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Livestock Management Systems

Agric4profits

Traditional farmers generally manage animals on a free-range basis, which is inexpensive and requires minimal care, allowing more time to focus on crop production. However, advanced… Read More » Livestock Management Systems

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Holsinger Homeplace Farms: A Soil for Water Case Study

ATTRA

Holsinger Homeplace Farms now provides other families excellent grassfed beef and eggs from free-range laying hens. Russell Smith’s book Tree Crops was an early influence and motivation for Buck, along with his experience visiting other countries as a veteran and pilot.

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Holding onto Farmland, One Land Trust at a Time

Modern Farmer

Without farmland to grow crops or ranchland for livestock, we don’t eat. Since 2018, they have been producing and selling free-range chicken eggs and meat on the farm’s idyllic 40 acres. Conserving farmland underpins a stable local food supply. Without agriculture, jobs are lost; 22.1 percent of the total US employment.

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How the Next Generation of Farmers is Getting Creative with Land Access

Modern Farmer

Whenever issues arise, such as the roaming habits of free-range chickens, they all sit down “as humans” to talk them through and come to a solution together. Plus, having multiple plots is great for their farm management strategy as they rotate crops seasonally to reduce pest pressure and replenish soil nutrients.

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Young Farmers joins American Farmland Trust, Farm Aid, and Climate Mental Health Network for discussion on Farmer Mental Health in a Changing Climate

National Young Farmers Coalition

The “Free Range Conversation®” aimed to bring attention to the emotional well-being of the farmers and service providers in our ecosystem, and how they have been, and continue to be, impacted by the climate crisis. We’re letting farmers crash and burn,” said Mueller. “Do

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How To Sell To Restaurants As A Farmer

Farmbrite

Dont shy away from free samples Buying wholesale is the easier option for most chefs, so youll need to convince them your product is worth the change in routine. Free samples speak louder than words, so bring along a dozen free-range eggs or that almost-too-crisp arugula to your prospective meetings.

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Do chickens deserve better?

Sustainable Food Trust

About once a month, I gulp when I pay £24 or thereabouts for my bird, which justifies its steep price tag because it is reared to the strictest legal ‘traditional’ and truly free-range standard, a slow-maturing variety fed on pasture and cereals, killed at 81 days. Farmed deer are still in the field for the best part of their lives.

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