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So, we metaphorically waged war against the weeds for about eight weeks, using mainly mechanical methods and also some hand weeding, not wanting to eliminate them, but to make sure that the crop predominated. If you are a carrot grower, the biggest challenge that needs to be overcome is weed control.
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flatland of small, half-abandoned towns surrounded by large, mechanized farms. In 1944, International Harvester tested the first mechanical cotton picker on a plantation just south of Clarksdale, Mississippi. As mechanization was driving Black sharecroppers to leave the Delta, Black farmers who owned land were losing it.
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These occurrences in urban areas are scary, but heat stress can affect birds in more rural spaces, too, and farmland is no exception. If we figure out what the mechanisms are, that leads us directly to concrete conservation interventions,” says Lauck. Trees adjacent to farmland can provide critical canopy to wild birds.
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We have delivered letters to Congress alongside 300 partners in support of the following proposals: Funding for equitable land access Authorize $100 million in annual funding through the 2023 Farm Bill for community-led farmland access, retention, and transition projects.
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