farm, which has 3,000 olive trees on 17 acres. At densities of up to 70 gophers per acre, these little critters can sometimes have detrimental effects on a farmer’s bottom line, affecting both annual and perennial crops. Great resources were shared and we all learned a lot.

Ecology 52

Ecology Farming Farming Pesticide 52

Caff

MARCH 23, 2022

Do you need any equipment from the grower when you come to our orchards? Kevin: The Mobile Irrigation Lab is pretty self contained; I have the tools I need and my truck is small enough to typically fit down the orchard rows or I can walk. Would the loan of an ATV help?

Manufacturing 52

Manufacturing Orchard Ecology Acre 52

ATTRA

AUGUST 20, 2024

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.” Vineyards, orchards, row crops–farmers are trialing this stuff and finding out it has huge advantages.”

Production 40

Production Orchard Technology Construction 40