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Modern Farmer
AUGUST 23, 2024
. “Dog food” is regulated loosely compared to human fare, allowing even meat deemed unfit for human consumption due to things such as disease and contamination and moldy grains , a recipe for endless pet food recalls. Farm Hounds Family farms often struggle to stay profitable as agriculture becomes more concentrated.
Modern Farmer
FEBRUARY 13, 2024
A small sheep herd that was on the property from when her parents farmed the land was integrated into organic crop rotation. They ate grains that couldn’t be sold.” The Joia Food & Fiber Farm farmstead pictured with sheep, sheepdogs, and cattle grazing. Tucker Gretebeck planting trees on All Season Farm.
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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition
DECEMBER 15, 2023
As he transitions toward a farm that is more resilient, he has adopted a no-till system and a much more well-rounded rotation that includes small grains. The grains help reduce his risk during drier periods, and maintain his soil during wet periods. She also employs cover crops, composting, and reduced tillage.
National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition
MAY 10, 2024
Expands the types of “new or innovative conservation approaches” funded through On-Farm Conservation Innovation Trials to include on-farm nutrient recycling, perennial production systems including agroforestry and perennial forages and grain crops, and livestock-related practices that reduce GHG emissions including enteric methane emissions.
Civil Eats
DECEMBER 10, 2024
In the months before Patrick Brown was born in November 1982, his father, Arthur, lay down on a road near the familys farm to prevent a caravan of yellow dump trucks from depositing toxic soil in his community. Patrick currently operates Brown Family Farms on the land that Byron worked as a sharecropper once he was freed.
UnderstandingAg
NOVEMBER 27, 2023
Our family farm in Northeast Iowa with 3% SOM in the top six inches has about 67,000 lbs. Another portion of carbon is removed when the grain is harvested. We typically add very little carbon to our fields unless we are adding a lot of manure or compost. The box represents the carbon stored in your soil.
Food Tank
DECEMBER 24, 2024
By rescuing surplus food from the hospitality sector, such as hotels, restaurants, and bakeries, the organization redistributes edible food to those in need while diverting expired food to farms for animal feed and composting. The organization also plays a key role in global initiatives, such as the U.N.
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