Livestock Pesticide Plantation 
Civil Eats
DECEMBER 10, 2024
In a county that was intentionally poisonedand a world suffering from a changing climatehe is reviving the soil under his feet by transitioning away from pesticide-dependent row crops like tobacco to industrial hemp, which is known to sequester carbon and remediate soil, and using earth-friendly organic and regenerative methods.
Civil Eats
MAY 6, 2024
Pesticides can harm or kill mammals and can also reduce prey and attract invasive species that compete with native mammals for resources, explained Gaurav Singh-Varma, a researcher at the University of British Columbia. And that’s not the only bad news. to natural reference conditions,” said Kuipers. Photo CC-licensed by Bethany Week, U.S.
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Modern Farmer
SEPTEMBER 7, 2023
Introduced to the islands decades ago as livestock forage, invasive vegetation such as Guinea grass and buffelgrass proliferate in the islands, largely on unmanaged agricultural land. In 2016, HC&S, the state’s last sugar plantation, shuttered its Maui operations. Some areas of grazed pasture on Diamond B Ranch went unburned.
Modern Farmer
JANUARY 10, 2024
And today, even when the soil stays on the ground, we’re actively destroying it through the use of pesticides, herbicides, synthetic fertilizers, and more. Alfaro suggests using the term “soil livestock,” which she recently heard and feels best encapsulates the true work of caring for the soil. Soil is alive. Alfaro explains.
Civil Eats
JANUARY 23, 2024
Along with reducing the need for synthetic fertilizers, pesticides, and herbicides, practices that build healthy soil, for example, make land more resilient to drought, flooding, wildfires, and erosion. Soliciting input from a broad pool of stakeholders also helps lawmakers formulate more effective policy, says Riviera.
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