Modern Farmer

OCTOBER 16, 2023

The corn field at Frey Ranch Distillery. Photography courtesy of Frey Ranch. Ironically, our relatively recent “hands off” approach to forestry is creating exactly the wrong kinds of conditions for oaks to thrive. “We It’s a money-maker for the forestry industry. But it’s also incredibly important ecologically.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Forestry : Forests play a significant role in reducing carbon dioxide through carbon sequestration. This priority area will accept proposals for climate smart forestry and agroforestry in one of the following two areas: agroforestry and climate resilience. Further details on each and subcategory descriptions are below.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

DECEMBER 8, 2023

In central New Mexico, for example, Christy Everett ’s family ranches, Jones Corona Ranch and Jones Mountainair Ranch, have seen not only hotter, more challenging summers, but a shift in the summer monsoons. Some of the highest impact comes from agroforestry practices.

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Modern Farmer

DECEMBER 6, 2023

22-caliber shells he’d purchased online from a forestry supply store in Colorado. Later, his focus shifted to urban ecology. In a frequently cited 2009 paper in the journal Frontiers in Ecology , a trio of researchers identified more than 139 shade-tolerant plants that have invaded deeply shaded forests.

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Civil Eats

AUGUST 29, 2023

million tons of offsets purchased by Microsoft in fiscal year 2021–22, for example, were tied to forestry initiatives. (A The most similar effort, says Stuart, is the California-based Zero Foodprint , which awards grants to farms and ranches working to draw down carbon using donations from restaurants and other food businesses.)

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Agritecture Blog

MAY 12, 2023

Local residents have been working to restore and conserve the deforested land through sustainable, ecologically-oriented farming methods. Visitors to the rural area will notice that cattle ranches dominate the landscape, once covered by Amazonian forests. Many people ran out of water, including cattle ranches in the region.

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Food Tank

DECEMBER 24, 2024

International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology ( icipe ) , Africa Based in Nairobi, Kenya, icipe uses insect science to tackle food security, health, and environmental challenges in Africa. They focus on improving livelihoods through the promotion of ecological land-use management practices and empowering farming communities.

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