Ecology Manure Pasture 
Civil Eats
NOVEMBER 27, 2023
Some roam through pastures testing bunches of fescue, a cool-season grass, for the sweetness the frost brings. 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.
Modern Farmer
FEBRUARY 13, 2024
His mother’s family were dairy farmers, and the land had consisted of pasture and row crop fields. The approaches that my grandfather took to manage the land, and the way my parents turned a portion of it into a homestead, allowed me to watch it go from pasture to forest,” says Crombie. “My
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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.
The Lunatic Farmer
FEBRUARY 20, 2023
Nobody puts down carbon for bedding, so all the sheep are on solid manure packs that stink and are filthy. When the sheep go to pasture, someone is with them at all times—armed. This land has seen more than 2,000 years as wave after wave of foreign occupation plundered the ecology. Lambs do not nurse their mothers.
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.
National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition
DECEMBER 8, 2023
Practices That Sequester Carbon and Increase Resilience Within EQIP and CSP in particular, the practices that receive funding through the IRA tend to accomplish multiple ecological goals. As she has allowed pastures to rest, she has seen the return of species diversity and a rise in perennial grasses.
Civil Eats
JANUARY 8, 2024
Next, they purchased a no-drill seeder together, and it allowed them to plant rows of grain directly into orchards and pastures without tilling, a practice known to benefit the soil. Over at Tool Legit, the farmers share similar goals of farming ecologically and productively at a human scale, which lends to knowledge-sharing, too. “It
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