ATTRA

JANUARY 15, 2025

In some areas, fields were buried under as much as three feet of sediment, debris, and gravel, rendering them unfit for immediate cultivation. My orchards and nursery were in complete disarray due to wind damage, but even so, I was spared much of the grief many others are still battling. Farmers faced dire situations.

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Farmland Orchard Compost Livestock 52

Civil Eats

DECEMBER 10, 2024

He also cultivates 75 acres of wheat, 83 acres of soybeans, 65 acres of corn, and 45 acres of hardwoods and pine trees. Grover established a peach orchard in 1935, and cultivated grain and raised livestock until the late 1970s. To note: Hemp contains only.3 3 percent of psychoactive THC and does not produce a high.)

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Plantation Farming Farming Acre 144

Modern Farmer

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Enlisting a staff of 16 and an army of volunteers, the organization cultivates the crop in knee-deep water diverted from Heʻeia stream. Along with taro patches, the triangular swaths encompassed a range of terrain, from upland timber forests to rain-fed crop fields and orchards in the lowlands.

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Acre Plantation Cultivation Crop 125

Daily Yonder

APRIL 3, 2024

Instead of applying industrial chemicals to amend soils or introducing irrigation to regulate crop growth, permaculture gardening is an adaptive, self-regenerative, and diversity-driven approach in food production and pollinator habitat cultivation. So Grayson LandCare was happy to help this member estalish an orchard.”

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Ruralism Textiles Orchard Food 73

Sustainable Food Trust

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

We have a small orchard with a selection of apple trees – all eaters, but all different in shape and taste. Apples have been grown in the UK since Roman times and the British over centuries have cultivated an extraordinarily diverse range of them – there are as many as 2,500 varietals. Do your best to save as much as you can!

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Cultivation Orchard Food Seeding 105

Food Tank

OCTOBER 11, 2023

It also reveals that the production cultivation of barley and hops is responsible for most of the environmental impact of beer. Holden Manz, South Africa Certified by Sustainable Wine South Africa (SWSA), Holden Manz cultivates 16 hectares of vineyards in the Franschhoek Valley, tucked in the mountains of the Western Cape.

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Beverage Ecology Compost Cultivation 124

Far Eastern Agriculture

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

The base's 80 mu of apple orchards are planted with 20 apple varieties and these apples are about to enter the peak production period, said Qu Jiashuai , the person in charge of the base adding that all apple yields per mu can reach 4,000-5,000 Kg, which comprises twice the yield of traditional orchards.

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Orchard Technology Yield Cultivation 40

Caff

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Community Alliance with Family Farmers (CAFF) hosted a Biologically Integrated Orchard Systems (BIOS) field day on November 30th in Clements, CA. Farmer Alicia Lewis-Rikkonen arranged a demonstration of a novel weed control technology, called FoamStream, in her olive orchard and vineyard.

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Orchard Ecology Technology Pesticide 52

Modern Farmer

AUGUST 11, 2023

From her test orchard in Clarksville—25 acres of diverse cherry trees—she began breeding to address the primary threats. She remembers a breeding class coming out to the Clarksville orchard. There are cherries that are as different as Red Delicious is from Honeycrisp.” Even in retirement, Iezzoni retains her passion for tart cherries.

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Orchard Crop Processing Cultivation 98

Modern Farmer

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

A hedgerow can be made up of any densely planted growth bordering a field that is cultivated to create a barrier. But a hedgerow can also mean stands of cultivated scrub brush and flowers that create boundaries between open fields or cropland, which are sometimes also called “shelterbelts.”

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Farmland Cultivation Farming Farming 99

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

DECEMBER 15, 2023

For example, at Eckert’s Farm in Belleville, MO, Chris Eckert has seen extreme freezes killing off parts of his peach orchard. From a corn and soybean farm, she has developed rotational sheep and cattle grazing, silvopasture, a riparian buffer, perennial (Kernza) grain fields, pollinator habitat, and a micro orchard.

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Pasture Crop Orchard Farming 111

The Farmers Daughter USA

JUNE 26, 2023

Farmers commonly use sprinkler irrigation for row crops, orchards, and pasture irrigation. Farmers typically use this method for rice cultivation and certain specialty crops. High-pressure pumps propel water through a network of pipes and sprinkler heads.

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Farming Farming Distribution Crop 98

Civil Eats

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Their shells are harder and thicker than those of the English walnut, the most common commercially cultivated species, and are difficult to separate from the kernel within. Robust processing capacity could also encourage those who own land to establish new orchards planted with under-appreciated species.

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Forage Processing Yield Production 141

Civil Eats

MARCH 4, 2024

Food grown in local fields, orchards, and pastures with healthy soil management practices simply make for healthier, more nutritious, and more flavorful meals, he says—the perfect ingredients for changing the “stigma” associated with hospital fare. Cream Co.,

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Pasture Ranching Supply Chain Cattle 142

Modern Farmer

JULY 10, 2023

Orchards, vines and other perennials cultivated as long-term investments have steadily replaced ephemeral crops such as tomatoes and cotton, which are far less costly to sacrifice or replace. Despite competing for land and water, the region’s orchards and milk farms have developed an unlikely partnership, says Sumner.

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Farming Farming Manure Agriculture 97

Civil Eats

MARCH 5, 2024

Citing the difficulty of securing a burn permit in recent years, McIsaac’s operations have turned to chipping orchard residue, which is more expensive than burning. First adopted in 2004, the rule promotes reduced tillage and other management practices on cultivated lands to reduce dust and improve soil health. tons of PM2.5

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Farming Farming Tractor Agriculture 136

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

AUGUST 11, 2023

A disused orchard that had been stewarded by the Sisters of St. Francis since 1938, Sister Gardens has become a bustling site of food production and also of reawakened community cultivation.​

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Water Rights Food Farming Farming 52

Modern Farmer

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Merchant, who works at the Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona, sees cultivating mesquite around the city and surrounding areas as an opportunity to ease both heat and hunger. She pointed to the Philadelphia Orchard Project as an emblem of success.

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Food Forestry Orchard Harvester 119

Agritecture Blog

OCTOBER 13, 2022

They must be gently cultivated where the low-lying bushes grow naturally, and the small, sweet berries are sold in the local area, too delicate to easily transport far. We’re looking at everything from orchard crops like apples to potatoes to grazing systems to hay to forage,” he said.

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Agriculture Agriculture Construction Farming 52

Agwired

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Hurricane-force winds and torrential rains destroyed fall crops still in the field, knocked down pecan orchards that growers spent decades cultivating, and damaged a million and a half acres of timberland,” said Ossoff. ” Sen.

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Orchard Crop Poultry Cultivation 45

RR2CS

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Aaron employs regenerative agriculture practices to cultivate and sustain living soils, which are essential for producing fruit that is not only delicious but also rich in nutrients. Highlights: 3:20 – Aaron talks about his farm. 5:55 – Aaron shares the story of how he got into agriculture.

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Ruralism Cultivation Acre Farming 98

Civil Eats

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Sprinkled throughout the recipes are fascinating historical tidbits about the Quaker who first cultivated rhubarb in the 1730s, for example, and the Indigenous tribes that used spruce tip tea to ward off scurvy. To make an amaro (relatively easy!) you need to first learn to make a tincture.

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Food Farming Farming Seeding 145

UnderstandingAg

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Maximizing Photosynthesis: The #1 Soil Health Building Approach B y: Chuck Schembre , Understanding Ag, LLC In the previous regenerative orchard blog, we discussed the connection between perennial crops and soil fungi , and introduced the importance of maximizing photosynthesis on the orchard floor. Historically in the western U.S.,

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Orchard Seeding Crop Acre 72

Civil Eats

OCTOBER 24, 2023

After six years of enriching the soil and cultivating neighborly relationships, however, We Grow Farms is up against an insurmountable challenge facing many farms and pastures across the state: the real estate market. Ujamaa’s Hawkins also sees the collective cultivating much more than food.

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Cultivation Acre Farming Farming 145