Modern Farmer

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

It was founded in 2013 in the Champaign-Urbana area by a group of researchers, students and farmers that were interested in exploring how perennial agriculture and agroforestry could benefit Midwestern farmlands. Blooming ecological success Maggie Taylor of Delight Flower Farm, a commercial cut-flower farm in Champaign, Ill.,

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Food Tank

APRIL 2, 2024

Acres of Ancestry Initiative/Black Agrarian Fund The Acres of Ancestry Initiative/Black Agrarian Fund is a multidisciplinary, cooperative nonprofit ecosystem that aims to regenerate custodial land ownership, ecological stewardship, and food and fiber economies in the American South.

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Modern Farmer

MAY 28, 2024

“Of 400 farms in our county, only five are organic,” says Matt Fitzgerald of Fitzgerald Organics in Hutchinson, Minnesota. His 2,500-acre family farm is patchwork across 40 miles of land the family owns and leases, and grows organic corn, soy, wheat and specialty crops such as beans and peas.

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The Equation

APRIL 3, 2023

My answer regarding agricultural and ecological droughts is a bit more complicated, as farmers and environmentalists alike continue to advocate for more water to be allocated to their causes, making it evident that our current and projected water supply is still insufficient. Snow Water Equivalent in California Sierra Nevada.

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Caff

JANUARY 26, 2022

In October 2020, the Bear Yuba Land Trust, Sierra Harvest, BriarPatch Food Co-op and Tahoe Food Hub bought the land through a partnership called Forever Farm.

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RR2CS

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

I lived around farmland and was surrounded by farmers,” says Tim. “I I was really in tune with the movement of the seasons and the farm cycle—and I enjoyed that.” We realized that the plant is actually farming the soil, pumping carbon into the soil through its root exudates,” says Tim.

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Caff

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

We are working on this issue in two ways – first through our Ecological Farming program where we work directly with farmers, conducting on-farm trials to implement and investigate ecological farming practices. Climate change is a major priority of CAFF’s.

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