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The Rancher's Guide to Sustainable Grazing Practices

Farmbrite

As the sun sets over the rolling hills and the cattle graze peacefully in the meadows, it's easy to appreciate the timeless beauty of ranching. Animal Welfare: Well-managed grazing practices ensure that cattle have access to fresh forage and clean water, which directly impacts their health and well-being.

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Measuring and Valuing: Farmers, workers and community

Sustainable Food Trust

During the pilot, a six-week programme of farm-based activities was offered to participants, including spending time with farm animals, farm walks, foraging and harvesting, healthy cooking demonstrations, collecting honey and getting occupational experience.

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Summer reading 2024: Our recommended food and farming reads

Sustainable Food Trust

The couple have established a thriving low-input vegetable-growing business, supported by a small number of cattle and pigs that fertilise the land and provide the family with home-reared meat. Agriculture had not yet quite arrived as a practice and food was abundant.

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Op-ed: Egg Prices Are Soaring. Are Backyard Chickens the Answer?

Civil Eats

The ability [of] birds to forage and express natural behaviors also helps reduce stress, so the bird has a healthier immune system. I heard a similar argument when I paid a visit to David Whittaker at Oak Meadows Farm , a pasture-raised poultry and hog operation near where I live in Whatcom County, WA.

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