Food Environment and Reporting Network

MARCH 27, 2024

Fescue toxicity is the most devastating livestock disorder east of the Mississippi,” said Craig Roberts, a forage specialist at the University of Missouri (MU) Extension and an expert on fescue. An overgrazed fescue pasture in Elk Creek, Missouri. Many ranchers would like to avoid the risk of total pasture makeovers, if they can.

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Civil Eats

JULY 2, 2024

From pasture to parlor, its organic, butterfat-rich milk travels less than 10 miles, produced by a herd of Jerseys pasture-raised on the misty coast. And though the science is inconclusive around the health impacts , dairy products remain a staple in food assistance programs as a source of protein and other essential nutrients.

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ATTRA

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

By Mike Morris, NCAT Agriculture Specialist “When I was in college, I was taught that you fed hay and grain, and the pasture was just something you put the animals out on to look pretty, or just to get a little bit of supplement. It facilitates local food systems offering healthy meat products to consumers.

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Sustainable Food Trust

AUGUST 6, 2024

Graves draws upon the example of Troed y Rhiw Organics in Ceredigion, run by the Sustainable Food Trust’s Editor, Alicia Miller, and her partner Nathan Richards. Agriculture had not yet quite arrived as a practice and food was abundant.

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West Texas Livestock

JULY 31, 2024

Forages stop producing, making it difficult for ranchers to make food. Drought can be devastating. Drought can make things seem bleak. With all this difficulty, it can be easy to fall into a ‘survival’ mode during this time.

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UnderstandingAg

APRIL 30, 2023

An egg produced by a laying hen raised on pasture is a self-contained nutrient powerhouse. It is hard for any single food to match the nutrient density in a pasture-raised egg. Egg yolks from pasture-raised eggs… Have significantly higher levels of folate and vitamin B12. Are rich in vitamins A, D, E and K.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Our next post in the series will explore what the Census shows us about local and regional food systems. The data provided by the Census of Agriculture is an essential and comprehensive tool for all stakeholders to understand what is happening in US agriculture and food. For instance, in fiscal year (FY) 2022 there were more than 3.13

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Modern Farmer

AUGUST 29, 2023

Walla Walla’s hands-on coursework is bringing together agriculture and culinary students as part of a nascent movement among community colleges that are increasingly bringing food production into curricula in new and innovative ways. Walla Walla Community College hopes to offer surplus agricultural products at its food pantry, too.

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Farmbrite

JANUARY 23, 2025

Animal Feed Recipes for Chicken, Cattle, Sheep, Goat, and Pig Feed Raising livestock can be a rewarding experience, whether you're doing it for fun, food, or as a full-time agricultural business. Local byproducts from farms, mills, or food processors (like unsold produce, leftover grains, or pulp) can be repurposed as animal feed.

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Food Tank

SEPTEMBER 16, 2023

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) recently published its first ever Global Assessment of Soil Carbon in Grasslands. Having this information from the FAO, especially on the negative carbon balance, is really a huge opportunity,” she tells Food Tank. Become a member today by clicking here.

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Modern Farmer

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

It’s all grazed pasture,” he says, spared “because the fuel load was low.” Introduced to the islands decades ago as livestock forage, invasive vegetation such as Guinea grass and buffelgrass proliferate in the islands, largely on unmanaged agricultural land. Some areas of grazed pasture on Diamond B Ranch went unburned.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

OCTOBER 6, 2023

In August 2022, Congress passed the historic Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), a landmark piece of legislation that provided nearly $20 billion dollars to the United States Department of Agriculture for various programs capable of reducing greenhouse gasses across our food and farm system, including CSP.

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ATTRA

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Causes of Compaction There are generally two major causes of soil compaction on pastures: hoof impact and overgrazing. Root exudates are a food source for bacteria and mycorrhizal fungi. Fortunately, knowing how compaction forms and how extensive it is, are the keys to knowing how to eliminate it forever.

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Farmbrite

JULY 18, 2024

Carbohydrates and Energy, and Fiber The amount of energy contained in hay or forage is contained in carbohydrates. Fiber or structural carbohydrates are needed to slow the passage of food through the digestive tract and metabolize energy by breaking it down. Without this livestock cannot function.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

JANUARY 17, 2024

from Chapter 11 of the Fifth National Climate Assessment The agriculture chapter notes that all dimensions of food security will be affected by climate change and that crop insurance costs have already risen in response to increased losses. the Osage Nation’s community orchard.

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Civil Eats

MAY 6, 2024

Strips of trees, bushes, grasses, or flowers around agricultural or pasture fields can house higher numbers of small mammals than cropland. They play critical roles in their ecosystems, sustaining and keeping in check species higher and lower on the food chain. But the crop-free plantings have had another effect, Farquhar explained.

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RR2CS

DECEMBER 15, 2022

However, this relatively simple feeding system begins to fall apart when you get hit by drought; forage isn’t growing in your pasture and the price of hay goes through the roof. 3:16 – What types of forage should cows eat? 3:49 – What types of forage are bad for cows?

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Civil Eats

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

The tall forage stands out in southeastern Minnesota’s corn and soybean fields, which this time of year have been reduced to stubble poking through the snow. It works as both a cover crop and forage for the cattle, and it’s helping Bedtka build up organic matter in his soil. That’s where the sorghum-sudangrass comes in.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Climate-Smart Agriculture and Forestry Practice, CSP, FY2021 CSAF Category Practice Name Enhancement Name Code Financial Assistance Total Percentage of Total CSP Financial Assistance Nitrogen Management Nutrient Management 590 $3,369,356 $66,725,833 13.23% Improving nutrient uptake efficiency and reducing risk of nutrient losses E590A $38,293,260 Reduce (..)

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

JULY 14, 2023

And beyond the diversification associated with cropping fields, adding livestock diversity into a system can reduce challenges like pests and diseases while allowing for nutrient cycling from livestock to soil and back to crop or forage species. Mixed summer forage in the Southeast U.S.

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Farmbrite

JULY 10, 2023

Talk to local restaurants, grocery stores and food distributors about your products. This includes forage availability and quality, available water supplies and climate conditions. Make sure you have a sufficient supply of forage. • Increase the amount of forage by planting grasses and legumes. Get a soil test.

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ATTRA

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station with funding from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture, the StockSmart tool calculates stocking rates using remotely sensed forage production data for every quarter of an acre over the last 40 years. Related ATTRA publication: Pasture, Rangeland, and Adaptive Grazing

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The Equation

MAY 15, 2023

While a small number of winter crops such as small grains (wheat, oats, barley) and forage and pasture crops such as alfalfa can use some winter rain and snow, western agriculture largely depends on a steady supply of irrigated water that has led to extreme groundwater mining.

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UnderstandingAg

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

The research revealed that fresh forages contain anywhere from 5-20-plus times the total phytonutrients and antioxidants than the typical total mixed (feed) ration (TMR). It is important for immune function, heart function, eye health and muscle function and is found in fresh forages that animals eat. Provided by fresh forage.

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Civil Eats

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Half the largest herd—which lives in a 2,900-acre reserve with a fence that protects nearby ranches—died mostly due to insufficient forage. “The fence is inhumane: Elk behind the fence aren’t allowed to roam, move, look for healthy food and healthy waters.” I think this could be the demise of our farming and food system.”

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Civil Eats

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Slow Food USA is supporting this experiment and a second crop in 2024 with a $4,000 grant. I would have thought it would develop faster in the California market, where people are willing to pay more for local foods,” Carter said. In good rain years, it can yield a harvest; in dryer years, it can be used for forage.”

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Sustainable Food Trust

JUNE 5, 2024

In the UK, cattle and sheep dominate, with traditional regionally adapted breeds having been crucial to our health and food security for millennia. During the course of a year, the camels forage on different types of land that include harvested fields, forest, sacred groves and what is classified as revenue land.

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Modern Farmer

AUGUST 25, 2023

The rest are beneficial to the ecosystem, devouring invasive weeds and providing food for prairie birds like the endangered burrowing owl. It will take years for the pastures and perennial forages to recover, and that’s only if conditions improve. The situation has become so serious that ranchers are having to destock herds.”

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Trimble Agriculture

AUGUST 23, 2023

The three problems, since I was a lad, have been labor, water, and food safety,” said Walt Duflock , vice president of innovation at Western Growers. Thanks to this precise application, f armers can reclaim one pound of forage-quality grass for every pound of cactus removed.

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Caff

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

I enjoy poring over pasture data to plan my grazing rotation, or planning the projects we have undertaken to sequester carbon in the soil and improve our pasture productivity. A Word to Consumers “There is a world of difference between large corporate food production and small family ranchers and farmers.

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Sustainable Food Trust

JULY 12, 2023

In this series, we explore the role of metrics in transitioning to a more sustainable food and farming system, and we meet some of the people who are leading the way. Here, Alicia Miller, Content Editor for the Sustainable Food Trust, looks at why farmers, workers and communities are the bedrock of a resilient food and farming system.

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RR2CS

APRIL 25, 2023

20:30 – When should you begin stockpiling forage and how can rotational grazing help? 7:17 – What are the different management practices that fall into stockpile grazing? 17:22 – Ben talks to us about drought tolerance with monocultures versus mixed crops. Useful Links: Young Agrarians Want to learn more?

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Farmbrite

OCTOBER 8, 2024

By prioritizing animal wellness, farmers not only ensure the ethical treatment of their livestock but also contribute to the long-term viability of their operations and the overall health of the food system. This plays a big role in how consumers make purchasing decisions.

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Modern Farmer

JULY 10, 2023

His 580-acre farm grows enough forage to supply the herd, so “I’m good with where I’m at,” he adds. Today, the four counties sitting in the lake bed account for more than $25 billion in food and crop production, with Tulare County ranking number one in the nation for milk and oranges. standards,” he writes in an email.

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Farmbrite

AUGUST 23, 2023

Avoid overgrazing your pasture lands. Grazing is an important part of pasture management , but you must be careful not to overgraze your land. By properly managing grazing intensity, pastureland can maintain healthy vegetation cover and provide adequate forage for livestock. Keep track of your grazing rotations with Farmbrite.

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Organic Garden Farmer

OCTOBER 3, 2020

An INTERVIEW with Rob Macewen – Healthy food growing enthusiast, sustainable living and urban agriculture supporter and a team member of the Food Excitement Organic Rooftop Garden project at The Big Carrot Common in Toronto, Ontario. Organic Farmer: How did your journey start with caring for and growing healthy organic food?

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Organic Garden Farmer

OCTOBER 3, 2020

An INTERVIEW with Rob Macewen – Healthy food growing enthusiast, sustainable living and urban agriculture supporter and a team member of the Food Excitement Organic Rooftop Garden project at The Big Carrot Common in Toronto, Ontario. Organic Farmer: How did your journey start with caring for and growing healthy organic food?

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