Civil Eats

MAY 6, 2024

First of all, farmland reduces mammals’ natural habitats and diminishes their ability to find shelter as well as food and prey, explained Koen Kuipers, a researcher at Radboud University in the Netherlands. And that’s not the only bad news. Photo CC-licensed by Bethany Week, U.S.

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Civil Eats

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

He stopped using pesticides in the early 1980s, got certified organic in the ‘90s, and over time, built a highly diversified farm that produces corn, oats, wheat, barley, and vegetables while raising cattle, chickens, and pigs outdoors. Rosmann’s 700-acre organic operation is an anomaly in the region.

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Sustainable Food Trust

JULY 26, 2023

This is because productive arable farmland, that could be used for growing food to be fed directly to people, is used for growing lower grade livestock cereals, from which only 17-30% of calories are returned for human consumption as meat or milk. There are at least 1,000 intensive poultry units throughout the UK.

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The Equation

MAY 9, 2024

Those lesser-known companies tend to operate up the supply chain, and include Bayer and Syngenta, which sell the seeds farmers need and the pesticides they’ve come to rely on, and Nutrien and CF Industries Holdings, which manufacture synthetic fertilizers.

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The Equation

OCTOBER 24, 2024

million agricultural workers working on US farms and ranches encounter a variety of hazards, from pesticide exposure to extreme heat. It also could prevent victims of pesticide exposure from receiving compensation, a prime example of Big Ag’s influence on federal policy. As a 2023 UCS report noted , the 2.4

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The Equation

OCTOBER 24, 2024

million agricultural workers working on US farms and ranches encounter a variety of hazards, from pesticide exposure to extreme heat. It also could prevent victims of pesticide exposure from receiving compensation, a prime example of Big Ags influence on federal policy. As a 2023 UCS report noted , the 2.4

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The Lunatic Farmer

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

That’s farmland, equipment, and buildings. Compare that to our pastured poultry model which requires 10 ft. The difference is profound. The average American farmer is now 60 years old. In the next 15 years, 50 percent—half—of all agricultural equity is going to change hands. I’m not suggesting the U.S. Scarcity moved to abundance.

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