Farmbrite

MARCH 16, 2023

How to Prevent and Treat Horse Fly Bites on Livestock Did you know that horse flies can cause serious injury to your livestock? If your livestock is already suffering from these pests, there are treatments available that can help alleviate their pain and discomfort while also preventing further damage!

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Modern Farmer

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

And growing meat in the lab, from cultured stem cells in bioreactors will eliminate the need for raising livestock, and all the environmental havoc that goes with it. If we’re really serious about forestalling famine, we need to stop feeding so much grain to livestock, and save the wheat, corn, and rice we grow for human consumption.

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RR2CS

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Bla-Kar grows mainly soybeans and corn with some livestock integration and South Glanton is a mixed grain and cattle operation. It went against what I had previously learned about good pasture management—graze 30%, trample 30% and leave 30%. As I walked through the meadow, I was hit by flashbacks of my childhood.

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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 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.

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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. Sustainable grazing practices help maintain healthy pastures and ecosystems, reduce the environmental impact of ranching, and enhance the overall well-being of the animals in your care.

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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

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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