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The Pawpaw, a Beloved Native Fruit, Could Seed a More Sustainable Future for Small Farms

Civil Eats

The Canadian NC1 ripens early, with fewer smooth black seeds than other varieties. On farms focused on agroforestry and silvopasture—the integration of livestock and trees—it’s a welcome neighbor, including at Integration Acres , where goats graze among the pawpaws but leave their fruit for humans to eat. A pawpaw tree in winter.

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Farm Bill Coalition Letter

NASDA

Blackland Cotton & Grain Producers Association Bongards’ Creameries California Agricultural Commissioners and Sealers Association California Association of Wheat Growers California Citrus Mutual California Cotton Ginners and Growers Association California Dairies, Inc.

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Farm Bill Coalition Letter

NASDA

Nevada Cattlemen’s Association New Mexico Association of Conservation Districts New Mexico Farm & Livestock Bureau New Mexico Wine & Grape Growers Association New York Corn & Soybean Growers Association New York Farm Bureau New York Pork Producers Coop Inc New York State Division, IWLA Normex, Inc.

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Milk from the desert: How grazing camels boost environmental and human health in water-stressed regions

Sustainable Food Trust

Grazing livestock are a key focus of the SFT’s work and the subject of our next report, due out later this year. The Raika state that camel foraging has a positive pruning effect on the acacias and other trees, inducing them to branch out stronger. While weeding the fields, the camels also fertilise them with their manure.

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GRASS MANAGEMENT         

The Lunatic Farmer

Obviously the disturbance, and then those deep tap rooted weeds, awakened the latent seed bank of timothy (some seeds no doubt had lain dormant for decades) and the conditions were perfect for that wonderful grass to express itself. But we more than made up for it the following year with the thick, magnificent stand of timothy.

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Industry Ag News 2/9

Agwired

Two major factors are impacting income forecasts – lower prices paid to farmers for crops and livestock, and increased costs for supplies. Organic Seed Alliance (OSA) announced the appointment of Dr. Laura R. Department of Agriculture scientists, this may no longer be the case.

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Horrible Holly: A Festive Plant Runs Amok

Modern Farmer

Processing berry pulp, from beak to butt, takes about 15 minutes, though, contrary to popular belief, most holly seeds do not depart through droppings. During a feeding frenzy, robins can regurgitate holly seeds more than 150 feet from the source. Seeds crossed state lines as stowaways on trains or carriages.

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