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Can Seaweed Save American Shellfish?

Civil Eats

Rich in minerals, kelp grows quickly and doesn’t require fertilizer. That excess nutrient runoff, combined with warmer waters, essentially fertilized the growth of harmful algal blooms yet again that year. However, wild West Coast seagrass meadows and kelp forests are declining, and that makes Hill very worried.

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The Rancher's Guide to Sustainable Grazing Practices

Farmbrite

As the sun sets over the rolling hills and the cattle graze peacefully in the meadows, it's easy to appreciate the timeless beauty of ranching. Sustainable grazing practices, on the other hand, ensure that pastures remain lush and fertile by allowing plants to recover and regenerate.

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TWO DAYS OF TRUTH NUMBER TWO

The Lunatic Farmer

Enjoy “Play Time” as we boost our microbiome by grounding together, getting our hands “dirty” in the fertile soil at Polyface Farm, and finding out who is brave enough to undergo the “Cow Trough Challenge”. Continue the fellowship after the summit ends by becoming part of the TWO DAYS OF TRUTH COMMUNITY, which will meet quarterly on-line.

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How Crop Insurance Prevents Some Farmers From Adapting to Climate Change

Civil Eats

He planted wheat and other grains directly into the meadows and relied solely on rainfall for much of his acreage. Farmers can be penalized for under-fertilizing, under-watering, keeping a cover crop in the ground for too long, and not growing in distinct rows, according to interviews with farmers and insurance experts.

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HOMESTEAD TSUNAMI

The Lunatic Farmer

We’ll offer havens of protection and nourishment to lead our culture into stable families, fertile soil, nourishing food, working faith, and overall health. They don’t watch TV all evening; they can tomatoes and chase fireflies in the meadow. Many families have already taken the plunge.

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Measuring and Valuing: Farmers, workers and community

Sustainable Food Trust

The farm is an organic fifth-generation beef and dairy farm in north Somerset, which is mainly made up of permanent pasture and hay meadows, both rich in native grasses, wildflowers and wildlife. Langford Farm, run by Teresa and Charlie Allward, was one of the farms involved in the pilot.

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Opinion: To Find the Future of Food, We Need to Look to the Past

Modern Farmer

Catastrophe loomed everywhere I looked: in the dust bowls on the once-fertile plains of central Turkey, in the vanishing lakes of Mexico City, in the fetid cesspools outside the factory farms of North Carolina, in the disease-ravaged olive trees of Puglia, in the rapid wiping away of diverse food webs in every biome.

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