The Lunatic Farmer

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

They don’t watch TV all evening; they can tomatoes and chase fireflies in the meadow. A couple of years ago, after being besieged by questions about raising livestock on a small scale, I wrote POLYFACE MICRO: Success with Livestock on a Homestead Scale. That was my how-to contribution to this wonderful movement.

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Civil Eats

MAY 6, 2024

They avoid using pesticides and heavy equipment that could compact the soil, plant flowers in their gardens to attract beneficial insects, and maintain meadows with native plants. One of the main examples is the wolf population in the American West—and you have in Montana, Idaho, and California issues with predation of livestock by predators.”

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Modern Farmer

AUGUST 8, 2023

This has significantly lowered the water use of his Spring Creek Livestock and Feed , while boosting his bottom line. Subbing out a chunk of the meadow hay she feeds at $29 a bale has significantly decreased the costs to run her business. (Photo via FodderTech) Noorda still grows some alfalfa to supplement his feed.

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Farmbrite

DECEMBER 11, 2023

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. The Rancher's Role in Environmental Conservation Ranchers are not just livestock producers; they are stewards of the land.

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Sustainable Food Trust

JULY 12, 2023

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. As all life depends on soil health, we believe that farmers and livestock have an essential role to play.

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Sustainable Food Trust

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

xviii] For example, Clifton Ings and Rawcliffe Meadows are a crucial part of the City of York’s flood defences. xxxiii] This is largely due to ammonia emissions from heavy fertiliser use and intensive livestock farming. 25 and 60% of the UK’s total current livestock emissions). xix] Floodplain Meadows Partnership.

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Sustainable Food Trust

DECEMBER 20, 2023

In the beautiful chapter, “The Heart of the Meadow”, she describes why you “cannot photograph the anticipation and excitement of seeing the hazy brilliance of the whole thing waving slowly”. One of the most important things any livestock farmer can do is to watch and learn – in fact, this is a skill that would benefit the general population.

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Sustainable Food Trust

AUGUST 6, 2024

Graves looks at how the country-wide shift from traditional mixed farms with carefully managed infield-outfield systems to mass livestock farming – primarily of sheep – has taken its toll. A life-enhancing read from the author of the bestselling gem The Secret Life of Cows.”

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Sustainable Food Trust

JUNE 28, 2023

At the same time, productive land as well as field margins and natural areas can be of great value to nature – a traditionally managed hay meadow or unsprayed crop can harbour and support a range of biodiversity and facilitate the movement of species through the landscape. Or is it too little? At what level do we move from good to bad?

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Agritecture Blog

JANUARY 5, 2023

Plants and panels can exist in "symbiosis" Agrivoltaic solar parks see photovoltaic (PV) panels spaced further apart to allow more sunlight to reach the ground, and raised higher in the air so that crops – or even small livestock such as lambs – can be reared underneath.

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Food Environment and Reporting Network

MAY 22, 2023

Subscribe to FERN’s Newsletter Name Email * CAPTCHA Δ Land loss impedes not just hunting and trapping but also raising livestock. A key culprit is the shift from traditional to Western diets, whether because of forced migration, environmental degradation, or government policies like the mandated thinning of livestock herds.

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Civil Eats

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Altogether, more than 159 million poultry livestock in the U.S. I heard a similar argument when I paid a visit to David Whittaker at Oak Meadows Farm , a pasture-raised poultry and hog operation near where I live in Whatcom County, WA. In December, some 13.2 In the first six weeks of this year, 23.5 million have already died.

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UnderstandingAg

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Its topography of rolling hills, covered with massive eucalyptus trees and beautiful meadows of rye grass, are sure to not disappoint. The strong Gaucho spirit of self-reliance and working closely with their livestock is very much alive. Uruguay can definitely be considered a rancher’s paradise.

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