Modern Farmer

MARCH 27, 2024

Each new boundary drawn by a rancher moves livestock onto a fresh paddock, allowing grazed pastures time to recover as livestock feed in a new location. “We Virtual fencing enables land managers to be precise and adaptive in their livestock grazing activities so native plants thrive in pastures.

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Western FarmPress

JANUARY 18, 2024

producers are doing niche marketing and getting a premium price.

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Food Politics

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

A study conducted by researchers and policy experts at George Washington University found 20% of cattle marketed as “raised without antibiotics” to have been treated with antibiotics. This raises immediate questions about the antibiotic claim. You would think that fixing this situation requires mandatory regulation, not voluntary.

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Western FarmPress

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

There is a lot going on in the cattle markets, but its important to know the basics before you lose money in them.

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Sustainable Food Trust

APRIL 1, 2025

Land clearing to establish pastures throughout the forested regions of Australia is a major driver of biodiversity loss, carbon emissions and poor water quality outcomes, and in the northern savannas hotter, larger fires and overgrazing has degraded the condition of land and impacted ecosystem functions.

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Civil Eats

MARCH 4, 2024

Food grown in local fields, orchards, and pastures with healthy soil management practices simply make for healthier, more nutritious, and more flavorful meals, he says—the perfect ingredients for changing the “stigma” associated with hospital fare. system will likely have a resounding impact on the larger beef market in the state.

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Civil Eats

JULY 2, 2024

From pasture to parlor, its organic, butterfat-rich milk travels less than 10 miles, produced by a herd of Jerseys pasture-raised on the misty coast. Beyond Loleta, Jersey Scoops’ rainbow-labeled pints are making waves at local farmers’ markets, stores, and restaurants. With family dairies drying up in droves—the U.S.

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Civil Eats

AUGUST 29, 2023

He used a conventional approach: He diligently mowed his animals’ pastures to control weeds, added lime to make the soil less acidic, and applied fertilizer to boost productivity. Michael RiCharde herds sheep down a slope on Good Wheel Farm in North Carolina, part of the Carbon Harvest carbon market.

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Farmers Weekly

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Farmers Weekly Firm forecasts for breeding lambs have been mooted following confident shearling sales powered by strong pasture growth and a liveweight lamb price above 250p/kg all summer.

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Trimble Agriculture

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

The farmland market is an important indicator of an operation’s financial strength. Historically, farm values have held steady in the face of economic turbulence, making them an effective risk management tool during market fluctuation. For farmers who own their land, farmland makes up more than 80 percent of their total assets.

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Sustainable Food Trust

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

These agricultural practices have developed in tandem with government and market incentivisation that promote increasingly processed diets high in sugar, fat and processed meat. Between 2016 and 2021, government subsidies from 72 countries including all countries within the EU averaged $149.2 billion annually.

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Civil Eats

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Some roam through pastures testing bunches of fescue, a cool-season grass, for the sweetness the frost brings. When farmers are able to control how, where, and when their animals move between pastures, they can more easily accomplish ecological goals that might include increasing soil carbon, reducing water pollution, or incorporating trees.

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Civil Eats

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Last fall, Ava Taesali opened Kava Queen , Oahus only brick-and-mortar kava bar, after three years of building a loyal following for this traditional beverage at farmers markets in Honolulu. Now overrun with acres and acres of pasture and eucalyptus, the land faces threats from pests and wildfires. And in the U.S., Still, U.H,s

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Civil Eats

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Skoglund harvested nearly a bison a week out in his pastures last year to meet consumer demand. Operating within an increasingly consolidated and globalized market, most of Montana’s commodity crops—beef, wheat, barley, safflower, lentils, and chickpeas—get exported out of state. cents, according to federal data.

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ATTRA

AUGUST 20, 2024

Imagine standing in a green pasture with sheep grazing peacefully. Behind every piece of clothing, there’s a story about soil health and sustainable practices that affect how our clothes are made and their impact on the environment. Let’s explore how wool and cotton fibers are produced and why it matters to all of us.

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Food Politics

JULY 30, 2024

Yet consumer interest in raw milk seems only to have grown — retail sales were about 35 percent higher this June compared with a year earlier, according to data from the market research firm NielsenIQ.” The concern about raw milk has been heightened this year by the rapid spread of bird flu among dairy cattle in the United States.

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Trimble Agriculture

AUGUST 28, 2024

Understanding farmland market trends is crucial to risk management for landowners, farmers, and ranchers alike. farmland market trends directly affect the equity and borrowing power of rural landowners. Overview of the 2024 Farmland Market The U.S. farmland market. Factors Influencing Farmland Market Trends 1.

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Food Environment and Reporting Network

MARCH 27, 2024

Over the next 20 years, much of the country’s southern landscape was transformed into a lush, evergreen pasture capable of supporting a robust cattle industry. When scientists engineered a version of fescue without the fungal endophyte, in 1982, its hardiness disappeared and ranchers saw it die out among their winter pastures.

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Modern Farmer

JULY 2, 2024

Throughout the summer in the Golden, CO area, you might see a big box truck full of local fresh vegetables hosting a pay-what-you can farmer’s market. Affectionately called Chuck, GoFarm’s mobile market truck travels to low-income neighborhoods, schools, retirement homes, mobile home communities and more.

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The Lunatic Farmer

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

In a strange twist, though, they can harvest wildlife and sell it into the public market. Many years ago I had a vexing fox in our pastured chickens that I couldn't catch or shoot. On our farm, this time of year we run pigs through the woods to pick up acorns and help churn leaves into humus. Goodness knows, I tried.

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Kavya Organic Farm

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

It can be difficult to determine precisely what you’re getting and which brands of Organic Egg are the best because of labels like “cage-free” (which has no meaning), “free-range,” “pasture-raised,” etc. It is rarely offered at food markets and is suitable for ad hoc use. Cost per dozen: $4.99

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Farmbrite

MARCH 9, 2023

You have a few choices when it comes to getting your eggs to market. Farmer stands are typically found in places like farmers markets or on the road-side. Some Tips for Effective Farmer Stands: Farm Stand Location: Choose a location that is not only high traffic, but also heavily populated by your target market (i.e.

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Farmbrite

MARCH 4, 2025

It can help you test your business idea, reduce risk, and make informed decisions.For a farm, it can also help you come up with a budget, projections for the next few years on income and expenses, create a core marketing strategy, and build a solid foundation. Your Business Plan Can Change The market might change around you.

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Agwired

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

The popular CattleFax Outlook Seminar , held as part of CattleCon 2025 in San Antonio, Texas, shared expert market and weather analysis. Listen to his remarks here: Matt Makens presentation (20:56) Next is Kevin Good, vice president of market analysis at CattleFax. Here are some excerpts and their remarks on stage.

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UnderstandingAg

JULY 16, 2023

Not knowing what else to do in 2015, we harvested our home farm as dry hay to market as big square bales of horse hay. Seeing the changes By 2017, we were seeing a positive response to rotationally grazing the pastures with stockers including more plant diversity, healthier plants, and better cattle performance.

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Farmbrite

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Market Trends : Analyzing general market data helps farmers select crops that will yield the best pricing, making their planting more strategic and profitable. The superior wine quality led this vineyard to elevate its market standing with award-winning products. The Small Farm Case Study A small family farm in the western U.S.

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Modern Farmer

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Yet, there were few resources to help with marketing your product, finding customers, getting sales and becoming profitable. Siewicki also seeds his pasture with annual grains to allow livestock to graze on them, which he says helps to offset the carbon emissions found in the normal feed supply chain. Things started working.

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Modern Farmer

OCTOBER 11, 2023

The 10-acre farm outside Hamilton, Montana is run by Noah Jackson and Mary Bricker, who dedicate four irrigated acres of pasture to their laying hens. Customers who buy their eggs at the farmer’s market in downtown Hamilton or who swing through their farm store can pick up a carton with a very simple design. Noah & Mary.”

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Wisconsin Farmers Union

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

But the key points are: The National Farmers Union has supported the ethanol industry as it has helped farmers maintain a stronger market and has reduced the greenhouse gas emissions of the transportation industry. Overall the ethanol market has had an effect on the price of corn as well as on other crops.

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ATTRA

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Related ATTRA Resources: Rising Fertilizer Costs: Look to History for Answers Phosphorus and the Beauty of Biology Cotton Fields to Pasture: Soil Health Matters with Bill Robertson Toolkit: How to Reduce Synthetic Fertilizer Use Other Resources: The Nature and Properties of Soils Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners: Potassium Fertilizer Prices Impacts (..)

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Food Tank

JANUARY 5, 2024

While this was common practice in the 1970s and 80s, the hog market consolidation and high land prices mean it’s no longer financially feasible for independent farmers to raise hogs and sell on the open market, and it’s extremely rare to see hogs outside of a confinement environment, the Boors say.

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Caff

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

CLIMATE SMART FARM OF THE YEAR: Sarah Silva, Green Star Farm This women-led 85-acre pasture-based farm in Sonoma County, CA is proof that, when tended thoughtfully, livestock can coexist with a biologically-rich ecosystem. In just a few years, Chris has shown that even a new farm can have a lasting impact.

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FreshFarm Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Looking for a farm-fresh, pasture-raised turkey for your Thanksgiving table? Pre-order your local turkeys now!

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FreshFarm Blog

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Looking for a farm-fresh, pasture-raised turkey for your Thanksgiving table? Pre-order your local Thanksgiving turkeys now!

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Modern Farmer

AUGUST 23, 2024

Photo courtesy of Farm Hounds “From our experience, most regenerative farms don’t have much of an active market for these products,” says Stephen Calsbeek, co-founder of Farm Hounds , a company that partners with regenerative farms to make single-ingredient treats for dogs. Farm Hounds jerky.

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The Lunatic Farmer

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Organic, pasture-fed beef and lamb.” Teddy Roosevelt gave us the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) when the market responded perfectly to Upton Sinclair’s diatribe against the big packers in 1906. Tomorrow it’s pastured beef. Few things create more damage in a society than impatient legislation. Today it’s sugar.

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Farmbrite

JULY 10, 2023

Determining which cuts of meat you want to produce can be a difficult task, as it requires an understanding of your farm's infrastructure and resources as well as the market demand for each type of animal. Get in touch with a farmer or farmer's market that will buy your product. Determine which cuts of meat you want to produce.

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