Modern Farmer

AUGUST 24, 2023

As a result of the ROC standards, livestock now graze the cover crops in the almond orchards, fertilizing the soil with their manure and providing space for beneficial insects. For livestock farmer and Land to Market certified producer Reuben Hendricks of Cabriejo Ranch , good ecology is good for business.

Food 98

Food Ranching Ecology Fertilizer 98

Modern Farmer

JULY 10, 2023

As such, his grandfather, who lived through the 1955 deluge, often stressed the proper maintenance of the berms protecting the ranch from the nearby Tule River—a lesson echoed by his father, who faced a similar event in 1983. But the epic flooding this past March was simply unprecedented, says the owner of Lerda-Goni Farms.

Farming 98

Farming Farming Manure Agriculture 98

UnderstandingAg

OCTOBER 29, 2023

They are natural phenomena which some have been clever enough to discern and codify so the rest of us can better understand how to work with them as guides in our farming, ranching, and even landscaping ventures. What does a regenerative ornamental planting look like in a residential setting?

Soil Science 93

Soil Science Science Soil Compaction Pesticide 93

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

JANUARY 17, 2024

the Osage Nation’s community orchard. Ranching decisions frequently exclude climate change-related information. Beyond the agriculture chapter, each of the regional chapters also puts a spotlight on both the inequities built into U.S. In addition, some solutions may be hard for small acreage farmers to adopt because of expense.

Agriculture 105

Agriculture Agriculture Forage Livestock 105

Modern Farmer

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Tony Prendergast’s XK Bar Ranch sits slightly south of Crawford, Colorado, near the Smith Fork of the North Fork of the Gunnison River on the southern edge of the agriculturally rich North Fork Valley. We bought the ranch by forming a land cooperative with three other families and collaborating on different uses of the land,” he said.

Ranching 115

Ranching Livestock Acre Ecology 115

Modern Farmer

JULY 11, 2023

We’re using every tool in the bag,” says Jared Plumlee, senior vice president of farming at Booth Ranches , in Orange Cove, CA. There’s no sign of HLB in the Booth orchards yet, and Plumlee aims to keep it that way. The ranch also has its own packing house onsite, where they pack only their own product.

Orchard 98

Orchard Acre Yield Ranching 98

Daily Yonder

AUGUST 2, 2023

That could permanently dry up some western Colorado farms and ranches. If you have an orchard or an alfalfa field, you can’t fallow for a year without having long damage. The trees might all die in an orchard. The Colorado state constitution prioritizes domestic water use over irrigation in times of shortage.

Ruralism 89

Ruralism Water Rights Agriculture Agriculture 89

Food Environment and Reporting Network

APRIL 25, 2024

slide-intro --> The ranching industry’s toxic grass problem By Robert Langellier , March 27, 2024 Buzzkill By Dan Charles , December 18, 2023 How mushrooms can prevent megafires By Stephen Robert Miller , July 10, 2023 A remote Alaska village depended on the snow crab harvest for survival. A lot of their bees were dead, or sick.

Orchard 112

Orchard Acre Pesticide Farming 112

Civil Eats

DECEMBER 10, 2024

The clouds hang dark gray in the sky, and tender new leaves emerge from the towering willow oak behind the brick ranch farmhouse at the center of the farms production area. Grover established a peach orchard in 1935, and cultivated grain and raised livestock until the late 1970s. Hes serious, measured, and focused, but also kind.

Plantation 144

Plantation Farming Farming Acre 144

Caff

JULY 18, 2024

CAFF’s Ecological Pest Management team takes a holistic approach to managing pests that includes a suite of practices which farms and ranches can employ based on their own unique needs and circumstances. There is never a one size fits all approach to battling pests.

Ecology 52

Ecology Farming Farming Pesticide 52

Modern Farmer

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Plant a holly orchard and let nature do the work for you,” read one brochure. Now, “out of place” included forests, wetlands and wild prairies, as well as farms and ranches. By the end of the decade, an estimated 300 acres of western Washington were dedicated to holly.

Ecology 127

Ecology Seeding Acre Processing 127

Food Environment and Reporting Network

MAY 16, 2024

Renamed the Owens Valley by white settlers, the valley was a snow-capped patchwork of pear farms and cattle ranches. By the time the Nüümü returned to their valley, the settlers had turned it into a constellation of cattle ranches and orchards.

Water Rights 143

Water Rights Ranching Cattle Ecology 143

Civil Eats

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Land grabs are rampant” throughout California, says Fanous, noting the latest case in which an investment group snatched up 55,000 acres of ranch and farmland in Solano County, in the northeastern San Francisco Bay Area. And it’s getting worse as we see hedge funds and corporations come in,” she says.

Cultivation 145

Cultivation Acre Farming Farming 145

Civil Eats

JANUARY 28, 2025

Afterward, they turn the herd out onto organically managed pasture, where the animals eat freely from clover, alfalfa, and a blend of perennial grasses like meadow bromegrass, orchard grass, and fescue. Their got a minute? check-ins often turn into half-hour conversations on the finer points of rotational grazing or organic pest treatments.

Farming 133

Farming Farming Pasture Meadow 133

Farmbrite

JANUARY 31, 2025

Some farms, orchards, ranches, etc. The CSA allows producers to sell directly to consumers without a middle entity, which translates to less money invested in distribution and more affordable prices for the consumer. have their own CSA program, and other producers join together to create a CSA that offers a variety of products.

Distribution 64

Distribution Harvest Harvester Harvesting 64