Ecology Farmland Science 
Modern Farmer
DECEMBER 21, 2023
A range of issues plague the current system, including corporate consolidation , farmland concentration in the hands of non-farmers and foreign buyers , pollution and animal welfare issues , as well as soil erosion and the poor treatment of migrant workers.
Civil Eats
SEPTEMBER 18, 2023
At her 6-acre Sakari Farms outside Bend, Oregon, Schreiner employs traditional ecological knowledge to cultivate regional first foods —foods consumed before European colonialization—and passes that expertise down to Native American youth. Spring Alaska Schreiner, owner of Sakari Farms outside Bend, Oregon.
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Civil Eats
APRIL 22, 2024
The isolation of this ecologically rich archipelago of peaks, located in a “sea” of desert that stretches from northern Mexico into southern Arizona, means that plants grow here that don’t grow anywhere else. Up to 40 percent of farmland has been fallowed in some parts of Arizona,” he wrote in an email.
Modern Farmer
NOVEMBER 14, 2023
Some midwestern fields are still bordered by hedgerows, but most US farmers don’t plant hedgerows and are skeptical of their benefits , worrying that they might introduce pests or predators to their farmland. “I The biggest benefit of hedgerows is providing wildlife and biodiversity on farmlands,” explains Long.
Modern Farmer
JANUARY 8, 2024
These occurrences in urban areas are scary, but heat stress can affect birds in more rural spaces, too, and farmland is no exception. Trees adjacent to farmland can provide critical canopy to wild birds. It can allow birds to access a little bit of that extra water that seeps from your land,” says Lauck.
Wisconsin Farmers Union
NOVEMBER 22, 2024
All registrants to Groundswell should watch the webinar so that attendees may be working with information that is current and accurate based on the science available to us now. A pre-webinar on the topic of ethanol was held to provide some baseline information from a variety of experts with different perspectives on ethanol.
The Equation
APRIL 3, 2023
is the single most-asked question I hear as someone working daily with water science, advocacy, and policy in California. The increased volume of water may cause rivers, dams, and levees to overflow, inundating nearby communities and farmland. “Is California still in a drought?” Snow Water Equivalent in California Sierra Nevada.
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