National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Meanwhile, there are fewer but larger pasture and grazing operations, reflecting broader national trends. Fewer But Larger Pasture and Grazing Operations Pasture and grazing land serves as an important part of the national conservation picture. million acres, the amount of cropland used for pasture has steadily declined.

Agriculture 105

Agriculture Agriculture Pasture Acre 105

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. Scutching takes the flax straw and separates the short fibers, long fibers, shives, and seeds, through mechanical crushing and threshing. Four acres of flax at Pasture Song Farm. Photography via author.

Textiles 75

Textiles Seeding Processing Acre 75

Farmbrite

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Additionally, ensure you have the necessary equipment for snow removal to maintain access to your facilities and pastures. Straw or hay bedding can help insulate the ground and provide warmth. This should include basic medical supplies for your cattle, such as antibiotics, wound care items, and essential medications.

Cattle 52

Cattle Livestock Ranching Straw 52

Sustainable Food Trust

MAY 31, 2023

The large pasture is securely fenced and split into individual paddocks separated by electric fencing. The canvas covers a spacious area with deep straw bedding, and towards the back is a good sized ‘run’ with one corner designated by the inhabitants as the ‘toilet’ – pigs are very clean and don’t soil their resting and feeding area.

Farming 52

Farming Farming Straw Pasture 52

Farmbrite

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Additionally, ensure you have the necessary equipment for snow removal to maintain access to your facilities and pastures. Straw or hay bedding can help insulate the ground and provide warmth. This should include basic medical supplies for your cattle, such as antibiotics, wound care items, and essential medications.

Cattle 52

Cattle Livestock Ranching Straw 52

Civil Eats

MAY 22, 2024

Many report improvements on metrics like welfare-improving lighting and “enrichments,” a term for things like perches and straw bales added to barns that allow birds to express their natural behaviors. Julia Johnson, the leader of CIWF’s Compassion in Food Business in the U.S.,

Production 144

Production Poultry Food Farming 144

Sustainable Food Trust

JUNE 28, 2023

Our permanent pastures are beautifully diverse with plant mixtures that change and evolve over the years. However, if we over-manage a hedge or intervene by planting a single species or mechanically trimming the hedge too severely, too often or too early in the autumn, we risk suppressing its biodiversity potential.

Farming 52

Farming Farming Meadow Straw 52