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Modern Farmer
FEBRUARY 20, 2025
The ordinance The Rooted Northwest land, ringed by trees, has only a few reminders of the centennial dairy it once was, including a handful of lingering structures and a small manure lagoon. million in 2020, Boehnlein worked with Snohomish County to pass the Rural Village Housing Demonstration Program ordinance in 2023. million.
Civil Eats
NOVEMBER 27, 2023
Given how few farms are using it, there are still many questions about limitations—like the absence of cell service in some rural areas, farmer acceptance , accuracy, and ongoing costs —but buzz about virtual fencing’s applications continues to grow. He also had to construct pathways to move the goats back to the barn for milking. “He
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Agritecture Blog
OCTOBER 13, 2022
But blueberry land and other parcels of rural Maine are being increasingly eyed for housing development, and Sweetland feels the wild blueberry sector is under pressure, especially when blueberry market prices drop. Our goal is to understand the impact of construction — how will blueberries react to being driven over?”
National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition
JUNE 14, 2023
Photo credit: USDA Editor’s Note: This guest post by Michael Happ, Program Associate for Climate and Rural Communities at the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy, (IATP), discusses how popular conservation programs should focus on small-scale and sustainable farms, not industrial-scale farms.
Civil Eats
AUGUST 16, 2023
“Everything that is part of the standard was tried and tested, from breeds to how long you feed them, to the right kind of welfare aspect to consider in the coop construction.” ” But the grand vision doesn’t end there. Photo courtesy of Wil Crombe/Organic Compound.) The Regenerative Ag Alliance processing team.
National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition
JANUARY 17, 2024
Focus on Solutions Although there are clear, negative impacts for agriculture, the agriculture chapter effectively lays out the ways in which agriculture can respond constructively to increasing challenges. In short, much of the current system is more susceptible to climate impacts because of current monocultural agricultural practices.
Civil Eats
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
The proposed CAFO would hold 2,400 pigs and produce as much manure equivalent as a town of nearly 7,000 people. The battle inspired Trom Eayrs to become a rural activist and help other communities fight what she calls a CAFO “takeover” of the Midwest. But people [who live] in these small rural communities feel this tension.
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