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It’s not the plough, but the how!

Sustainable Food Trust

Richard reports, stunningly, that he is sequestering 10 times more carbon than the farm is omitting, and this is despite the fact that he built his fertility with beef cattle. I find it sinister and rather shocking that the chemical companies refer to pesticides as plant protection products. That is also Roundup.

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In Fire-Stricken Maui, Sustainable Land Management Is Key

Modern Farmer

Surveying the aftermath of the Kula Upcountry Fire—one of three devastating wildfires that raged across Maui last month—Brendan Balthazar noticed a striking pattern emerge across his cattle ranch. It’s all grazed pasture,” he says, spared “because the fuel load was low.” Some areas of grazed pasture on Diamond B Ranch went unburned.

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What’s in a Name? Food Labels, Explained

Modern Farmer

Pasture-raised”? This certification prohibits the use of synthetic pesticides and fertilizers. Farms that receive this certification raise their animals in pasture or on range and allow the animals to behave and move in a way that supports their well-being. Do you know what “cage-free” means? How about “free range”?

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Top Tips To Improve Farm Efficiency and Production

Farmbrite

Consider various factors such as the size of your land, the type of livestock you have, the quality of pasture, the seasonality, and your goals for land management. Determine the carrying capacity of your pastures, which is the maximum stocking rate your land can support without causing degradation. And adapt as needed.

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The Role of Data in Modern Farming: Separating Fact from Fiction

Farmbrite

used farm management software to consolidate their farm data from multiple years of running their cattle, pig, poultry, and sheep farm operation that was disorganized, not able to scale, and the land was suffering from overgrazing. The superior wine quality led this vineyard to elevate its market standing with award-winning products.

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Can Taller Cover Crops Help Clean the Water in Farm Country?

Civil Eats

Instead, he wants his cattle to harvest their own feed via managed rotational grazing, even in the winter. It works as both a cover crop and forage for the cattle, and it’s helping Bedtka build up organic matter in his soil. Since the 1940s , oats, wheat, hay, and pasture have been replaced by a duoculture of corn and soybeans.

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Opinion: To Find the Future of Food, We Need to Look to the Past

Modern Farmer

Perennial wheat, marketed as Kernza, doesn’t have enough gluten to make bread or pasta; robot-milking systems don’t allow for pasture feeding, requiring cows to remain in barns year-round for the system to be profitable. A closer look, though, shows that most of these techno fixes have serious downsides.

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