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BIOS Field Day at Chinchiolo Farms

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(Photo by Nolan Kirby) The Community Alliance with Family Farms (CAFF) held a Biologically Integrated Orchard System (BIOS) field day at Chinchiolo Farms on April 20th. After a very wet winter, attendees enjoyed the nice weather as they gathered in the orchard to discuss a novel mower prototype, pruning, and nematode management.

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

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Grover established a peach orchard in 1935, and cultivated grain and raised livestock until the late 1970s. The PCB Protestsand the Birth of a Movement Oily in texture and without smell or taste, PCBs are synthetic compounds used in manufacturing transformers and other electrical equipment.

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Tractor Rollovers Kill Dozens on Farms Each Year—and a Prevention Program Is at Risk

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On a sunny afternoon in September 2021, Michael Langford was moving compost with his compact John Deere. In 1985, tractor manufacturers adopted a voluntary standard to include ROPS and seatbelts on all new tractors over 20 horsepower. Suddenly, the 53-year-old felt a tire slip under him. “I Rollovers can happen anywhere.

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