Civil Eats

AUGUST 28, 2023

A bright blue tanker truck rumbles up the road to Longview Farm, a dairy operation in western Massachusetts. The waste grease, collected from a local pizzeria, a Mexican restaurant, and a pub, will be mixed with manure in the dairy farm’s anerobic co-digester and converted into renewable energy. Photo by Meg Wilcox.

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Modern Farmer

AUGUST 12, 2024

That’s how a farmer who used to work for Perdue described his chicken house—a sight so upsetting that it led him to transition out of this kind of work, often referred to as “factory farming.” There are small, medium and large CAFOs, with the largest of these embodying the truest definition of a “factory farm.”

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Farmbrite

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Implementing the following practices can increase the efficient use of nutrients in your farm or growing system. But before that, you need to learn and understand the specific irrigation and nutrient management practices for better farming outcomes. One way we see farms overspending is through the overuse of fertilizers.

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Food Politics

AUGUST 15, 2023

I try to keep up with what’s going on with the Farm Bill, up for renewal soon. This Farm Bill Could Reshape the Food System. BY LISA HELD, AUGUST 9, 2023 Reauthorizing the farm bill every five years generally involves contentious debates and delays as legislators and lobbyists hash out a wide range of competing priorities.

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UnderstandingAg

DECEMBER 31, 2024

The Cheapest Hay Is the Hay You Never Buy *Additional management considerations for this article were provided by Kent Solberg, Understanding Ag, LLC Stockpiled Pasture Regenerative agriculture and adaptive grazing often focus on reducing inputs in an agriculture production system. Instead, lets talk about cattle and making money.

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Food Politics

JANUARY 16, 2024

We assess the carbon footprint of 100 beef production systems in 16 countries, including production emissions, soil carbon sequestration from grazing, and carbon opportunity cost—the potential carbon sequestration that could occur on land if it were not used for production. Comment I can understand Kris’s confusion.

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Modern Farmer

AUGUST 13, 2024

As a small farmer who formerly worked with communities to resist large corporate farms, she knew a lot about how industrial chicken operations could affect a community. Just three years earlier, Kimbirauskas had gotten wind that Foster Farms was planning to move into her own home of Linn County, Oregon and decided to fight back.

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Civil Eats

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Until a few years ago, Songbird Farm in Unity, Maine, grew wheat, rye, oats, and corn, as well as an array of vegetables in three high tunnel greenhouses, and supported a community-supported agriculture (CSA) program for over 100 customers. Some farms were able to stop production temporarily while they identified possible solutions.

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Modern Farmer

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Siewicki started Vital Mission Farm with the hopes of helping to create a more sustainable food industry. But, starting the farm didn’t come easy at first. A second mortgage and $80k in debt Siewicki found there was a lot of information out there about how to farm. But how do new farms get the first initial sale?

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Modern Farmer

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

On the surface, the US farm system may seem like a resounding success. Farm income, yields and food availability have all increased tremendously since the inception of the Farm Bill in 1933, in line with its original intent. Right now, the government needs to agree on priorities for the new Farm Bill.

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UnderstandingAg

MAY 8, 2024

The table below illustrates the nutrient content of manure (urine and feces) from a finishing animal (I didn’t find applicable information for a lactating beef cow/calf). The manure, urine, saliva, etc. This is why you can typically see an immediate response to an application of manure, particularly following a rain.

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Farmbrite

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Livestock health and wellness can directly impact the productivity, yields, product quality, and overall safety of livestock and the community served by your farm. This shows that investing in animal wellness creates a healthier, more efficient, more profitable and more sustainable farm operation.

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Agwired

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Dairy farmers across 15 states can apply for considerable financial support to adopt climate-smart manure management practices through a new initiative aimed at enhancing soil health, increasing herd productivity and minimizing environmental impact. poultry industrys on-farm antibiotic use.

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ATTRA

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Farmers all over the United States are changing the way they farm to boost soil health, use less water, and reduce fertilizer and pesticide use. Lighthouse Herb’n Farm is located at the base of Palomar Mountain in San Diego and is run by Damian Valdez and Jaime Williamson.

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Agwired

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Bunning & Sons Ltd, a UK-based leader in manure spreader manufacturing, to integrate Bunning spreaders into the Vermeer lineup serving North American hay, forage and livestock producers. The addition of Bunning spreaders extends the Vermeer equipment lineup, providing more solutions for farm operations of all sizes.

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DTN

JULY 24, 2023

Different agricultural practices emit or sequester different amounts of carbon, so multiple farming practices must be considered when determining a farm’s environmental impact. Two neighbors, Farmer A and Farmer B: both farm 1,000 acres and use the same crop rotation schedule. Consider this scenario.

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Civil Eats

MARCH 13, 2024

The idea, the manager explained, was that Supreme Beef would run a feedlot, and Feeder Creek would supply a biodigester, a machine that would process manure and capture the resulting methane to be sold as energy. We need at least 10,000 cows to get enough manure for the amount of methane we want to generate,’” Stone said. population.

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Modern Farmer

AUGUST 13, 2024

As a small farmer who formerly worked with communities to resist large corporate farms, she knew a lot about how industrial chicken operations could affect a community. Just three years earlier, Kimbirauskas had gotten wind that Foster Farms was planning to move into her own home of Linn County, Oregon and decided to fight back.

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Cropaia

DECEMBER 19, 2023

In recent years, there has been a growing interest in regenerative agriculture, a holistic approach to farming that seeks to restore and revitalize the land while improving crop yields and overall farm profitability. Improved soil health : Regenerative practices prioritize soil health, which is the foundation of successful farming.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Editor’s Note: This post is the fifth post in a multi-part series exploring some of the key sustainable agriculture and food systems challenges that the farm bill can address. Other posts explore how the next farm bill can tackle issues in regional market development, crop insurance access, and more. Since 1988, more than $26.6

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Modern Farmer

JANUARY 19, 2024

Sometimes, though, it’s the best and only option for the land and its long-term productivity. Some acreages are inherently less productive than others.” Created by Congress in 1985, the CRP asks agricultural producers to voluntarily take environmentally sensitive land out of active production and conserve it.

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Civil Eats

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

In response, the American Farm Bureau’s president, Zippy Duvall, attributed the shift to U.S. Concentrated feedlot cattle farming and fertilizer production are among the biggest drivers of emissions from agriculture. Ultimately, it seems primarily the big story is that there’s less production of U.S.

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Farmbrite

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

This disease can have devastating effects on poultry farm operations and we want to help give you information to keep you informed. NOTE: Do not consume or eat any animal products from animals that are ill from the avian flu. Talk to your veterinarian if you think that your flock or someone on your farm has become infected.

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Civil Eats

APRIL 29, 2024

He plants nitrogen-rich legumes and other perennial cover crops amongst his pear, apple, plum, peach, and cherry trees, but he buys a commercial compost product to keep his 100-acre, fourth-generation family farm thriving. Ela knows first-hand how central compost is to his organic farm—and all organic agriculture.

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Daily Yonder

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

A few days after moving in, concerned neighbors informed her that Ledgeview Farms, a large dairy farm behind her home, was planning to expand, which included building a manure pit to store millions of gallons of waste next to the subdivision. In late 2023, the farm responded with a lawsuit against the town.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

MAY 10, 2024

On May 1, 2024 – after months of stalled farm bill negotiations on both sides of Capitol Hill – Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) released a detailed section-by-section summary of her farm bill proposal. Strengthening the Farm and Food System Workforce (Sec. 11205, 12201).

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Civil Eats

JULY 2, 2024

” While revitalizing the community, Jersey Scoops adds a high-value outlet for a perishable product, strengthening the industry overall. The ice cream shop is an extension of the Nicholson family’s sixth-generation, 120-acre farm in nearby Ferndale. milk supply, mostly on industrial farms in the Central Valley.

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Modern Farmer

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Dumping manure in public spaces, hurling eggs at government buildings, blocking major roads —the European farmers who have taken to the streets to challenge free trade policies sure know how to raise a ruckus. Thus far, the protests offer some takeaways for American food and farm activists. Matters are much the same in the US.

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Civil Eats

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Yet the bucolic scene belies an environmental problem roiling beneath the surface: The groundwater in this part of Minnesota is so contaminated with nitrates running off farm fields that the U.S. Dialing up Diversity One standard approach to cleaning the water that runs off farms is planting cover crops.

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Modern Farmer

AUGUST 28, 2023

Payne operates a 300-acre regenerative farm in Concordia, Missouri, an hour outside of Kansas City, where he raises sheep and cattle. Rooted in preindustrial farming, the method involves intentionally incorporating trees on the same land used by grazing livestock, in a way that benefits both.

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ATTRA

APRIL 7, 2025

By Gabriella Soto-Velez , NCAT Sustainable Agriculture Specialist There are many different terms for the practices that incorporate trees into agricultural production: agroforestry, intercropping, permaculture, food forests, and now theres a new kid on the block: syntropic agriculture. Not all farms can or want to have livestock.

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Daily Yonder

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

There was one [Sunnyside] family that had built an outdoor swimming pool for their grandchildren to enjoy, and one of the dairies came in and built a manure lagoon right next to the swimming pool,” she said. Across the board, farms have been merged into just a few big companies that control most food sectors.

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Agric4profits

JANUARY 9, 2025

Organic Alfalfa Farming is a sustainable agricultural practice focused on growing alfalfa without synthetic inputs. It relies on organic methods to maintain soil health and crop productivity. Organic Alfalfa Farming enhances soil fertility through natural composts, crop rotation, and green manure.

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Modern Farmer

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

Fertilizer basics The concept of soil fertilization likely extends back 8,000 years, when early farmers added manure and bones to their crops. Nowadays, fertilizers are an essential part of farming, and there are plenty of options: synthetic or organic (think: manure or seaweed), liquid or dry options, and a wide variety of formulations.

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Civil Eats

MARCH 19, 2024

And while each of those uses could provide revenue potential for mushroom farms, the expanding piles of spent substrate also represent a mounting logistical challenge. “If Stempel currently takes most of the material to a nearby compost facility, but local farms, gardeners, and florists also take a portion. It wasn’t a tough sell.

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ATTRA

APRIL 30, 2024

By Chris Lent, NCAT Agriculture Specialist I’ve always found ways to turn “waste materials” into useful resources on the farm fascinating. On my farm, I tried to reuse and recycle resources as much as possible to close the off-farm input loop. I think farms can become more resilient as they rely on fewer off farm inputs.

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Civil Eats

OCTOBER 23, 2023

At the island’s solid waste facility—hidden away in the hills and surrounded by forestland—piles of food scraps, manure, and green waste slowly turn to soil. Backyard and farm composting by individuals can be more common in these areas, she added. Workers collect horse manure by bike along the streets of downtown Mackinac Island.

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