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Black Earth: A Family’s Journey from Enslavement to Reclamation

Civil Eats

He also cultivates 75 acres of wheat, 83 acres of soybeans, 65 acres of corn, and 45 acres of hardwoods and pine trees. Grover established a peach orchard in 1935, and cultivated grain and raised livestock until the late 1970s. To fill up two barns, it would take us about nine hours, he says. Across the road, peacocks shriek.

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Hurricane Helene and Western North Carolina: New Year, New Challenges and Available Resources

ATTRA

In some areas, fields were buried under as much as three feet of sediment, debris, and gravel, rendering them unfit for immediate cultivation. Locals operated privately owned heavy machinery and farm tractors, clearing and scraping public roads. Farmers faced dire situations. The fee waiver will remain in effect until June 30, 2025.

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California Farm Counties Are Not Even Close to Meeting the EPA’s New Clean Air Quality Standard

Civil Eats

Mountain ranges trap emissions from highway traffic, locomotives, municipal composting facilities, tractors, and burning. stems from burning, soil management, and gaseous emissions from both tractors and soil. But Ansalem would like to see tractors face the same regulation as other vehicles in the state. tons of PM2.5

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Q&A: Why Do Small-Scale Farmers Persist in Place?

Daily Yonder

I watched tractor pulls and played high school football games there. I have an agricultural background, so I could talk about my favorite breeds of cattle and joke with them about why green tractors are inferior to red ones. DY: How do you cultivate your connection to the land you live on now, in urban Memphis?

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Regenerative Gardening, No-Till Winter Cover Crop Strategies

UnderstandingAg

This is generally accomplished by mechanically removing plants by flail mowing, tillage, cultivation equipment, or by manual labor. Although no-till implies not tilling at all, many no-till market gardeners still rely on some form of light tillage to create a seed bed or apply copious amounts of compost as a mulch to create a seed bed.

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