National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Conducted every five years, the Census of Agriculture is sent to every known agricultural producer in the country to ask important questions about their farms and how they manage them. Meanwhile, there are fewer but larger pasture and grazing operations, reflecting broader national trends. Since the 1997 high of 66.4

Agriculture 105

Agriculture Agriculture Pasture Acre 105

Sustainable Food Trust

MAY 31, 2023

In our series of butcher profiles, food and farming writer, Marianne Landzettel, meets butchers from across the UK who have built their business around high welfare, sustainably produced meat. If it weren’t for the signposts, first time visitors to the farm shop and butchers might well miss the entrance.

Farming 52

Farming Farming Straw Pasture 52

Sustainable Food Trust

OCTOBER 11, 2023

As part of a new, two-part series, food and farming writer, Marianne Landzettel, meets with upland farmers in northeast England who explain why the shift to the new farm payments scheme – the Sustainable Farming Incentive – poses an existential threat for many upland farmers. The Waltons have been farming for generations.

Pasture 69

Pasture Straw Farming Farming 69

Modern Farmer

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

On a humid summer day in southeastern PA, farmers have traveled hours to Pasture Song Farm to see flax in the field. Scutching takes the flax straw and separates the short fibers, long fibers, shives, and seeds, through mechanical crushing and threshing. Four acres of flax at Pasture Song Farm.

Textiles 70

Textiles Seeding Processing Acre 70

Farmbrite

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Emergency Supplies Prepare an emergency kit for your farm. Additionally, ensure you have the necessary equipment for snow removal to maintain access to your facilities and pastures. Straw or hay bedding can help insulate the ground and provide warmth. Plan for Power Outages Harsh winters often bring power outages.

Cattle 52

Cattle Livestock Ranching Straw 52

Farmbrite

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Emergency Supplies Prepare an emergency kit for your farm. Additionally, ensure you have the necessary equipment for snow removal to maintain access to your facilities and pastures. Straw or hay bedding can help insulate the ground and provide warmth. Plan for Power Outages Harsh winters often bring power outages.

Cattle 52

Cattle Livestock Ranching Straw 52

Sustainable Food Trust

JUNE 28, 2023

SFT CEO Patrick Holden and his wife Becky Holden farm 300 acres in West Wales and produce a raw milk cheddar called Hafod with the milk from their herd of Ayrshire cows. Here, Becky reflects on the thriving biodiversity on their hill farm and the interconnectedness of the farm and nature.

Farming 52

Farming Farming Meadow Straw 52