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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Crop Food Ecology Ruralism 203

Caff

JULY 19, 2021

Currently our programming is focused in 4 areas: Farm to Market, Policy & Advocacy, Farmer Services, and Ecological Farming. We are working to build farmer-to-farmer networks in California to provide farmers and ranchers with the resources to successfully implement ecological farming. See [link] for more information.

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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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Farming Farming Ecology Food 113

Food Tank

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Yesterday, I had the honor of starting the day off with a discussion with Fernando Mattos, Uruguay’s Minister of Livestock, Agriculture, and Fisheries, at the IICA Pavilion, and I’ve been reflecting deeply on a line from an article he co-wrote last month: “The future is not random. Register HERE. Speakers include: Lloyd Day , IICA; the Hon.

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Food Finance Agriculture Agriculture 102

Civil Eats

MARCH 11, 2025

This method of production also enables us to raise livestock on an industrial scale: Artificially cheap fossil fuel makes it economically feasible to grow vast monocultures of feed, primarily corn and soybeans , needed for Confined Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs). Fossil fuels have enabled us to soar past our ecological limits.

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Modern Farmer

AUGUST 24, 2023

Two organizations want to put an end to the wild west of claims and prove, through certification, that food labeled regenerative is genuinely the gold standard of sustainability and not just another marketing buzzword. Land to Market frames its products as coming “from land that is regenerating.” But it’s not quite that simple.

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Food Ranching Ecology Fertilizer 98

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 Simultaneously, the U.S.

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Agriculture Agriculture Farming Farming 145

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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Ranching Livestock Pasture Ecology 74

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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Farming Farming Ecology Construction 98

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. Then I direct-market and sell the meat.” It’s the key to human survival,” he said. I’m open-minded about it.”

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Ranching Livestock Acre Ecology 114

Civil Eats

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

But the pawpaw’s two- to three-week harvest window, short shelf life, and delicate skin still make it anathema to the rigid needs of grocery stores and a rare find even at farmers’ markets. Photo credit: Andrew Leahy, Horn Farm Center) Pawpaw’s Agricultural and Ecological Benefits The pawpaw is not only a part of Appalachian heritage.

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Seeding Farming Farming Orchard 141

Modern Farmer

JULY 8, 2024

On one hand, he likens his farm’s production methods to the inland freshwater equivalency of regenerative livestock farming. Meanwhile, more farm-raised trout on the market means less extractionary pressure on local streams. This is an ecological win-win,” says Trushenski. Smoke in Chimneys trout farm.

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Aquaculture Farming Farming Production 109

Modern Farmer

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Wisconsin producers have always been innovative and open to exploring ways to diversify their agriculture systems, provide their products to new markets and be good stewards of the land,” says Josh Odekirk, acting state conservationist for the Wisconsin NRCS. has always been ecologically minded.

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Farming Farming Crop Production 108

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Other posts explore how the next farm bill can tackle issues in regional market development, crop insurance access, and more. In addition to the overall drop in US public agricultural R&D investment, organic research continues to be significantly underfunded compared to its share of the food sales market.

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Farming Farming Agriculture Agriculture 109

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

MAY 10, 2024

Excessive proposed cost-share payments for livestock feed management. Requires producers with confined livestock feeding operations to submit a GHG emissions reduction plan, in addition to the currently required comprehensive nutrient management plan, to be eligible to receive payments under the program.

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Ruralism Food Farming Farming 110

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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Agriculture Agriculture Crop Rotation Pasture 87

Modern Farmer

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

The Tomohon market in Sulawesi, Indonesia, sells animals including snakes. I believe that pythons can handle much harsher conditions than typical livestock, although people seem to treat all reptiles poorly.” Snake farmers benefit from low costs of operation and high production value. Photography via Shutterstock/Paul Harding.

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Food Ecology Farming Farming 79

Sustainable Food Trust

JANUARY 17, 2024

The last four decades has mapped the rising power of corporations over our food supply, with civil society more and more unable to significantly shift the agenda – “market power translates into political power”, says Nick Jacobs of IPES-Food. Kumar calls for “a new trinity for an age of ecology which has wholeness, integrity and cohesion”.

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Agroecology Food Livestock Farming 78

Modern Farmer

DECEMBER 20, 2024

A daytime sleep schedule can curb quality time spent with loved ones, as well as limit when wares can be sold or traded in local markets. If we lose our livestock, we lose our culture, our dignity, said Rabari. The conditions impacted crop yields, livestock, the transportation of goods, and the larger supply chain.

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Agriculture Agriculture Food Harvester 75

Agwired

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Join the Livestock Publications Council for the November Coffee and Collaboration on Friday, November 22, 2024 at 12 p.m. Embarking on its 20th year of operation, Midan Marketing is a full-service marketing agency driven by a singular mission – to champion the value of meat. ” with John Herath, U.S.

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Manufacturing Ranching Supply Chain Marketing 45

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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Pasture Cattle Technology Ruralism 143

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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Ecology Farming Farming Mechanics 52

Agwired

AUGUST 13, 2024

Beyond speed, Gen Z indicates a future need for advanced meal prep, global flavors and minimal cleanup,” according to new research presented at Chicken Marketing Summit 2024. Sixty-seven percent of Gen Z claim fast prep will be a priority in five years. The deadline for nominations is Oct. western rangelands.

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Poultry Livestock Animal Agriculture Ecology 45

Civil Eats

JANUARY 23, 2024

Power of State Policymaking The Cohort for Rural Opportunity and Prosperity (CROP)—a subset of SiX’s Agriculture and Food Systems program—currently includes elected officials from 43 states who are positioned to advance socially and ecologically responsible rural, agricultural, and food policy.

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Agriculture Agriculture Ranching Food 142

Caff

APRIL 21, 2023

Each year, tragic stories of farmers losing everything haunt communities of small scale, sustainable farmers as producers are faced with severe property, crop, livestock, labor and market losses.

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Farming Farming Livestock Marketing 52

Modern Farmer

DECEMBER 6, 2023

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. It wasn’t until the 1990s that agencies caught up with increasing scientific interest in ecological invasions.

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Ecology Seeding Acre Processing 127

Caff

JANUARY 20, 2022

Similarly, while today’s food industry is dangerously monopolistic–the meat industry above all–HarvestPath was designed to give ranchers more control of their business while marketing directly to consumers. a simple tool that helps farmers record (or simulate) livestock harvests.

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Farming Farming Tractor Ranching 52

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Through CIG, public and private grantees develop the tools, technologies, and strategies to support pioneering conservation efforts on working lands, as well as develop market-based solutions to resource challenges. Improving cover crop management in regions with specific challenges (e.g.,

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Farming Farming Forestry Technology 89

Caff

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Hans Herren, Barbara Gemmill-Herren and their daughter Gis è le Herren spoke about how they utilize their combined studies and experiences in ecology, biological control, entomology, and nematology to guide the operation of their small farm. We kicked off the event with introductions from the family. And so far the demand has been good.

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The Lunatic Farmer

JULY 20, 2022

Are you interested in how to have a more ecologically and economically enriching grass farming experience? This session will drill down on messaging for the urban market. Finally, beloved alternative veterinarian Will Winter will talk about how to have healthy commercial livestock without pharmaceuticals.

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Farming Farming Poultry Cattle 52

Caff

JANUARY 26, 2022

Together, they’re safeguarding affordable access to the farmland by providing a long-term lease to Mountain Bounty so that it continues to produce local, organic food in an ecologically responsible way for generations to come.

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The Lunatic Farmer

JANUARY 15, 2024

He’s a great marketer, too. As a renowned environmentalist, his cattle farm coupled with ornithology give him unique authenticity in the ecology-farming debate. All grass farmers are mavericks because we go against the grain (pun intended) of orthodoxy, from lower chemical use to pastured livestock.

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Pasture Ranching Cattle Food 74

RR2CS

APRIL 18, 2022

Graydon Garner, Rod’s son-in-law, is new to the ranch, but equally as committed to the tenets of soil health and environmental conservation, while introducing new strategies on the land, including using their sheep as an ecological management tool for weed control. In April 2021, Rod, Graydon, and family, received the J.

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Ranching Cattle Pasture Family Farming 52

CalCAN

APRIL 6, 2023

And energy- and livestock-intensive farming methods since then have continued to raise the sum of agricultural greenhouse gas emissions. These are climate solutions that will sustain both farmers and the food system in spite of weather and market challenges.

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Agriculture Agriculture Greenhouse Food 52

CalCAN

MARCH 27, 2023

Farmers and ranchers in our network have lost crops, livestock, and structures, been evacuated (some multiple times), and had their operations disrupted by smoke, public safety power shutoffs, or loss of insurance. These high-intensity, uncontrolled wildfires are both exacerbated by and contribute to climate change. You Can Help!

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Livestock Ecology Cattle Food 52

Caff

APRIL 22, 2021

This Earth Day, CAFF is proud to endorse this bill on behalf of our members as part of the solution to the climate crisis, recognizing the invaluable role that ecologically-focused farmers and ranchers can play. There would also be additional technical assistance from NRCS and on marketing for these groups.

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Modern Farmer

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

The beloved and ecologically important species was harvested by Indigenous peoples for millennia and once numbered in the billions, providing food and habitat to countless birds, insects, and mammals of eastern forests, before being wiped out by rampant logging and a deadly fungal blight brought on by European colonization.

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