Farm QA
APRIL 28, 2022
The completion of a soil sampling analysis allows for farmers and growers to have thorough information about their soil's overall health. These tests also provide an agribusiness with many environmental and economical benefits.
The Lunatic Farmer
APRIL 28, 2022
My what a difference a week makes. I flew to Oregon a few days ago and then this week flew to California. Between those two trips, a courageous Florida judge ruled that mask mandates were equivalent to putting on handcuffs without a warrant. Seizing my face with a mask is not okay. Having suffered two years of continuous public address announcements in the airport and on the plane that go something like “you must wear a mask covering your nose and mouth; failure to comply may result in criminal
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The Counter
APRIL 27, 2022
Farmers are giving up much-needed cropland to solar companies, but can the two work in tandem? 02 02 Regenerative agriculture needs a reckoning 03 03 When a Big Ag conglomerate buys an iconic niche meat company, who has to change? 04 04 Regenerative agriculture could save soil, water, and the climate. Here’s how the U.S. government actively discourages it.
Farming Secrets
APRIL 23, 2022
Matthew Evans, The Gourmet Farmer, was once Australia’s “most feared restaurant critic.” What he savours most down under nowadays is the soil that grows the food on his family’s Fat Pig Farm. You might think a connoisseur of cuisine turned farmer would be a soil snob. But the Gourmet Farmer speaks with true wonder about […] The post Get to Know the Soil Through Your Stomach – with the Gourmet Farmer appeared first on Farming Secrets.
Sustainable Harvest International
APRIL 22, 2022
SHI’S 13 SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES FOR A HEALTHY PLANET Earth Day is a yearly reminder to show gratitude to our environment, raise public awareness, and celebrate the efforts made to preserve and protect our planet. This Earth Day, the Sustainable Harvest International (SHI) headquarters team has compiled thirteen simple yet meaningful tips for practicing sustainability at home.
RR2CS
APRIL 21, 2022
Cattle ranching on the Blood Reserve can be a very rewarding experience and endeavour, however, it does come with challenges in today’s changing times. In this episode, Blackfoot knowledge keeper and cattle producer Mike Bruised Head shares his early beginnings as a cattle producer and how his understanding of Blackfoot ways of knowing has contributed to his practice.
Caff
APRIL 20, 2022
Este Manual de la Granja al Mercado está diseñado para ayudar a la granja familiar a acceder a los mercados. Ofrece información, consejos de venta y enlaces de Internet a los principales sitios informativos de los cinco canales de comercialización más importantes. Para verlo en línea, haga clic en el símbolo “ampliar” de la barra de herramientas de la parte inferior.
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The Counter
APRIL 26, 2022
Cutbacks have defined the pandemic era restaurant—but when owners invest more in their employees, everybody wins. Like many restaurant operators over the past two years, Greg and Daisy Ryan, co-owners of the French-inspired bistro Bell’s in Los Alamos, California, sweated over how their business would survive a global pandemic. All around them owners were turning to takeout, to retail, or to closing their doors indefinitely.
The Gleaning Project of South Central PA
APRIL 20, 2022
Happy National Nutrition Month Gleaners! This topic was so special to us and to the heart of the Gleaning Project that we just knew we needed to have a special blog just dedicated to National Nutrition Month and all the things that draws attention to! What is National Nutrition Month? National Nutrition month is an annual campaign created by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics which encourages folks to make informed choices surrounding their foods in order to develop healthful eating habits a
Agribusiness Blog
APRIL 18, 2022
Now that April 18 is almost gone, this marks my 40th official tax season. My first tax season was with a small CPA firm in downtown Seattle while I was attending my last year of school at the University of Washington. I had gotten married the summer before and my wife would drive me downtown after school. I still remember the first partnership tax return that I prepared.
RR2CS
APRIL 18, 2022
Rotational Grazing, Keyline Design for Maximizing Water, and Food Forests for the Future By Trina Moyles While Ian Griebel grew up on his family’s mixed farm south of Castor, Alberta, he never thought he’d one day become a farmer. Griebel studied carpentry and pursued his journeyman certificate, and envisioned a life away from the farm. But in his late twenties, he and his wife, Dana, realized they wanted “to get back to the land”, and that his family’s farm in Castor presented an opportunity.
Caff
APRIL 19, 2022
In this episode we interview Daniel Karp, Ph.D., Associate Professor at UC Davis studying conservation in working landscapes. Danny describes his research related to wildlife habitat conservation and bird activity on farms, and implications for food safety on produce farms. He also provides risk management considerations for farms with bird activity and resources for farms interested in attracting beneficial birds for their pest control services.
The Lunatic Farmer
APRIL 13, 2022
Last week, as background for a school essay she had to write, my granddaughter Lauryn watched Morgan Spurlock’s HOLY CHICKEN movie. I’d seen his blockbuster shoestring budgeted SUPERSIZE ME several years ago but had not seen this second round so decided to watch it with her. If you’ll recall, SUPERSIZE ME was an experiment in which Spurlock ate only McDonald’s food for a month.
The Counter
APRIL 21, 2022
The Covid relief loans were designed to keep workers employed, but fast-food franchises allocated money to their landlord, the McDonald’s corporate office. In partnership with The Intercept. At the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, McDonald’s franchisees asked the company for help weathering the coming storm. Specifically, the National Franchisee Leadership Alliance, a group that represents franchise owners, asked for something McDonald’s was well positioned to provide: rent relief.
The Gleaning Project of South Central PA
APRIL 20, 2022
Welcome back to the blog Gleaners! Hopefully you’re having an incredible start to spring! We’re here to start of April right with more exciting food holidays and information! April is Pecan and Soy Foods Month! Pecans and Soy can be absolutely incredibly delicious! Pecans are a softer tree nut that is extremely versatile for anything between cookies to salads to being cooked up in delicious stir frys!
Agribusiness Blog
APRIL 14, 2022
Today’s post will not have anything to do with taxes other than there is less than 4 days before this tax season is finally over. Last Saturday I worked my normal 12 hour or so day (at least normal during tax season) and got to bed around 9 pm. At about midnight I woke up with what I would call a very bad case of food poisoning so I did not have a very enjoyable night, but when I finally woke up around 7 am, I found that we had about 4 inches of snow on the ground.
Hartwood Farm
APRIL 7, 2022
The start of this year has been a haul for a lot of us, and I realized that in the bustle of early spring and the gloominess of everything going on this winter, we haven’t shared the more fun things we are doing on the farm for 2022. The big deal this year in terms of projects is that we are going to do something very different… NOTHING new! We are trading out equipment that isn’t working well in our farm system!
Caff
APRIL 12, 2022
In this episode we visit Jacobs Farm / del Cabo in Watsonville, California. Larry Jacobs, one of the co-founders, tells us about the company history and relationship with growers in Mexico. We learn how food safety regulations for imported produce helped identify contamination from an unexpected source, the importance of keeping wells covered and maintained, and tips for developing an engaging employee food safety training program.
The Lunatic Farmer
APRIL 11, 2022
All of you know I try to keep advertising to a minimum on this blog, but from time to time something big enough happens to warrant shouting about, and TWO DAYS OF TRUTH is it. Here is the skinny on this must-come event and I hope many of you will be able to come. Last year folks left levitating and I don’t expect anything less this year. See you then, and thank you.
The Counter
APRIL 20, 2022
Programs to advance mentees’ careers often fall prey to faulty assumptions about expertise and the very barriers they profess to want to change. Philadelphia’s public transportation is known to be unreliable: In 2019, the city was ranked 89th of 100 U.S. cities using factors including safety, convenience, and accessibility. Yet many employers don’t take this spotty service into account when considering the punctuality of workers who rely on this particular public service for their daily commute.
The Gleaning Project of South Central PA
APRIL 20, 2022
Hello Again Gleaners! We’re so excited to see that the sun is shining and the sprouts are coming up! Let’s celebrate this beautiful time together with some more food holidays ! Make sure you also look out for our two specials this month on Every Kid Healthy Week (April 25th-29th) and Stop Food Waste Day (April 28th)! April 17th is Cheese Ball Day! We know when we say cheese balls you may be thinking about the puffed cheese snack that comes in bags next to the chips in the salty foods isle but we
Agribusiness Blog
APRIL 6, 2022
Congress a couple of years ago passed the SECURE Act which changed the required minimum distribution (RMD) date from age 70 1/2 to age 72. Last week the House passed “SECURE 2” which would increase the RMD age to 73 starting in 2023, then age 74 in 2030 and finally age 75 in 2033. This allows taxpayers additional time for the tax-deferred compounding of IRAs and other retirement accounts.
Farm QA
APRIL 4, 2022
Learn how a strategic short- and long-term plan can remove the uncertainties of the 2022 growing season.
Caff
APRIL 8, 2022
Are you part of a food hub and confused about what Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) food safety requirements you need to require from farmers you source from? Or, are you a farmer that sells to a food hub and want to make sure the food hub is requiring the correct food safety items from you? Please review the PC Supplier Verification Guide to get clarifications on what the FSMA Supplier Verification requirements mean for your situation.
The Lunatic Farmer
APRIL 8, 2022
As avian influenza runs through the nation’s poultry flocks, with the current extermination of about 28 million laying hens and turkeys, I can’t help but wonder why we aren’t putting beak masks on the chickens. If masks are so effective against viruses in the human population, why don’t we just make a chicken mask to stop this virus? Seems like a better fix than exterminating all these animals.
The Counter
APRIL 14, 2022
Dear Reader, I’m writing with news I hoped I’d never have to report. After nearly seven years publishing some of the most provocative and memorable food stories in journalism, The Counter will cease publication on May 20. We are journalists in a community of journalists; we know there will be follow-up questions. The reasons are many, but the shorthand is this: We do not have sufficient future funding to keep publishing.
RR2CS
APRIL 18, 2022
Rotational grazing, protecting wetlands, ecological weed control, and calving in tune with nature at Valley View Ranch & Flying Heart Meats — Strathmore, Alberta By Trina Moyles Sustainability is a shared family value at Valley View Ranch and Flying Heart Meats , a fifth generation family ranch located east of the town of Strathmore, a short drive from Calgary, Alberta.
Agribusiness Blog
APRIL 20, 2022
For many years there has been a provision in the Tax Code that allows a “small” insurance company to earn premiums tax-free. As you can guess any time something can be earned tax-free there may end up being some abuses. These “captive” insurance companies are created to provide insurance to the companies that create them. If these captive insurance companies are well diversified, then the IRS and Congress appears to not have any issues with them.
Farm QA
APRIL 4, 2022
See how new capabilities help improve crop scouting processes, recommendation writing, satellite imagery, soil tests, record keeping, grower communications, and more.
Caff
APRIL 5, 2022
In this episode we visit Coastal Roots Farm in Encinitas, California. We learn about the farm’s mission to connect agriculture, education and ancient Jewish wisdom. The farmers give us a tour of the food forest, production fields, laying hens and compost production, and describe how food safety plays a role in their day-to-day operations. Listeners can look forward to hearing tips and tricks related to food safety recordkeeping and volunteer and employee training.
Caff
APRIL 20, 2022
This Farm to Market Handbook is designed to help the family farm access markets. It provides information, selling tips and internet links to top informational sites for the five major marketing channels. Use the buttons at the bottom to flip through this online book. ESPAÑOL AQUI CAFF-Resource-Guide-Print-small-EN-compressed The post The Farm to Market Handbook: Quick Tip Guides For Accessing Five Major Marketing Channels appeared first on Community Alliance with Family Farmers.
Caff
APRIL 20, 2022
This Farm to Market Handbook is designed to help the family farm access markets. It provides information, selling tips and internet links to top informational sites for the five major marketing channels. Use the buttons at the bottom to flip through this online book. ESPAÑOL AQUI CAFF-Resource-Guide-Print-small-EN-compressed The post The Farm to Market Handbook: Quick Tip Guides For Accessing Five Major Marketing Channels appeared first on Community Alliance with Family Farmers.
Farm QA
APRIL 13, 2022
Learn how Advanced Crop Care uses FarmQA to streamline crop scouting and diagnostics services.
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