UnderstandingAg

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

By Kyle Richardville Understanding Ag, LLC About the Understanding series Agriculture isnt rocket science. Farming and ranching involve the fields of biology, ecology, chemistry, botany, physics, geology, meteorology, politics, economics, psychology and mechanics, just to name a few. Its much more complex than that.

Fertilizer 84

Fertilizer Distribution Processing Pasture 84

Modern Farmer

JULY 8, 2024

Here, there are no electric pumps, plastic tanks, antibiotics, mechanical agitators, recirculated water, chemical additives or computer monitoring. This is an ecological win-win,” says Trushenski. Water comes from a pristine, 54-degree spring that gushes from the bedrock at 2,000 gallons a minute.

Aquaculture 109

Aquaculture Farming Farming Production 109

UnderstandingAg

MARCH 10, 2025

By: Kyle Richardville, Understanding Ag, LLC About the Understanding series Agriculture isnt rocket science. Farming and ranching involve the fields of biology, ecology, chemistry, botany, physics, geology, meteorology, politics, economics, psychology and mechanics, just to name a few. Its much more complex than that.

Processing 52

Processing Ranching Crop Rotation Mechanics 52

The Lunatic Farmer

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Data from other presenters showed that right now 30 percent of the world’s agricultural soils are degraded and that is expected to increase to 90 percent by 2050. A strong sense of ecological production practices exists and fortunately this country does not have to hit as severe an “undo” button as countries like the U.S.

Manure 86

Manure Mechanics Ecology Tractor 86

RR2CS

DECEMBER 9, 2021

In return, Mexican students also came to Canada to learn about agriculture on the Albertan prairies. He also traveled to the island nation of Cuba to learn about urban agriculture and high-intensive vegetable production. The use of plastic culture in organic agriculture systems is somewhat contentious, admits Ryan.

Ruralism 52

Ruralism Agriculture Agriculture Food 52

Agritecture Blog

JANUARY 27, 2023

Editor’s Note: According to the USDA, agriculture accounted for around 11% of carbon emissions in the USA in 2020. To improve humanity’s impact on the climate, we will need to change the way we approach agriculture in the future. However, the rise of regenerative agriculture has sparked a number of questions.

Agriculture 52

Agriculture Agriculture Food Acre 52

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

AUGUST 28, 2024

Editor’s Note: This is the fourth post in a multi-part blog series analyzing the Farm Food and National Security Act of 2024 (FFNSA), which was reported out of the House Agriculture Committee on Friday, May 24. public, across party lines, is concerned about the impacts of climate change on agriculture and food production.

Farming 83

Farming Farming Agriculture Agriculture 83

Caff

JANUARY 20, 2022

With community-scaled ingenuity at heart, the winners of this year’s Small Farm Innovation Challenge offer solutions for local agriculture. This year’s DIY award went to McGruder Ranch for their “No-dig Removable End Post”, a handheld mechanical post-driver making the always arduous task of fence-building easier.

Farming 52

Farming Farming Tractor Ranching 52

Caff

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Proving that innovation thrives on a small-scale, the winners of the 3rd annual Small Farm Innovation Challenge bring appropriate tech solutions to local agriculture. A versatile system, the Amiga allows for m ultiple adaptations and additions, from towing to mechanical weeding and planting to harvesting and mounting cameras for data capture.

Farming 52

Farming Farming Mechanics Food 52

Kavya Organic Farm

AUGUST 1, 2023

In this article, we will delve into the world of woolly aphids, exploring their behavior, lifecycle, ecological impact, specific control methods, and additional preventive measures to effectively manage and protect our green spaces. Ecological Impact Woolly aphids can have both direct and indirect ecological impacts on the environment.

Ecology 52

Ecology Orchard Pruning Fertilizer 52

Sustainable Food Trust

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Sarah Compson, Associate Director of the Soil Association and International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM) Organics International World Board member agrees saying, “it’s important to look behind the label and understand the standards underpinning a certification in order to get a sense of the real difference it makes”.

Processing 64

Processing Production Food Crop Rotation 64

Sustainable Food Trust

JUNE 14, 2023

Improving the health of soils, particularly on agricultural land, enables them to be more productive, to host more lifeforms and to sequester more carbon, making soil health a critical factor in our response to climate change and biodiversity loss. These markets can be voluntary or compliance based.

Finance 52

Finance Marketing Farming Farming 52

Sustainable Food Trust

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

In contemporary agriculture, a dominant narrative, supported by agribusinesses and governments worldwide, asserts that the answer to society’s sustainability challenges lies in the wholesale adoption of advanced technological innovations. Whole systems: Many participants valued agricultural systems that transcended mere production.

Agroecology 52

Agroecology Technology Farming Farming 52

UnderstandingAg

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

By: Kyle Richardville, Understanding Ag, LLC About the Understanding series Agriculture isnt rocket science. Farming and ranching involve the fields of biology, ecology, chemistry, botany, physics, geology, meteorology, politics, economics, psychology and mechanics, just to name a few. Its much more complex than that.

Ranching 72

Ranching Fertilizer Processing Agriculture 72

Modern Farmer

JANUARY 8, 2024

Two recent studies looked at how birds interact with agricultural lands and how changes in water, heat or aridity can throw off the balance in this delicate equation. One of Lauck’s biggest findings was that fledgling success was lower near agricultural lands. Fledgling success is how many birds make it to adulthood.

Farming 113

Farming Farming Agriculture Agriculture 113

Sustainable Food Trust

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

The post-war Government enabled an agricultural transition that dramatically shifted farming and diets. v] [vi] [vii] Yet, under the last Government, Defra underspent on its agriculture budget commitments by £358million over three years. This level of ambition is needed again now.

Food 64

Food Farming Farming Agriculture 64

Modern Farmer

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

For centuries, hedgerows defined the boundaries of agriculture. Shortly after the Revolutionary War, though, hedgerows were poised to be as much a part of US agriculture as they had been integral to UK farming. Mechanization is the primary reason why hedgerows have disappeared in North America,” says Jones.

Farmland 99

Farmland Cultivation Farming Farming 99

The Lunatic Farmer

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Blessings, joel HILLSDALE COLLEGE PARALLEL ECONOMIES—AGRICULTURE Joel Salatin This spring when Russia invaded Ukraine, fertilizer prices increased in some cases 400 percent and global grain shipments sputtered, our farm didn’t feel anything because we don’t buy fertilizer and we don’t buy foreign grain. Glad to hear your thoughts.

Agriculture 52

Agriculture Agriculture Fertilizer Manure 52

Food Tank

DECEMBER 7, 2024

Tanzania launched its National Ecological Organic Agriculture Strategy in November 2023, Kenya its National Agroecology Strategy in November 2024, and countries like Uganda and Zambia will soon follow suit, noted Fegert. While Kenya focused purely on climate-smart agriculture in its initial NDC, its revised NDC 3.0

Agroecology 133

Agroecology Finance Food Rural Development 133

Civil Eats

JUNE 12, 2024

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have been working to reign in the misuse and overuse of antibiotics in animal agriculture—which contributes to the problem—for more than a decade. EPA initiated the tests after an environmental toxicologist found alarming levels of multiple PFAS in six out of 10 agricultural pesticides he tested.

Pesticide 145

Pesticide Food Animal Agriculture Poultry 145

Civil Eats

JANUARY 28, 2025

Hes also an accountant, squaring the numbers for his central Minnesota farm by hand; a herder, rotating 75 cows between pastures; a crop farmer, raising 300 acres of feed like corn and hay; and a mechanic, repairing the equipment necessary to tend that acreage. Thankfully, he has a capable and energetic partner, 25-year-old Jack Schouweiler.

Farming 133

Farming Farming Pasture Meadow 133

Food Environment and Reporting Network

JUNE 25, 2024

The purpose of this project was made clear in the region’s new name: the Everglades Agricultural Area, or EAA. Among the most pressing issues was the self-defeating nature of the canals in the Everglades Agricultural Area. Mechanical harvesters cut sugar cane in the U.S. But then he began to explore the Everglades.

Science 98

Science Construction Real Estate Acre 98

Civil Eats

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Increasingly, experts are turning to Native knowledge keepers and recognizing the power of traditional ecological knowledge , including practices such as agroforestry , fire stewardship , regenerative agriculture , and holistic wildlife management. As of the 2017 agricultural census , Black farmers operated 4.7

Acre 144

Acre Food Mechanics Forage 144