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. Yet, knowledge gaps remain that warrant additional research attention. These include: Livestock and poultry breed development for organic systems.

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Modern Farmer

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Your book talks a lot about “road ecology.” Ben Goldfarb: Road ecology is the field of scientific study that looks at how roads and other transportation infrastructure affect nature and what we do about those impacts. A lot of road ecology is about why roadkill happens and what its effects on populations are and how to prevent it.

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RR2CS

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

By Trina Moyles Tim Wray grew up on his family’s cattle ranch in Irricana, a small town located 50 kilometres northeast of Calgary in southern Alberta. The carbon is being used by the microbes—the ecology of the soil—to do all things: build organic matter, soil structure, increase infiltration, and feed life.”

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Modern Farmer

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Tony Prendergast’s XK Bar Ranch sits slightly south of Crawford, Colorado, near the Smith Fork of the North Fork of the Gunnison River on the southern edge of the agriculturally rich North Fork Valley. We bought the ranch by forming a land cooperative with three other families and collaborating on different uses of the land,” he said.

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Civil Eats

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

For three generations, Fanny Brewer’s family has been ranching the same land in South Dakota’s Ziebach County. They’d like to use more regenerative ranching practices, including adaptive, multi-paddock grazing, on more land and help prove that those practices are worth investing in. Encompassing part of the 1.4-million-acre

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Modern Farmer

JUNE 24, 2024

Greenhorns – Based in Maine but running nationally, this organization works to reform the agriculture industry with a focus on regenerative ranching, ecological restoration and food justice. Its annual conference brings farmers from across the country together.

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Civil Eats

DECEMBER 26, 2023

This Oregon Farmer Is Building a New Model for Indigenous Food and Agriculture At Sakari Farms, Spring Alaska Schreiner maintains a seed bank, has launched a community kitchen, and teaches Native American youth traditional ecological knowledge. PFAS Shut Maine Farms Down. Now, Some Are Rebounding.

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Modern Farmer

AUGUST 24, 2023

Land to Market brand certifies land through its third-party Ecological Outcomes Verification (EOV) methodology developed by Savory Institution founder and TED Talk phenomenon Allan Savory more than 20 years ago as a management tool for graziers. Photography courtesy of Cabriejo Ranch. Photography courtesy of Cabriejo Ranch.

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ATTRA

JUNE 4, 2024

Organizers are accepting session proposals related to ecological farming and ranching until June 15, 2024. The 2025 EcoFarm Conference, the 45th annual, will take place January 22-25, 2025.

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Caff

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

In this episode, Sarah Keiser of Wild Oat Hollow in Penngrove, CA describes her entry into ranching and how her love of the land positioned her to become a leader in developing and supporting community grazing cooperatives.

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The Lunatic Farmer

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Not only would such use, if expanded to the government land, be an ecological stimulant, it would completely eliminate the need for factory hog houses. That place needs about 200 chainsaws and chipper crews thinning the trees and reopening legacy bison fields, applying compost and exercising the ecology to prevent future fires.

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Modern Farmer

JANUARY 28, 2025

But in 1981, a northern Wyoming ranch dog proudly presented his owners with his most recent treasure: a dead ferret. Across years, enhanced forage quality may help to offset reductions in forage quantity for agricultural producers, a study published in 2019 by Rangeland Ecology and Management reported. And they make holes.

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Modern Farmer

OCTOBER 16, 2023

The corn field at Frey Ranch Distillery. Photography courtesy of Frey Ranch. For some, such as Nevada’s Frey Ranch , the sustainability of the spirit is infused in every aspect of their business. But it’s also incredibly important ecologically. What happened to all the oaks? It’s a money-maker for the forestry industry.

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ATTRA

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Researchers at the Texas A&M AgriLife Center for Grazinglands and Ranch Management are investigating the impact of grazing practices on the long-term sustainability and biodiversity of landscapes enrolled in USDA’s Conservation Reserve Program. Jeff Goodwin, Ph.D.,

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Modern Farmer

JULY 5, 2023

But major expansion of logging in Canada, fire in the United States and livestock ranching in Mexico have drastically reduced safe areas for bats. There is also research going into where to put wind turbines for lower ecological disruption and ways to reduce bat attraction to the turbines, perhaps through sound wave disruption.

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UnderstandingAg

MARCH 10, 2025

Farming and ranching involve the fields of biology, ecology, chemistry, botany, physics, geology, meteorology, politics, economics, psychology and mechanics, just to name a few. Conclusion Farming and ranching on soil with a high pH can be challenging, particularly when excess salts have accumulated.

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UnderstandingAg

MAY 22, 2023

Education and understanding form a critical foundation for the implementation of the soil health principles and adaptive grazing rules to drive the ecosystem processes and ensure long-term ecological advancement on farms and ranches.

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UnderstandingAg

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Farming and ranching involve the fields of biology, ecology, chemistry, botany, physics, geology, meteorology, politics, economics, psychology and mechanics, just to name a few. By Kyle Richardville Understanding Ag, LLC About the Understanding series Agriculture isnt rocket science. Its much more complex than that.

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Caff

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

The first Biologically Integrated Orchard Systems (BIOS) event on “Impacts of Biologically Integrated Orchard Systems (BIOS) in Walnuts” was held in Linden at the Anderson-Barngrover Ranch on Friday August 27th. Around 30 people joined in on celebrating and learning from the past, and sharing emerging solutions and challenges.

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Modern Farmer

JANUARY 8, 2024

Using cameras that had been set up at these ranch water sources across west Texas for another study, Boal and his team began their work, which was later published in BioOne. Check out its Conservation Ranching program for more information. They may use these water sources to cool off, but they aren’t necessarily there to drink it.

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Civil Eats

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

based Vence , which was acquired by veterinary pharmaceutical giant Merck Animal Health in 2022, has been slowly rolling out a similar system on larger cattle ranches across the West since 2019. And Nofence is just one of several companies getting into the virtual fencing game.

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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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Caff

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Justin Sandahl and his wife run an organic dairy and ranching operation in Montague, California, which is about 30 minutes north of Mt. The Bomberos were excited to contribute their unique methods and tips for pile burning, while also learning about new ecological situations and considerations that they could apply back in Spain.

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Caff

JULY 18, 2024

On June 3rd, CAFF’s Ecological Pest Management team co-hosted a field day at Il Fiorello Olive Oil Co in Fairfield, CA. CAFF’s Ecological Pest Management team takes a holistic approach to managing pests that includes a suite of practices which farms and ranches can employ based on their own unique needs and circumstances.

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Caff

JUNE 11, 2024

Currently, our programming is focused in four areas: Farm to Market, Policy & Advocacy, Farmer Services, and Ecological Farming. We commit to advancing racial, gender, and environmental justice in our larger systems, as well as in our own workplace. To learn more about CAFF, our history, and our core values, visit caff.org/about.

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ATTRA

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Although tractors eventually usurped draft animals on most farms, ranches, and forests, some teamsters have kept the traditions alive. For centuries , draft animals were the premier power source for agriculture.

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The Lunatic Farmer

JANUARY 15, 2024

His 10 Layers of Permanence build on the work of Yeomans; you will never see your farm, ranch, or homestead the same way once you’ve encountered his thinking. Perhaps no one in America has a better handle on genetics and low-input ranching and farming than this experienced producer. Much of what I know, I learned from him.

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Caff

JANUARY 20, 2022

This year’s DIY award went to McGruder Ranch for their “No-dig Removable End Post”, a handheld mechanical post-driver making the always arduous task of fence-building easier.

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Caff

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Founded, owned and operated by Cole Bush, Shepherdess L&L was launched in 2020 in the Ojai Valley of Ventura County where the Shepherdess “flerds” of sheep and goats work from to provide vegetation management services for fire prevention and ecological enhancement projects. ” – Cole What is a day in a Shepherd’s life like?

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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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Modern Farmer

JANUARY 9, 2024

In addition to an increasing dependence on monocropping in Oaxaca, Martínez cited factors such as the growth of the local ranching industry and the explosion of unsustainable ecotourism practices as additional pressures that endanger agricultural diversity in the region.

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Agwired

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

The Good Meat Project , a national nonprofit, is on a mission to catalyze marketplace innovation, connection, and education across the meat supply chain in order to increase the economic viability and ecological impact of livestock farmers who invest in healthy land, animals, and people.

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Food Tank

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Friday Morning Summit: REGISTER HERE! And that afternoon, we’ll discuss “ The Role of Technology at The Nexus of Affordability, Nutrition, and Food Waste ” at a summit co-hosted by Food Tank, Flashfood, Divert, ReFED and Apeel.

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National Young Farmers Coalition

OCTOBER 11, 2023

However, they often face barriers to accessing federal conservation programs, because their farms and ranches tend to be small. Young farmers are on the frontlines of the climate crisis and need support to continue implementing solutions on their farms.

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Caff

JANUARY 27, 2021

NEW FARMER Verónica Mazariegos-Anastassiou, Cole Mazariegos-Anastassiou & Cristóbal Cruz Hernández, Brisa de Año Ranch If the resilience that these three farmers demonstrated during 2020 is any indication of their future, you can bet Brisa de Año is here to stay.

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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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Caff

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Currently, our programming is focused in four areas: Farm to Market, Policy & Advocacy, Farmer Services, and Ecological Farming. We commit to advancing racial, gender, and environmental justice in our larger systems, as well as in our own workplace. To learn more about CAFF, our history, and our core values, visit [link].

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