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Can Virtual Fences Help More Ranchers Adopt Regenerative Grazing Practices?

Civil Eats

Some roam through pastures testing bunches of fescue, a cool-season grass, for the sweetness the frost brings. When farmers are able to control how, where, and when their animals move between pastures, they can more easily accomplish ecological goals that might include increasing soil carbon, reducing water pollution, or incorporating trees.

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Where in the World is Understanding Ag? A Report from Uruguay & Argentina: Part Two

UnderstandingAg

Most gates, corrals and fencing are constructed out of wood. Soil health principles are real, adaptive stewardship can drive the ecosystem processes, but it is up to management to dictate the species composition of our pastures for regeneration to take place. How much is left over in the end as profit?

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The Rancher's Guide to Sustainable Grazing Practices

Farmbrite

Sustainable grazing practices help maintain healthy pastures and ecosystems, reduce the environmental impact of ranching, and enhance the overall well-being of the animals in your care. Healthy Pastures: Overgrazing can lead to soil erosion, reduced plant diversity, and degradation of the land.

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How to Write a Business Plan For Your Farm

Farmbrite

Facilities: Detail the existing or planned farm infrastructure (barns, pastures, fencing, water systems, irrigation, processing facilities, equipment, what you will need on-farm and off-farm to produce your product, etc). Startup Costs: Itemize all initial expenses (land purchase, seed or animal acquisition, construction, equipment, permits).

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Vitis and Ovis Farm Tour and Discussion: Adaptation to Climate Extremes in the Capay Valley

Caff

When they purchased the farm over 30 years ago it was an unproductive almond orchard and since then they have pulled the almonds out and utilized the sloped landscape to construct swales, establish a vineyard, and plant a wide variety of fruit trees which provide shelter while their flock of ducks grazes.

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As California Gets Drier, Solar Panels Could Help Farms Save Water

Civil Eats

Lightstar, which uses a model where landowners receive lease payments, has agrivoltaics projects under construction throughout the country; in California, the company is waiting for the state to release its new community solar program, which will offer better solar energy rates for residents with low and moderate incomes.

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KROGER’S CARBON NEUTRAL EGGS

The Lunatic Farmer

I wonder if they measured the lithium mining and energy that went into constructing the solar panels. How about we don’t build a permanent house for the chickens at all and use a portable structure that moves around pastures where manure doesn’t have to be dehydrated or hauled anywhere. Or that statistics can prove anything.

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