ATTRA

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

By Justin Morris In an earlier blog , we discussed what compaction is and how it negatively affects plants, soils, livestock, and even economics. Hoof impact can also cause compaction very quickly when livestock walk on wet soil either during or immediately following a rain or irrigation event. Coincidence? I don’t think so.

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West Texas Livestock

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

Despite being viewed by some as […] The post Mesquite: 5 proven steps to getting it under control appeared first on West Texas Livestock Growers. Now, do not get me completely wrong on this.

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Food Tank

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Switching to agroecology offers a way to produce food within diverse landscapes growing and nurturing different crops, livestock and fisheries suited to the conditions and communities that live in the area. Many farmers, for example, farmers are now producing drought-resistant nopal cacti to feed their livestock.

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UnderstandingAg

OCTOBER 2, 2024

While the motivation to reduce the amount of methane released into the Earth’s atmosphere may be admirable, the millions upon millions of dollars spent chasing the red herring of livestock rumen microbial methane emissions is not. follow the laws of thermodynamics, and B.)

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UnderstandingAg

APRIL 3, 2025

Farming and ranching involve the fields of biology, ecology, chemistry, botany, physics, geology, meteorology, politics, economics, psychology and mechanics, just to name a few. In this case, tillage is less of the disturbance in question, although some pastureland is regularly disturbed mechanically. Its much more complex than that.

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Sustainable Food Trust

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

So, we metaphorically waged war against the weeds for about eight weeks, using mainly mechanical methods and also some hand weeding, not wanting to eliminate them, but to make sure that the crop predominated. If you are a carrot grower, the biggest challenge that needs to be overcome is weed control.

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NASDA

JUNE 6, 2024

If USDA APHIS has a mechanism for “clearing” herds, or confirming they are no longer infected with the virus, we request the APHIS website and map be updated to reflect the current number of infected herds, not the overall infected herds over the course of the outbreak.

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UnderstandingAg

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Poor grazing practices and tillage were the main causes of land degradation historically and mechanized agriculture has greatly increased the rate of erosion from cropland over the past century. Loss of productive capacity of the supporting land base contributed to the collapse of numerous civilizations during that time.

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Food Environment and Reporting Network

DECEMBER 20, 2024

flatland of small, half-abandoned towns surrounded by large, mechanized farms. In 1944, International Harvester tested the first mechanical cotton picker on a plantation just south of Clarksdale, Mississippi. As mechanization was driving Black sharecroppers to leave the Delta, Black farmers who owned land were losing it.

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Modern Farmer

JANUARY 8, 2024

Raptors and water tanks Many ranchers are familiar with making sure their livestock have access to water sources—whether that be stock tanks, overflow areas or earthen tanks. Livestock stand near a water tank. If we figure out what the mechanisms are, that leads us directly to concrete conservation interventions,” says Lauck.

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Modern Farmer

AUGUST 8, 2024

Two days a week, gunshots from the kill floor punctuate the mechanical noise of the place. I was in the middle of a season at an organic vegetable farm, realizing I preferred working with animals rather than plants (having had prior livestock farm experience). full_link READ MORE Interested in raising livestock at home?

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Modern Farmer

AUGUST 24, 2023

The certification, funded by the Rodale Institute, Patagonia and Dr Bronner’s, insists on five practices to improve soil health: integrating livestock, keeping the soil covered, minimizing soil disturbance, incorporating diversity and zero chemicals, as well as a soil test every three years. Photography courtesy of Cabriejo Ranch.

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NASDA

MAY 7, 2024

A consistent and predictable funding mechanism for state and local programs is needed. livestock industry. As you begin the fiscal year (FY) 2025 appropriations process, NASDA asks you to prioritize the following programs that enhance farmers, ranchers, and rural communities and ensure a safe, affordable, and abundant food supply.

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UnderstandingAg

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

There are no mechanical interventions or engineering fixes that allow humans to replicate this process. Most commercial nitrogen products and liquid livestock manures contain little to no carbon and a lot of readily available nitrogen. The lack of living ground cover is the main culprit in soil collapse.

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Modern Farmer

JANUARY 30, 2024

Get them used to being loaded into trailers, carriers or whatever mechanism you use to transport them. If you have the option to let them out to a further pasture, practice running out to the fencing or guardrails to ensure the livestock can safely move where they need to go. “If And don’t forget about your animals.

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Farmbrite

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Record Any Issues: Use video or add notes to record any unusual noises, vibrations, or leaks for reference or when consulting mechanics. Farmbrite is ag software that helps keep track of farm operations like crop and livestock management, task management, equipment use and maintenance, accounting, and more. Happy Farming!

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Modern Farmer

JULY 8, 2024

Here, there are no electric pumps, plastic tanks, antibiotics, mechanical agitators, recirculated water, chemical additives or computer monitoring. On one hand, he likens his farm’s production methods to the inland freshwater equivalency of regenerative livestock farming.

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Modern Farmer

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Mechanization is the primary reason why hedgerows have disappeared in North America,” says Jones. If a farmer wishes to contain livestock or create a more structured barrier, living fences can be cultivated in the traditional European fashion. Trees can grow too large or they fall into a field.”

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Caff

JUNE 13, 2023

In recent years, wildfire disasters in the United States have led to many growers asking questions about how to navigate post-wildfire food safety concerns with their crops and livestock. Many agencies have established minimum thresholds for pollutants of concern to human health, livestock, forage, soil, and water.

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The Lunatic Farmer

JANUARY 2, 2024

Our camp will be focused on Jesus first and will teach several aspects of agriculture (regenerative farming, livestock, gardening), life skills teaching (cleaning, cooking, organizational, mechanical, woodworking), many sports and competitive activities as well as arts and crafts.

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The Lunatic Farmer

MAY 30, 2023

So just when the livestock industry shifted from antibiotics to mRNA genetic manipulation, the orange producers are shifting to drugged oranges. The darling of the industry is a drug drip—the mechanical view. Right now, the cure the growers are most excited about is drilling a hole in the tree and dripping antibiotics into the sap.

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Caff

JANUARY 20, 2022

This year’s DIY award went to McGruder Ranch for their “No-dig Removable End Post”, a handheld mechanical post-driver making the always arduous task of fence-building easier. a simple tool that helps farmers record (or simulate) livestock harvests.

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UnderstandingAg

APRIL 30, 2023

In line with the regenerative principle of minimal disturbance, the consultants at Understanding Ag work with farms to identify opportunities to apply manure that minimize soil disturbance, meet manure and water quality regulations, provide agronomic benefits and protect feed quality for livestock. Far from it.

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UnderstandingAg

MAY 8, 2023

The mechanical disturbance of soil through forms of tillage destroys soil aggregate structure, leaving the collapsed soil structure vulnerable to erosion, which sets the stage for wind and water erosion. This is important because sand, silt and clay particles bound together into aggregates are not prone to erosion from wind or rain.

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The Lunatic Farmer

MARCH 18, 2021

A mechanical, manipulative, Machiavellian approach to the living world. He's counting on the demise of the American livestock industry as the food system becomes more dependent on annual crops grown only on good land. What do all of these threads have in common? This is why he's not buying ranch land.

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Caff

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Not only did they have to evacuate with only some of their livestock, but they lost most of the infrastructure and housing on site. When the Camp Fire swept through the nearby town of Paradise in 2018, Cheetah and his family were deeply affected. We hope you enjoy this season of episodes as much as we enjoyed helping create them!

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CalCAN

MARCH 27, 2023

Farmers and ranchers in our network have lost crops, livestock, and structures, been evacuated (some multiple times), and had their operations disrupted by smoke, public safety power shutoffs, or loss of insurance. These high-intensity, uncontrolled wildfires are both exacerbated by and contribute to climate change.

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The Equation

AUGUST 27, 2024

Preference was given to prospective borrowers who were married and with dependents, already owned livestock or farm equipment, and could afford to make a down payment on the loan. Consequently, Black farmers in the early 20th century lagged behind their White counterparts in agricultural mechanization.

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Agwired

AUGUST 23, 2024

USAID provided funding for DWFI’s Feed the Future Lab for Irrigation and Mechanization Systems (ILIMS). national security. 27-29 in Boone, Iowa.

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Sustainable Food Trust

JULY 12, 2023

We are especially passionate about livestock farming and cattle, as, in our experience, they are completely integral to the carbon cycle, building soil health and fertility. As all life depends on soil health, we believe that farmers and livestock have an essential role to play.

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The Lunatic Farmer

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

The whole theme of the book is livestock on small holdings, like homesteads. While you and I fill out licenses and sit in the auto mechanic's waiting room or cook dinner, our animals have 24/7/365 access to fool around. POLYFACE MICRO Just in! I finally have a new book, POLYFACE MICRO ! It's just time. And fool around they do.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

AUGUST 28, 2024

The FFNSA maintains the existing carveout that ensures livestock producers will receive 50% of total EQIP funding during the life of the farm bill. This long standing setaside has led to significant portions of EQIP spending going towards infrastructure practices of questionable environmental value.

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Sustainable Food Trust

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

For example, the Sustainable Markets Initiative, convened by His Majesty King Charles, is bringing together food companies, farmers and financial actors to trial new financial mechanisms to support regenerative farming. xxxiii] This is largely due to ammonia emissions from heavy fertiliser use and intensive livestock farming.

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Trimble Agriculture

MARCH 15, 2024

Primary tasks under the H-2A program involve “farming in all its branches”, including preparation, planting, cultivating, and harvesting crops, as well as the raising of livestock and other animals. Examples include heavy tractor-trailer truck drivers, supervisors, farm mechanics, and agricultural construction workers.

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Civil Eats

AUGUST 28, 2023

Synthetic fertilizer production and use meanwhile contributes 2 percent of global GHG emissions annually, while livestock accounts for nearly one-third of all human-caused methane gas emissions in the U.S.—though That figure includes food losses during farming, processing, distribution, retail operations, and consumption (e.g.,

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Wisconsin Farmers Union

AUGUST 30, 2022

One of the latest practices being tried in Lafayette County and other parts of the state is “planting green,” or planting corn or soybeans directly into a growing cover crop (often a small grain like rye or wheat) without killing it by herbicide or mechanical means first. Once again, it’s a learning curve,” he said.

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ATTRA

JANUARY 23, 2024

Being strategic includes setting up mechanisms of holding the organization accountable to accomplish these tasks and goals. Timelines, performance indicators, and assignment of duties and responsibilities all hold the organization accountable for the success of the farm.

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