Civil Eats

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

In the summer months, Flor Sanchez and the members of her harvest crew rise before dawn and arrive at a cherry orchard in Washington state’s Yakima Valley when there is only the slightest hint of daylight. “We Climbing up into the branches to harvest the ripe fruit in near-darkness, she says, “seems a little dangerous.”

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Harvest Harvesting Harvester Farming 125

Daily Yonder

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

In the summer months, Flor Sanchez and the members of her harvest crew rise before dawn and arrive at a cherry orchard in Washington state’s Yakima Valley when there is only the slightest hint of daylight. “We Climbing up into the branches to harvest the ripe fruit in near-darkness, she says, “seems a little dangerous.”

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Harvest Harvesting Harvester Farming 76

Caff

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

She designed an innovative solution for their small farm which has dramatically improved their process for harvesting and drying crops such as onions and garlic. Large farms have other means of curing onions, but there was a gap for the small farm on how to harvest and dry onions with fewer steps while using minimal storage space.

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Technology Farming Farming Harvest 98

Daily Yonder

AUGUST 13, 2024

The goal is to harvest the forage crops as efficiently as possible. So, after harvesting, sheep will go to work. “To Other questions include finding optimal grazing rates of sheep per acre, as well as other logistics. Tractors and other farm vehicles need to fit between the rows with their attachments.

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Farming Farming Forage Acre 93

Civil Eats

JANUARY 15, 2024

He plans to harvest some grasses as hay for animal bedding and weed control. But working in a marsh is difficult, and farmers often had to wait for the water to freeze before bringing tractors out onto the ice to harvest.

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Farming Farming Meadow Greenhouse 92

Civil Eats

JULY 29, 2024

But while the policy tweak may be simple, the 400 professionals at the conference were there to talk about the hard part: logistics. As the two rearranged bins filled with bags of food so that cartons of milk jugs wouldn’t fall over in transit, a tractor trailer pulled in. Produce is here!”

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Food Ruralism Distribution Logistics 110