Modern Farmer

DECEMBER 20, 2024

If we lose our livestock, we lose our culture, our dignity, said Rabari. The conditions impacted crop yields, livestock, the transportation of goods, and the larger supply chain. Other pastoralists are nomadic, walking at least 10 miles a day herding cattle from region to region in the hunt for pastureland.

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Agritecture Blog

MAY 19, 2023

But despite the often harsh conditions, agriculture is a key cog in the Australian export economy, with grazing livestock and cereal grain production being the two major pillars. This would not only slash methane emissions but also reduce the land use impact of livestock by eliminating the need for extra grain production as feed.

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Civil Eats

DECEMBER 4, 2023

The field consumes 14 million tons of plastics every year, with crop and livestock production accounting for 80 percent. In China, where farms use enough plastic film to cover the surface area of Idaho every year, the difficulty of end-of-season removal led growers, at one point, to plow the plastic directly into the field.

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The Lunatic Farmer

JULY 7, 2021

From a distance, the field looked like it had been plowed. Stockman Grass Farmer is the world's leading publication dedicated to pastured livestock production and it has been my compass of direction and fount of inspiration for 40 years. A few years ago we turned a 15-acre field into slurry with 500 head during a spring snow melt.

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Farmbrite

JUNE 1, 2023

These days, farming is a lot more than just plowing the field and planting seeds. They can also be used for livestock purchases such as cows or pigs. For example, some farms might be located in urban areas or industrial parks where you would not be able to grow crops or raise livestock. What type of soil does this land have?"

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Civil Eats

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Farmers would often plow the cover under early in the spring before it could provide optimal soil health benefits, and USDA restrictions didn’t allow much flexibility. reduce tillage), increase plant diversity, keep roots in the soil as long as possible, and integrate livestock.

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Agwired

DECEMBER 8, 2023

with AFBF’s Golden Plow award. The Golden Plow is the highest honor the organization gives to sitting members of Congress. The American Farm Bureau Federation and South Dakota Farm Bureau presented Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.)

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Cropaia

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

Traditional plowing or tilling can disrupt the soil structure, making it more susceptible to erosion. Compaction can still occur in no-till fields, especially in areas where heavy machinery or livestock traffic is frequent. Over time, they improve soil structure, reduce erosion, and increase soil moisture retention.

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CalCAN

APRIL 6, 2023

The plowing of agricultural land during the 19th and 20th century released vast stores of carbon dioxide , only a small part of which has since been returned to the soil. And energy- and livestock-intensive farming methods since then have continued to raise the sum of agricultural greenhouse gas emissions.

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The Counter

APRIL 27, 2022

Eventually, the Cobbs would decide to bring in livestock to graze, mimicking herds of wild buffalo that once roamed these prairies and added nutrients with their manure, and voila: They had meat to market while restoring the earth, storing carbon, and keeping the land farmland. Some of the challenges can be impossible to plan for.

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Daily Yonder

MARCH 4, 2024

Instead, they use antibiotics made for livestock they buy from a veterinarian or feed store. They have to work outside jobs to get health insurance; when they come home, they must feed the animals, repair the fences, help a cow give birth and plow the fields. “It’s farmers and ranchers across the U.S.

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Food Environment and Reporting Network

JULY 13, 2023

For all of industrial farming’s success at feeding people and livestock and producing biofuel, the sector is also a major polluter, accounting for roughly 10 percent of U.S. For decades, efforts to cut fossil fuel emissions have focused on power plants, factories, and automobiles, not farmland. But it should be. 28, 2019.

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Modern Farmer

JANUARY 28, 2025

But European settlers were remarkably effective at shooting and poisoning prairie dogs and plowing up their burrows. Researchers, however, say the effects of prairie dogs on livestock forage are mixed. Some relied on prairie dogs for nourishment during thin times, or used them as a ceremonial food.

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Food Environment and Reporting Network

MARCH 1, 2025

They provide feed for the livestock whose meat and dairy make fast-food chains and deli counters hum, and their derivatives provide a huge proportion of the fat, sweeteners, and other additives that make processed treats so hard to resist.

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