CalCAN

MAY 17, 2023

FY 2022-23: $70 million ($40 million reduction (36%) from the from the original $110 million allocated) FY 2023-24: $0 allocated Alternative Manure Management Program (AMMP): Funds livestock operations to transition from manure lagoons to dry handling and storage, manure composting, and increased time on pastures to reduce potent methane emissions. (..)

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Farmbrite

AUGUST 23, 2023

Avoid overgrazing your pasture lands. Grazing is an important part of pasture management , but you must be careful not to overgraze your land. By properly managing grazing intensity, pastureland can maintain healthy vegetation cover and provide adequate forage for livestock. Keep track of your grazing rotations with Farmbrite.

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Agritecture Blog

APRIL 14, 2023

CONTENT SOURCED FROM BUILDER Written by: Symone Strong April 14, 2023 Meristem Communities' Clayton Garrett explains the idea behind Indigo, a community built around a human-scale working farm and pasture. Garrett: Indigo will create a complete community by promoting sustainable living in many forms, including a working farm and pasture.

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Caff

JANUARY 25, 2023

From producing their own compost to managing a CSA to selling direct at farmers markets all over Southern California, J.R. From cover crops to maintaining wild habitat for biodiversity to ensuring a pasture-based approach, they pay close attention to the health of their land and animals.

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RR2CS

MARCH 11, 2024

If you want to learn more, we recommend you check out the following: EP 47 – The Regen Mindset EP 67 – Total Grazing – SoR Part 1 EP 69 – Loyal to the Soil – SoR Part 2 EP 70 – Maximizing Soil Function – SoR Part 3 EP 71 – Sharing the Land – SoR Part 4 EP 72 – Connecting People to Place – (..)

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Modern Farmer

JULY 10, 2023

Dairy and livestock account for more than half of California’s production of the powerful greenhouse gas (GHG), one that traps 84 times more heat than carbon dioxide. “Despite the resilience of family [farms], the mega-trend is undeniable,” says Raudabaugh. standards,” he writes in an email.

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Food Politics

AUGUST 15, 2023

The COWS Act would fund upgrades to manure management systems on dairies and other livestock operations, such as implementing composting instead of liquid lagoons and increasing the time cows spend on pasture, to prevent water pollution and reduce methane emissions.

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ATTRA

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Instead of throwing garden refuse away or composting it, one could instead chop it up and drop it as mulch back into the garden. Mulberry ( Morus sp.) is also highly useful for this system of “cut and carry” but does not fix nitrogen like its leguminous counterparts. Mulberry, however, grows like a weed and is highly nutritious.

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Caff

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Hans Herren showing attendees an on-farm device as he discussed their experience in making compost tea. They’ve also experimented in fertigating with microbial brews and compost tea. Hans began the tour by pointing out the solar panels on top of the large shed where guests gathered. “We

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Civil Eats

AUGUST 9, 2023

The COWS Act would fund upgrades to manure management systems on dairies and other livestock operations, such as implementing composting instead of liquid lagoons and increasing the time cows spend on pasture, to prevent water pollution and reduce methane emissions.

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The Lunatic Farmer

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

We’ve spent a couple of generations exiting historically normal tasks and behavior, from integrating livestock and crops, growing gardens, buying locally and cultivating domestic culinary arts. Our farm participated in a pastured egg nutrient study several years ago. Compare that to our pastured poultry model which requires 10 ft.

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Sustainable Food Trust

MAY 1, 2024

Livestock including cattle, sheep, goats and poultry, were also raised. Around 60-70% of livestock have either been killed or prematurely slaughtered to feed people. One villager, Awdah Hathaleen, said on social media , “The shepherds now have been completely cut off from their pastures and fields.

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Civil Eats

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Some of the farmers decided to plant more cover crops or adopt prescribed grazing plans for healthier pastures. Keystone Land and Livestock, which manages grass-fed certified organic cattle across over 4,500 acres in California’s Sutter Buttes Mountains, received a grant through Wolfes Neck Center for Agriculture and the Environment.

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