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.

Ranching 111

Ranching Pasture Forage Cattle 111

ProAg

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

A range of individual plans fall under MPCI, including: Act ual Production History (APH) : Protects against a loss of production by guaranteeing a yield based on the actual production history of a farmers crops. Yield Protection (YP): Like APH, YP protects against a loss of production. What are the most common crop insurance plans?

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Crop Harvester Harvesting Harvest 52

Farmbrite

JULY 18, 2024

Carbohydrates and Energy, and Fiber The amount of energy contained in hay or forage is contained in carbohydrates. The amount of water needed varies by species, animal age, stage of life, available live forage, and environmental temperatures. Growth and Yield: Many types of grass are perennials and have regrowth ability.

Livestock 92

Livestock Forage Cattle Orchard 92

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.

Agriculture 87

Agriculture Agriculture Pasture Crop Rotation 87

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.

Crop 140

Crop Farming Farming Acre 140

Civil Eats

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Rows of India-Jammu wheat planted at Rio Del Rey Farm yielded 60 pounds, or enough for 7 pounds of flour. Most modern wheat is a high-yielding semi-dwarf variety that does not produce roots as deep as many heritage types. percent, and it’s concentrated in the San Joaquin and Sacramento valleys and used mostly for animal forage.

Grain 138

Grain Seeding Farming Farming 138

Trimble Agriculture

AUGUST 23, 2023

Smart farm technology like automated pickers is empowering farmers with improved labor management and higher yields. For mushroom farmers, they’ve seen a 10 percent yield improvement. Thanks to this precise application, f armers can reclaim one pound of forage-quality grass for every pound of cactus removed.

Technology 98

Technology Farming Farming Finance 98

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

JANUARY 17, 2024

The authors do not discuss the advantages of highly-managed pasture carbon sequestration outweighing the emissions of associated livestock. The authors also note ongoing and increasing “disruptions to the ability of subsistence-based peoples to access food through hunting, fishing, and foraging.” the Osage Nation’s community orchard.

Agriculture 105

Agriculture Agriculture Forage Livestock 105

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. For instance, agriculture can destroy forest habitats that certain bat species, like the endangered Indiana bat or northern long-eared bat , use for roosting and foraging. Runoff from U.S.

Farming 143

Farming Farming Pesticide Agriculture 143

Modern Farmer

JANUARY 19, 2024

The GLSAs provide vegetative cover for foraging, roosting and nesting wildlife including raptors, wading birds, songbirds, pollinating insects and small mammals such as moles and mice. “We One farmer noted to me recently that the potato crop is grown after a GLSA always has a substantial increase in yield for his fields,” says Schmalz.

Farming 97

Farming Farming Farmland Livestock 97

UnderstandingAg

APRIL 30, 2023

Inherent Problems Even though we can see tremendous crop yields with high rates of slurry, this comes with some soil health issues, which may include soil surface crusting, collapsed soil aggregates, impaired water infiltration rates, mortality of soil invertebrates, and excessive soil phosphorus levels. Far from it.

Manure 52

Manure Pasture Fertilizer Crop 52

RR2CS

MARCH 11, 2024

25:06 – What is forage-finished beef? 15:25 – Peter and Craig talk about the regenerative practices they use on the farm. 22:48 – Have Peter and Craig seen benefits from implementing regenerative agriculture? 30:53 – Why raise piedmontese cattle? 36:35 – Peter and Craig talk about testing.

Food 52

Food Fertilizer Forage Ruralism 52

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Prescribed grazing, for example, including forms such as management intensive rotational grazing that allow for short-duration presence of livestock on a given part of the landscape, can improve the quality of forage and increase the presence of native perennial plants. Some selections can increase yields and profits per acre.

Ranching 72

Ranching Greenhouse Crop Pasture 72

Farmbrite

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Livestock health and wellness can directly impact the productivity, yields, product quality, and overall safety of livestock and the community served by your farm. Pasture Management and Sustainability Practices : Implement rotational grazing and manage pasture quality to optimize forage availability and promote soil health.

Livestock 98

Livestock Manure Farming Farming 98

Modern Farmer

AUGUST 29, 2023

Bakersfield College boasts an Edible Gardens Catalog program, Kalamazoo Community College offers Sustainable Food Systems Competencies coursework and Greenfield Community College’s Farm and Food Systems covers mushroom foraging and cultivation, permaculture design, beekeeping, food preservation and more.

Food 98

Food Farming Farming Agroecology 98

The Equation

MAY 15, 2023

With fields waterlogged, many farmworkers were unable to work and pick produce, signaling that crops like strawberries might see lower yields and higher prices in the near future. But with the heavy rain came floods that damaged lives, property, and crops.

Industrial Agriculture 96

Industrial Agriculture Crop Agriculture Agriculture 96

Farmbrite

AUGUST 23, 2023

Healthy soil can mean increased yields (and profits) as well as fewer inputs like fertilizer or pesticides. Avoid overgrazing your pasture lands. Grazing is an important part of pasture management , but you must be careful not to overgraze your land. Soil health is a holistic measure of soil function.

Crop Rotation 52

Crop Rotation Farming Farming Fertilizer 52

Civil Eats

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Our Staff Reporter Grey Moran has a delightful article about foraging , published in Grist, included in the book. smith Slow Drinks: A Field Guide to Foraging and Fermenting Seasonal Sodas, Botanical Cocktails, Homemade Wines, and More By Danny Childs Danny Childs studied ethnobotany in college. To make an amaro (relatively easy!)

Food 145

Food Farming Farming Seeding 145

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

MAY 10, 2024

Improved cost-share accounting for income forgone when farmers experience losses in revenue due to production changes, anticipated reductions in yield, transitioning to an organic resource-conserving system, or acreage converted to conservation uses. Expanded definition of “conservation activities” to include mitigating GHG emissions.

Ruralism 110

Ruralism Food Farming Farming 110

UnderstandingAg

JANUARY 11, 2025

The pasture was divided with permanent division fences to create multiple paddocks, and across a broad valley on the far hillside, I noted that one of the small permanent paddocks really stood out across the green pasture. This is like adding 15-20% more pasture acreage without buying or renting additional pasture.

Forage 64

Forage Pasture Acre Soil Compaction 64