Modern Farmer

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

On a humid summer day in southeastern PA, farmers have traveled hours to Pasture Song Farm to see flax in the field. million USDA Agricultural Marketing Service Organic Marketing Development Grant (OMDG) to grow flax for linen on 12,000 acres, using a cooperative model where farmers would share in the profits.

Textiles 89

Textiles Seeding Straw Processing 89

Farmbrite

JANUARY 23, 2025

Fiber-rich ingredients include hay, straw, and silage. Limestone and Dicalcium Phosphate 1% For calcium Finisher Feed (6 Weeks to Market Weight) Corn 65% Energy source for rapid growth. Silage, Hay, Pasture grass 80-100% Provides fiber for digestion. Fats These provide extra energy, especially for pigs and cattle.

Livestock 96

Livestock Grain Cattle Production 96

Sustainable Food Trust

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Permanent pastures are very biodiverse and a habitat for many different species In July, I was in Ridsdale, a village about 20km north of the market town of Hexham in Northumberland and visited four tenant farmers. Walton also spends £15,000 on straw and he has to pay £20,000 in land rent. Michael Walton: cutting costs but how?

Pasture 69

Pasture Straw Farming Farming 69

Civil Eats

MAY 22, 2024

In chicken, the four biggest companies —Tyson, Pilgrim’s Pride (owned by JBS), Wayne-Sanderson Farms, and Mountaire—control more than half of the market. After Tyson reversed course, the Perdue marketing team jumped on the opportunity to highlight the fact that they weren’t backtracking on antibiotics.

Production 144

Production Poultry Food Farming 144

Sustainable Food Trust

MAY 31, 2023

His parents had opened a farm shop and restaurant in 1990 to directly market the fruit and vegetables the farm produced, and Simkin felt that adding a butchery would make financial sense. The large pasture is securely fenced and split into individual paddocks separated by electric fencing. In 2005, aged 23, he returned to the farm.

Farming 52

Farming Farming Straw Pasture 52

Civil Eats

JANUARY 31, 2024

Glover’s eyes gazed out at an audience made up of a few dozen representatives of America’s largest grocers and food-service companies from beneath the brim of a straw cowboy hat. Behind them, green pastures stretched into the distance toward looming, sand-colored peaks. Will Harris’ White Oak Pastures in Georgia recently raised $1.2

Ranching 143

Ranching Cattle Production Food 143