[Link] SARE’S FARMER DRIVEN RESEARCH SHINES AT VIRTUAL BRIEFING
Anyone familiar with USDA’s Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) program is already aware of how impactful the program’s farmer-d…
[Link] Watch for these toxic weeds in pastures
Need a boost to your summer pasture forage production? Consider adding summer annuals in June for late-season production.
[Link] Could Beef Be Good For People and The Planet?
Cows are meant to eat grass, not grains, said Emily Ziedman, a certified nutritionist with a Masters in Nutrition and Ayurvedic Wellness Counselor. Wh…
[Link] New guide helps organic growers manage burrowing rodents
Burrowing rodents can cause extensive and expensive damage to orchards and crop fields. To manage the pests without chemicals used on conventional far…
[Link] An organic approach to soil health
Now on their eleventh growing season, Falb, along with his father, grow organic hay, corn and small grains on their eighty-acre farm. Most of his crop…
[Link] GARY ZIMMER ON 50 YEARS OF BIOLOGICAL, ORGANIC FARMING
Shortly after starting to feed pineapple leaves to the dairy herd, cows began to abort, and some people drinking the milk got sick. The problem turned…
[Link] Opinion: Don’t let buzzwords put you off farming change
Much of the trepidation about the journey on which we are embarked can perhaps be traced to the unfamiliar buzzwords that are increasingly bandied abo…
[Link] Success Means Working ON the Business, Not IN the Business
if prices, costs, weather and regulation really determine profit or loss, why do some businesses survive, even thrive, in these conditions while other…
[Link] Building up soil biology will allow us to reduce inputs without reducing outputs
Applying unnecessary nutrients is not just a waste of money but can actively harm growth by creating excesses and imbalances
[Link] What are the Differences Between Permaculture, Organic Farming and Regenerative Agriculture?
Labels can be confusing. The terms permaculture, organic farming, and regenerative agriculture are a shift to natural methods of tending the land and …