RR2CS

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

By Trina Moyles Tim Wray grew up on his family’s cattle ranch in Irricana, a small town located 50 kilometres northeast of Calgary in southern Alberta. I was really in tune with the movement of the seasons and the farm cycle—and I enjoyed that.” I lived around farmland and was surrounded by farmers,” says Tim. “I

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Modern Farmer

AUGUST 24, 2023

Since the resurgence of regenerative agriculture, farming has never been sexier. The star-studded film Kiss the Ground , featuring celebrities Woody Harrelson and Tom Brady, put the movement on the map in 2020, claiming that regenerative farming could be the solution to, not the cause of, climate change, biodiversity loss and soil erosion.

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Modern Farmer

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Tony Prendergast’s XK Bar Ranch sits slightly south of Crawford, Colorado, near the Smith Fork of the North Fork of the Gunnison River on the southern edge of the agriculturally rich North Fork Valley. We bought the ranch by forming a land cooperative with three other families and collaborating on different uses of the land,” he said.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

This funding is split into two separate opportunities: $50 million for CIG On Farm Trials and $15 million for CIG Classic. Half of the funding for the On Farm Trials competition was provided through the historic Inflation Reduction Act. The 2018 Farm Bill mandates $25 million per year for on-farm trials.

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Modern Farmer

OCTOBER 16, 2023

The corn field at Frey Ranch Distillery. Photography courtesy of Frey Ranch. The ‘Mother Tree’ at Star Hill Farm. The university began the project by collecting 300 distinct families of white oak from around the US and planting them at Star Hill Farm, the home of Maker’s Mark. What happened to all the oaks?

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Photo credit: Matt Ryan/Sandra Wayman Editor’s Note: This blog post is a guest post authored by Gordon Merrick, Senior Policy and Programs Manager at the Organic Farming Research Foundation (OFRF) and Mark Schonbeck, Research Associate, also at OFRF, which is an NSAC member.

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ATTRA

JUNE 4, 2024

Organizers are accepting session proposals related to ecological farming and ranching until June 15, 2024. The 2025 EcoFarm Conference, the 45th annual, will take place January 22-25, 2025.

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Caff

JANUARY 27, 2021

Every year, we honor individuals, farms and local businesses making a positive impact on our food and agricultural communities throughout California. Hailing from all corners of the state, each making their own unique contribution, here they are: the 2021 California Food & Farm Champions, shining a hopeful light on what’s possible.

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Caff

JANUARY 20, 2022

With community-scaled ingenuity at heart, the winners of this year’s Small Farm Innovation Challenge offer solutions for local agriculture. In its second year, the Challenge sought submissions from around the world for innovations that can help solve the unique challenges facing small farms and local food systems.

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Civil Eats

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

At Georges Mill Farm in northern Virginia, Molly and Sam Kroiz’s goats are on the move. The system was created by a Norwegian company called Nofence , and Molly and Sam are among 43 pilot farms testing it ahead of an official United States debut expected in early 2024. Others push into a strip of bushes, munching through brambles.

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The Lunatic Farmer

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Our farm is surrounded by land owned by Virginia (yes, I know, this discussion is about federal lands, but bear with me) as a North Mountain Wildlife Management Area. Not only would such use, if expanded to the government land, be an ecological stimulant, it would completely eliminate the need for factory hog houses.

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Caff

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Currently, our programming is focused in four areas: Farm to Market, Policy & Advocacy, Farmer Services, and Ecological Farming. Position Summary The Farm to Market Team at CAFF supports farmers and buyers across the state to facilitate sales relationships and increase capacity to access and serve markets.

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RR2CS

APRIL 18, 2022

Rotational Grazing, Keyline Design for Maximizing Water, and Food Forests for the Future By Trina Moyles While Ian Griebel grew up on his family’s mixed farm south of Castor, Alberta, he never thought he’d one day become a farmer. Griebel studied carpentry and pursued his journeyman certificate, and envisioned a life away from the farm.

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Caff

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

In this episode, Sarah Keiser of Wild Oat Hollow in Penngrove, CA describes her entry into ranching and how her love of the land positioned her to become a leader in developing and supporting community grazing cooperatives.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Cattle grazing a warm season cover crop on Vilicus Farms (Photo Credit: Vilicus Farms) On August 16, 2022 when the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) was signed into law, it solidified an historic investment in addressing the climate crisis and reflected key priorities lifted up by the farmers and communities that NSAC’s members serve.

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National Young Farmers Coalition

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Young farmers are on the frontlines of the climate crisis and need support to continue implementing solutions on their farms. However, they often face barriers to accessing federal conservation programs, because their farms and ranches tend to be small. The Small Farm Conservation Act ( S.2180 2180 , H.R.5354 2180 , H.R.5354

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Photo credit: USDA EDITOR’S NOTE: On October 9, 2024, NSAC released Stewarding Success: CSP Under the 2018 Farm Bill , a comprehensive analysis of the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) over the course of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (2018 Farm Bill). CSP was reauthorized in the 2014 Farm Bill and the 2018 Farm Bill.

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Caff

JUNE 11, 2024

As a farmer-serving organization, we recognize the historic and lasting inequities in the California food and farming system. Currently, our programming is focused in four areas: Farm to Market, Policy & Advocacy, Farmer Services, and Ecological Farming.

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UnderstandingAg

MAY 22, 2023

Education and understanding form a critical foundation for the implementation of the soil health principles and adaptive grazing rules to drive the ecosystem processes and ensure long-term ecological advancement on farms and ranches.

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Agritecture Blog

MAY 12, 2023

María Petronila Gutiérrez, whose farm La Miranda was one of the first to join Amazonian Farms. Local residents have been working to restore and conserve the deforested land through sustainable, ecologically-oriented farming methods. A typical farm in the foothills of the Amazon in southern Caquetá.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

JULY 14, 2023

A reference to diversification is fundamentally a reference to restoring the ecosystem function of farmland by allowing living organisms to reclaim roles that beginning in the mid-20th century have been assigned largely to synthetic chemicals or machines in conventional farming. However, NSAC covers the land access issue elsewhere.

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Caff

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

The first Biologically Integrated Orchard Systems (BIOS) event on “Impacts of Biologically Integrated Orchard Systems (BIOS) in Walnuts” was held in Linden at the Anderson-Barngrover Ranch on Friday August 27th. Around 30 people joined in on celebrating and learning from the past, and sharing emerging solutions and challenges.

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Caff

JULY 18, 2024

Increasing biodiversity can often lead to success in battling pests on small farms. On June 3rd, CAFF’s Ecological Pest Management team co-hosted a field day at Il Fiorello Olive Oil Co in Fairfield, CA. The day started off with Ann sharing a bit about the farm, which has 3,000 olive trees on 17 acres. It’s one strategy.

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Caff

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Justin Sandahl and his wife run an organic dairy and ranching operation in Montague, California, which is about 30 minutes north of Mt. The Bomberos were excited to contribute their unique methods and tips for pile burning, while also learning about new ecological situations and considerations that they could apply back in Spain.

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The Lunatic Farmer

JANUARY 15, 2024

His 10 Layers of Permanence build on the work of Yeomans; you will never see your farm, ranch, or homestead the same way once you’ve encountered his thinking. Perhaps no one in America has a better handle on genetics and low-input ranching and farming than this experienced producer. He’s a great marketer, too.

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Modern Farmer

JANUARY 9, 2024

In addition to an increasing dependence on monocropping in Oaxaca, Martínez cited factors such as the growth of the local ranching industry and the explosion of unsustainable ecotourism practices as additional pressures that endanger agricultural diversity in the region. And the other is that the young people just don’t want to keep farming.

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Modern Farmer

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Mustin’s summer home is on Vashon, and my partner and I have a small farm here. Later, his focus shifted to urban ecology. When the study of invasive plants took off in the ’80s and ’90s, scientists focused on the fast-growing, sun-loving species that overrun grasslands, farms and disturbed or logged forests.

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Agwired

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

The Good Meat Project , a national nonprofit, is on a mission to catalyze marketplace innovation, connection, and education across the meat supply chain in order to increase the economic viability and ecological impact of livestock farmers who invest in healthy land, animals, and people.

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Civil Eats

AUGUST 29, 2023

Before RiCharde and his wife, Anna, took over Good Wheel Farm outside of Asheville in 2019, he managed the livestock operations for another farm in Western North Carolina. Michael RiCharde herds sheep down a slope on Good Wheel Farm in North Carolina, part of the Carbon Harvest carbon market.

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Caff

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Founded, owned and operated by Cole Bush, Shepherdess L&L was launched in 2020 in the Ojai Valley of Ventura County where the Shepherdess “flerds” of sheep and goats work from to provide vegetation management services for fire prevention and ecological enhancement projects. ” – Cole What is a day in a Shepherd’s life like?

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UnderstandingAg

MARCH 10, 2025

Farming and ranching involve the fields of biology, ecology, chemistry, botany, physics, geology, meteorology, politics, economics, psychology and mechanics, just to name a few. Conclusion Farming and ranching on soil with a high pH can be challenging, particularly when excess salts have accumulated.

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UnderstandingAg

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Farming and ranching involve the fields of biology, ecology, chemistry, botany, physics, geology, meteorology, politics, economics, psychology and mechanics, just to name a few. By Kyle Richardville Understanding Ag, LLC About the Understanding series Agriculture isnt rocket science. Its much more complex than that.

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AgriLife Today

JANUARY 31, 2024

Grasslands expected to be affected more than previously thought during short, intense dry periods A first-of-its-kind international study, which includes research from Texas A&M AgriLife, has found that the effects of extreme drought on grasslands and shrublands have been underestimated.

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AgriLife Today

JULY 18, 2023

Texas Crop and Weather Report – July 18, 2023 Early summer and subsequent rains helped Texas’ native rangelands bounce back from drought. However, Texas A&M AgriLife experts warn ranchers that the more than 100 million acres of statewide grazing land they rely on may still be recovering. Bill Fox, Ph.D., director of the Texas A&M.

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Civil Eats

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Prioritizing ecological integrity and community health over yield, these farmers stay profitable by diversifying their crops, producing value-added products like jams and sauces, and building community support and social capital. Every chapter dives into alternate ways of raising those same foods.

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RR2CS

APRIL 18, 2022

Rod and Beth Vergouwen’s agricultural roots in Strathmore stem back to the early 1900s when Beth’s great-grandfather emigrated from Illinois with the vision to farm and ranch in southern Alberta. Rod and Beth, along with their own parents, have been fantastic at including the next generation in the farming operation.”

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Modern Farmer

JANUARY 8, 2024

Using cameras that had been set up at these ranch water sources across west Texas for another study, Boal and his team began their work, which was later published in BioOne. At the farm level, Lauck recommends certain actions that can help birds deal with this heat stress. Want to make your farm more bird-friendly?

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