The Lunatic Farmer

FEBRUARY 4, 2023

s DEFENDER has done us all a wonderful service by shining the light on the plethora of pharmaceutical efforts to create mRNA vaccines for livestock. The important thing to realize is that the popular backlash against off-the-shelf livestock antibiotic use came to a halt in 2021; these medications now require a veterinarian’s prescription.

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Caff

JANUARY 7, 2025

As a participant in the BIOS program run by the Community Alliance with Family Farmers, Russ collaborated with fellow orchard farmers to share best practices for ecological farming, furthering his commitment to environmental stewardship.

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Agricultural Biodiversity

OCTOBER 20, 2024

NUS so fast: the social and ecological implications of a rapidly developing indigenous food economy in the Cape Town area. . …yes indeed there are, especially if they are grown in diverse landscapes. Nurturing gastronomic landscapes for biosphere stewardship. The hallowed craft of cooking can help realize those advantages.

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Caff

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

This month we had the amazing opportunity to learn more about Sherperdess Land & Livestock Co. About Shepherdess Our team is composed of next-generation graziers, folks new to agriculture coming from backgrounds traditionally atypical for someone who works with livestock and the land. Why did you become a CAFF member?

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Modern Farmer

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Leave livestock and bison to graze marginal soils and native grasslands and upcycle food waste and byproducts into animal feed. Currently, the Farm Bill works to maximize income from commodity crops and livestock production, with the goal of maximizing economic efficiency.

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Wisconsin Farmers Union

JANUARY 31, 2024

On January 30th, a Calumet County Circuit Court rejected a reckless attempt to eliminate environmental oversight of the state’s largest livestock facilities. The lobbying groups alleged the DNR lacked authority to require large livestock operations to apply for permits under Wisconsin’s ,, water pollution permitting program.

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ATTRA

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

The Center for Grazinglands and Ranch Management is a coordinated, system-wide effort at Texas A&M aimed at safeguarding the ecologic and economic resiliency of grazing-land resources and ranching operations. She and Darron are co-leaders of the Southern Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education’s Soil for Water Texas Working Group.

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Caff

MAY 18, 2023

Photo: Ansel Klein In this episode, we learn about integrated crop livestock management from two Northern California Farms. Both expand on the benefits and challenges of integrating livestock, as well as considerations for pasture, rotational grazing, and food safety.

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Sustainable Food Trust

OCTOBER 11, 2023

The environmental and financial problems of the hill farming sector have been written about exhaustively, so I won’t expand on them here – other than to say that while hill farming has a central role to play in socially and ecologically vibrant landscapes, a major shift towards agroecological practices is needed to realise this.

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Civil Eats

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Compared to a local non-Native rancher who could leverage her owned land and secure a bank loan quickly to purchase that real estate, Brewer needed to put up her livestock, machinery, and other material assets as collateral since her family doesn’t own all their land—and it took weeks to assess. “I

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Sustainable Food Trust

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Grasslands – and the grazing livestock they support – have been fundamentally important to Scotland’s people for millennia. Some of this is easily quantified: grazing livestock are, for example, an important source of employment in rural areas, providing vital economic opportunities in some of the country’s most fragile communities.

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Caff

MARCH 22, 2024

Gullies pose many threats to farmland, including the removal of fertile topsoil, damage to infrastructure, danger to livestock, and decreased water quality. Bibliography Fire Safe Sonoma May 2023 Speaker Series — Brock Dolman of the Occidental Arts & Ecology Center , 2023. link] Neary, Daniel G.,

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Caff

MAY 24, 2022

photo credit Joslyn Thoresen As part of our work in Ecological Farming and more broadly as an organization, CAFF aims to share stories of California growers and ranchers and the incredible work they do as land stewards.

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Food Tank

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Strengthening local economic markets and smallholders access to them creates a mutually generative cycle of food and ecological resilienceessential to strong local incomes and livelihoods. Remember that family farms continue to feed 70 percent of the worlds population. These markets are large and important to local producers.

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ATTRA

JUNE 4, 2024

Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association (OEFFA) has announced its 2024 Farm Tour and Workshop Series. This annual series of public tours and workshops encompasses 24 events, featuring organic and ecological farms in Ohio and Michigan, plus several educational workshops. Most scheduled events are free and open to the public.

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Modern Farmer

AUGUST 24, 2023

The certification, funded by the Rodale Institute, Patagonia and Dr Bronner’s, insists on five practices to improve soil health: integrating livestock, keeping the soil covered, minimizing soil disturbance, incorporating diversity and zero chemicals, as well as a soil test every three years. Photography courtesy of Cabriejo Ranch.

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Caff

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Ross spoke to what makes their partnership work, and the benefits and challenges of incorporating livestock into vineyards: “So from my perspective, it’s great to work for people like LangeTwins that have enough ground to maintain a flock of sheep on it year round.

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The Lunatic Farmer

SEPTEMBER 9, 2023

Ecological farmers may not agree on everything, but one thing we all agree on these days are these 5 essential elements: 1. The devastation among Florida’s orange groves and the diseases attacking coffee trees are symptomatic of one thing: violating all of the above ecological pillars. Let’s go to the heart of the matter.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

JULY 14, 2023

However, as with all social-ecological systems , change in any part of the system necessarily requires or causes change in other parts of the system. Who manages land determines which scientific perspectives, crop choices, traditions, and skills shape the landscape, with profound implications for its ecological sustainability.

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Modern Farmer

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

He admits that wolves will present challenges for livestock producers, but he added, “There may be some interesting new opportunities that come up for ranchers and for all of us here in western Colorado. Like many livestock growers, Renee Deal, a fourth-generation sheep rancher from Somerset, is chafed by how the statewide vote shook out.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

They offer valuable resources and practical solutions for organic and transitioning producers, as well as conventional producers interested in ecologically and economically sound practices. These include: Livestock and poultry breed development for organic systems. Yet, knowledge gaps remain that warrant additional research attention.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

JANUARY 26, 2024

“Farmers are some of the best-placed people to help protect the ecosystem services found in healthy ecologies,” said Jared Phillips of Branch Mountain Farm who spoke on the panel alongside his wife Lindi Phillips. The Phillips’ farm, nestled in the Ozarks in northwest Arkansas, raises livestock.

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ATTRA

DECEMBER 27, 2024

Root rot and blight virtually eradicated a tree species that was a significant component of eastern forests and that provided an ecological and economic underpinning for the region as a source of food for wild animals, domestic livestock, and people, as well as lumber.

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Sustainable Food Trust

JANUARY 17, 2024

In its place, ‘agroecology’ was more explicitly recognised as a broad moniker for a range of practices that are grounded in biological / ecological farming; this has made the term more distinct in its definition. Kumar calls for “a new trinity for an age of ecology which has wholeness, integrity and cohesion”.

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ATTRA

APRIL 30, 2024

USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is accepting proposals through its Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative (GLCI) for up to $22 million in funding to support partnerships that expand access to conservation technical assistance for livestock producers and increase the use of conservation practices on grazing lands.

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Modern Farmer

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Agroforestry is a sustainable land management approach that can be integrated into existing traditional crop and livestock systems. Silvopasture integrates trees into livestock production for pasture and animal health. Blooming ecological success Maggie Taylor of Delight Flower Farm, a commercial cut-flower farm in Champaign, Ill.,

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Food Tank

DECEMBER 7, 2024

For example, livestock production, fertilizer use and deforestation for farm expansion exacerbate greenhouse gas emissions. Called Resilient food futures: agroecology and climate finance for ambitious NDCs 3.0, it marked a continuation of discussions at COP16 on how agroecology can support biodiversity action. Africa sets the example.

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Civil Eats

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Photo credit: Andrew Leahy, Horn Farm Center) Pawpaw’s Agricultural and Ecological Benefits The pawpaw is not only a part of Appalachian heritage. Today, it is emerging from this long history as the subject of renewed public interest, thanks to its varied ecological and agricultural attributes.

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Caff

JULY 20, 2022

It’s not always obvious that some of the ecological farming practices used frequently by farmers, also provide wildfire protection and recovery benefits. Check out the infographic below which was developed by our cross team at CAFF to learn more!

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The Lunatic Farmer

OCTOBER 1, 2022

We talked about fake meat and the anti-livestock craze to save the planet from incinerating. Livestock must go. Let’s preach it loud and preach it long: authentic pastured livestock mimics historical abundance; eat and enjoy. How are your kids holding up to this “no livestock” narrative? Who will tell them the truth?

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Farmbrite

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Begin by assessing the purpose of your landwhether it's for crop production, livestock grazing, forestry, or a combination of activities. Setting clear, measurable goals helps you develop a strategic plan, prioritize investments, and make informed decisions to maximize your land's potential while preserving its ecological balance.

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Organic Farming Research

JUNE 20, 2023

They believe sustainable farming can be possible with respect to our human, ecological and economic resources. Frog Song Organics started in 2011. Their mission is to provide nutritious foods to their local community. They have been a certified organic farm since 2012 by Quality Certification Services.

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Organic Farming Research

JULY 25, 2023

They believe sustainable farming can be possible with respect to our human, ecological and economic resources. Frog Song Organics started in 2011. Their mission is to provide nutritious foods to their local community. They have been a certified organic farm since 2012 by Quality Certification Services.

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Organic Farming Research

JUNE 20, 2023

They believe sustainable farming can be possible with respect to our human, ecological and economic resources. Frog Song Organics started in 2011. Their mission is to provide nutritious foods to their local community. They have been a certified organic farm since 2012 by Quality Certification Services.

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The Equation

MAY 11, 2023

The results range from localized drinking water contamination to ecological and economic damage in water bodies far from the source of the pollution. It’s a recurring ecological disaster that causes hardship for people who make their living from fishing, shrimping, and tourism. It’s a win-win for farmers and communities.

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Caff

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Not only did they have to evacuate with only some of their livestock, but they lost most of the infrastructure and housing on site. The success of each farmer, and the long term viability of their operation, is often the result of strong relationships and building trust and support systems that work for each unique operator.

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Civil Eats

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

When farmers are able to control how, where, and when their animals move between pastures, they can more easily accomplish ecological goals that might include increasing soil carbon, reducing water pollution, or incorporating trees. One recent morning after a thunderstorm, they moved the goats to a distant field across a road.

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