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'Prairie Strips' Bring Beauty to Farms With Big Environmental Benefits

'Prairie Strips' Bring Beauty to Farms With Big Environmental Benefits

Farmers in Iowa have added “prairie strips” alongside rows of corn and soybeans to help halt serious environmental challenges inherent to farming.

In Rural America, Right-to-repair Laws Are the Leading Edge of a Pushback Against Growing Corporate Power

In Rural America, Right-to-repair Laws Are the Leading Edge of a Pushback Against Growing Corporate Power

“The monopolies that control food production harm ranchers, farmers, consumers and the environment. The authors correctly state that small positive steps such as those described below are “.. not a substitute for right-to-repair legislation or the enforcement of antitrust policies.” NOTE: this article was originally published to TheConversation.com. It was

Are Prescribed Burns The Silver Bullet Suggested For Wildfires?

Are Prescribed Burns The Silver Bullet Suggested For Wildfires?

“Outside-the-box thinking on prescribed burns, from the founder of Wild Horse Brigade. NOTE: this article was sent to us, and written by, Willian Simpson on January 5, 2022. It is published here with permission from the author. Feature photo is of the the deadly 2018 Klamathon Fire approaching Camp Creek.

The Farm Subsidy Paradox

Quoting the article below, “Our government rewards practices that increase industrialization and degrade arable land – charting us on track for another Dust Bowl.” NOTE: this article was originally published to regeneration.works on June 4, 2021. It was written by Parker Hughes. Policy: Congress first authorized federal crop insurance as

Farmers Dubbed The ‘Carbon Cowboys’ Say Business is Booming During Coronavirus

Farmers Dubbed The 'Carbon Cowboys' Say Business is Booming During Coronavirus

Small scale meat processors boom during Covid-19 shutdown. NOTE: this article was originally published to FoxNews.com. It was written by Hollie McKay. While much of the farming industry has been decimated by the global coronavirus pandemic – forced to wastefully slaughter livestock, abort piglets, crush food and pummel perfectly healthy

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Secret of a New York Farm Stand’s Success: An Eye for the Next Big Thing

“Growing better food with technology and farmers from one of the world’s oldest, most advanced agricultural nations: Egypt. NOTE: this article was originally published to NYTimes.com on July 30, 2019. It was written by Priya Krishna. Photographs were taken by Shane Lavalette. The Greenmarket go-to for high-end chefs

Extremely Old MacDonald Stays on Farm

Extremely Old MacDonald Stays on Farm

The proliferation of labor saving devices has made it possible for today’s farmers and ranchers to remain active longer than previous generations could. And, as mentioned in this article, many young women are able to run these properties for the same reasons. NOTE: this article was originally published to

An Ancient Ant-Bacteria Partnership to Protect Fungus

An Ancient Ant-Bacteria Partnership to Protect Fungus

All life is based on interaction with microorganisms. Here is one more example, from the rain forests of South America. We routinely poison microorganisms and insects with fertilizers, herbicides, pesticides, antibiotics and many other chemicals. These are considered “safe” if they do not immediately make people or domestic animals sick.

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"Invasion Biology"

A New Study Suggests That Even The Toughest Pesticide Regulations Aren’t Nearly Tough Enough

“There were 1.6 million new cases of cancer last year, with 580,000 dying of the disease. Farm and industrial chemicals certainly play a major role in this epidemic. Yet little is done, with the poison-makers smugly repeating the myths of safe pesticides and obfuscating the true dangers of

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A South African Solution to Texas’ Feral Hog Problem

This story of a start-up hog farm in South Africa points to how Texas can address its wild pig ‘problem’. Hogs can improve soil by by rooting for food, trampling, eating plants, tilling in seeds with their hooves and leaving behind dung and urine. They do best on rangeland, where

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Land-Rich Farmers Still Struggle to Survive

Heavy subsidies of agriculture have not made farming and ranching profitable. Nor can they. NOTE: This post initially appeared on WSJ.com on December 21, 2016 The farmer is the only businessperson who buys his inputs at retail and sells at wholesale, all the while hoping (and praying) for good