Construction Ecology Ranching 
Modern Farmer
SEPTEMBER 15, 2023
Your book talks a lot about “road ecology.” Ben Goldfarb: Road ecology is the field of scientific study that looks at how roads and other transportation infrastructure affect nature and what we do about those impacts. A lot of road ecology is about why roadkill happens and what its effects on populations are and how to prevent it.
Modern Farmer
OCTOBER 16, 2023
The corn field at Frey Ranch Distillery. Photography courtesy of Frey Ranch. Oak trees are used in all sorts of industries: veneer, flooring, cabinetry and all manner of wooden construction. For some, such as Nevada’s Frey Ranch , the sustainability of the spirit is infused in every aspect of their business.
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Civil Eats
NOVEMBER 27, 2023
based Vence , which was acquired by veterinary pharmaceutical giant Merck Animal Health in 2022, has been slowly rolling out a similar system on larger cattle ranches across the West since 2019. He also had to construct pathways to move the goats back to the barn for milking.
Modern Farmer
DECEMBER 6, 2023
Later, his focus shifted to urban ecology. In a frequently cited 2009 paper in the journal Frontiers in Ecology , a trio of researchers identified more than 139 shade-tolerant plants that have invaded deeply shaded forests. It wasn’t until the 1990s that agencies caught up with increasing scientific interest in ecological invasions.
Food Environment and Reporting Network
MAY 16, 2024
Renamed the Owens Valley by white settlers, the valley was a snow-capped patchwork of pear farms and cattle ranches. By the time the Nüümü returned to their valley, the settlers had turned it into a constellation of cattle ranches and orchards. We tend to underestimate the ingenuity and the ecological knowledge of people before us.
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