Food Tank

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Maddie Jorden, Director of Marketing at Ranchlands, understands that cattle provide necessary ecosystem services in the absence of native bison. Farley Green, Marketing Manager at Audubon Conservation Ranching, speaks to the consumer side of conservation ranching. Can we please count on you to be part of our growing movement?

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Marketing Ranching Food Cattle 125

Modern Farmer

JANUARY 15, 2024

Basements and garages have long been fertile ground for innovation, with a host of well-known companies including Apple, Amazon and Harley-Davidson tracing back to humble residential roots. Yet with California’s agricultural hub dominated by large-scale farms and commodity crops, he’s found a comfortable niche at his local farmers market.

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Cultivation Crop Real Estate Food 127

NASDA

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

USDA-projected market prices for the 2024 crop are well below costs of production, and current projections paint another bleak picture for 2025. These conditions seriously tested the effectiveness of the 2018 Farm Bill, and it was only by the aggressive use of supplemental assistance that many farms survived. USDA forecasts the U.S.

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Farming Farming Grain Supply Chain 130

Civil Eats

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

But the pawpaw’s two- to three-week harvest window, short shelf life, and delicate skin still make it anathema to the rigid needs of grocery stores and a rare find even at farmers’ markets. It hosts a conference each year to discuss production and marketing of the fruit. “If And not only did it grow here, but it had evolved here.”

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Seeding Farming Farming Orchard 141

Agwired

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

According to a new research brief from CoBank’s Knowledge Exchange, cocoa prices are likely to remain elevated until a new African crop comes to market in late 2024. American Farm Bureau Federation economists analyzed the latest USDA data in a Market Intel. Net farm income is the profit farmers see after paying for operating expenses.

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Net Farm Income Manufacturing Crop Agriculture 45

AGRIVI

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Established in 2006, the winery has adopted a distinctive method of winter grape harvesting, known as double pruning, to mirror the conditions of the world’s leading wine regions. However, as the winery expanded, the growing complexity of managing multiple plots highlighted the need for a more efficient, technology-driven solution.

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Production Harvesting Harvest Harvester 40

Farmbrite

JUNE 19, 2023

Starting a Fruit Orchard on Your Farm Growing fruit trees or nut trees on your farm is a great way to be more self-sufficient and a great way to add items to your CSA, use the unwanted fruit to supplement feed for your animals, sell at your local farmers market or for personal use. Fruit trees need lots of sun and space to grow properly.

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