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Bringing ‘agroecological intelligence’ to on-farm technology choices

Sustainable Food Trust

A Bigger Conversation’s Director, Pat Thomas, shares insights from the ‘Agroecological Intelligence’ project, which spoke with agroecological farmers and growers to establish a criteria for adopting new technologies. But not everyone buys in to this narrative.

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Food Systems 101: How Community Colleges Are Helping Students Connect Farm to Fork

Modern Farmer

The cattle, which were artificially inseminated by students in the spring, will eventually be harvested at a USDA plant and incorporated into the fine dining menu at the college’s student-run campus restaurant, Capstone Kitchen. Red Angus cows help students learn about agroecology at Walla Walla Community College.

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Can Agroforestry Breathe New Life Into Carbon Markets?

Civil Eats

He used a conventional approach: He diligently mowed his animals’ pastures to control weeds, added lime to make the soil less acidic, and applied fertilizer to boost productivity. His vision has gotten a jump start through a partnership with Carbon Harvest. And everywhere he looked, trees had leafed out.

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The Farmers Leaning On Each Other’s Tools

Civil Eats

Prior to that, they had all either harvested by hand, an intensely laborious process, or hired someone with a combine. 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.

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The Fifth National Climate Assessment: Implications for Agriculture

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

In response, the chapter centers agroecological solutions like enhanced soil health and diversified landscapes. The authors do not discuss the advantages of highly-managed pasture carbon sequestration outweighing the emissions of associated livestock. high-efficiency irrigation and genetic modification) rather than systems approaches.

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5 Critical Agriculture Topics to Incorporate Into Any Climate-Related Event

Agritecture Blog

More than just an explicit set of production practices, this way of farming is known as “agroecology”, and refers to working with, rather than against, nature. Alternative Proteins Mattia Marinello, farm owner and operator, collects snails for harvest. Snails live in pens that measure 3m x 40m, as shown here.

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When Not Farming is the Best Use of Land

Modern Farmer

If that same land was producing a harvest of potatoes, a typical crop for the area, farmers could expect, based on 2020 prices , to have received approximately $736.56 (CDN) per metric ton from their harvests. But when livestock graze on the same pasture repeatedly, plants don’t have the opportunity to recover and will die.

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