The Lunatic Farmer

SEPTEMBER 9, 2023

He adopted my pastured poultry ideas in his citrus grove years ago and it set in motion a cascade of benefits. This is such a basic symbiotic relationship, but it is not even part of the conversation in industrial agricultural orthodoxy. It’s no idle threat. I received a wonderful letter from a citrus grower in Belize.

Poultry 65

Poultry Livestock Ecology Pasture 65

Modern Farmer

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Edible insects are already being used to feed poultry and farmed fish, but they could also be included in the feed of cattle and pigs. The entirely automated operation used the waste from breweries to feed the bugs; the black soldier flies can be used to boost the protein content in feed for cattle, poultry, pigs, and farmed fish.

Food 135

Food Pasture Agriculture Agriculture 135

Civil Eats

JUNE 20, 2024

Industrialized fish, poultry, and meat processing are far removed from consumer consciousness by design—corporations spend millions lobbying lawmakers to resist transparency, and to eschew regulations that hinder maximum profit.

Food 124

Food Farming Farming Forage 124

Modern Farmer

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Department of Agriculture denied Albert Johnson Sr.’s ’s application for a farm loan in the mid-1980s, he went to a private lender who made him list as collateral all 20 of his cattle and his one bull. “I walks among the cattle on his family farm near Lexington, Mississippi, on Nov. Albert Johnson Jr.

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Cattle Family Farming Farming Farming 86

Civil Eats

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

With a government shutdown looming, no agreement in sight on numerous spending bills, and a farm bill process long delayed , a debate around how organic cattle and chickens should be raised may seem like small potatoes. The Organic Livestock and Poultry Standards rule represents the biggest push to make that happen.

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Farming Farming Food Processing 110