American Farmland

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

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Orchard 40

Orchard Pasture Farmland Farming 40

Modern Farmer

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Outside of Charleston, South Carolina, in the picturesque marshes of the Kiawah River, sits more than 100 acres of working farmland. Seasonal crops rotate through expansive pastures, cattle graze the rich sea grasses and several colonies of bees hurry about their business. Tiny Timbers is a small agrihood in St.

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Farmland Food Farming Farming 128

Modern Farmer

JANUARY 30, 2025

What she found was 200 acres of old farmland atop a Virginia mountain. Two hundred years ago, many of these hillsides were timbered for orchards. Around forty years ago, most of the orchards were replaced with cattle pasture. An old pasture filled in with blackberry.

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Meadow Farming Farming Orchard 45

Civil Eats

JANUARY 8, 2024

Next, they purchased a no-drill seeder together, and it allowed them to plant rows of grain directly into orchards and pastures without tilling, a practice known to benefit the soil. Similarly, buying a no-till drill allowed Gonzales-Siemens to expand the use of cover crops in his orchards and further protect the soil. “[The

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Grain Orchard Farming Farming 144

Modern Farmer

JUNE 6, 2024

Without pollinators to fertilize berry crops, orchards or field crops such as squash, all of us eaters are also endangered. A report by The American Farmland Trust has concluded that managed agricultural land can support both food production and wildlife.

Agriculture 112

Agriculture Agriculture Crop Farming 112

Modern Farmer

JULY 10, 2023

As westward expansion swept across the region in the late 1800s, settlers began draining the 40-foot deep lake for farmland. Orchards, vines and other perennials cultivated as long-term investments have steadily replaced ephemeral crops such as tomatoes and cotton, which are far less costly to sacrifice or replace.

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Farming Farming Manure Agriculture 98

Sustainable Food Trust

MAY 1, 2024

The destruction of vital infrastructure and farmland, the mass displacement of people and the blocking of food aid has created acute food insecurity for the entire population of 2.2 Since October, 40% of Gaza’s total farmland has been destroyed by bombs and bulldozers. million people, and famine conditions in half the territory.

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Farming Farming Livestock Food 127