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.

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Modern Farmer

JANUARY 28, 2025

Though black-tailed prairie dogs have a long-standing reputation as pests, their ingenious tunnel systems and industrious prairie pruning make them one of the Wests primary ecosystem engineers. Bison like to wallow in the dirt exposed by prairie dogs, and graze on the nutritious grass and plants that resprout after a prairie dog pruning.

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Civil Eats

MAY 21, 2024

As they prune, workers pile leaves and branches on the ground. million acres of shade-grown coffee, much of it bordering protected natural areas. We’re definitely believers in using science to create quality hybrids and breeds we can work with,” she says. The biomass retains water and decomposes, enriching the soil.

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NASDA

JULY 25, 2024

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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.

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CalCAN

AUGUST 10, 2023

Christine operates 135 acres of almonds with her brother in Stanislaus and Merced counties. I attribute that to all the organic matter we have added to the soils, whether that has been chipped prunings (we have been incorporating them for almost 20 years), cover crop residue, or whole orchard recycling chips.”

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Orchard Farming Farming Harvesting 52

Civil Eats

DECEMBER 5, 2023

In this 2023 Holiday Book Guide, you’ll find reviews of memoirs, personal essays, histories, science writing, journalism, cookbooks, guidebooks, and photo collections—written by our editors, staff writers, and freelance contributors. In addition to our top picks for holiday giving, you’ll find a roundup of our recent book coverage.

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