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Spring Forward Horse Health with Vaccinations
“Healthy as a horse” starts with spring vaccinations. As horses are exposed daily to the environment, wildlife and mosquitoes that transmit the five core equine diseases, it’s important to follow the American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) core equine disease vaccination protocol. 
Senior Feeds: Not Just for Old Horses
Don’t balk at the S-word on the feed label. It might be just what your adult horse needs.
Creating the Right Diet for Your Horse
Your horse’s nutritional requirements depend on his life stage and individual needs.
NDSU Extension To Host Horse Management Webinar Series
Topics include an overview of genetic diseases in quarter horses, weed and manure management in pastures, prevention and detection of diseases, and emergency first aid.
Staying in The Saddle is Just The Beginning for Equine Therapy Participants
Pennsylvania therapeutic riding nonprofit helps riders with special needs gain confidence.
7 Equine Nutrition Myths Busted
Decipher fact vs. fiction when it comes to the complicated world of feeding horses.
Slow Hay Feeders for Horses: Pros and Cons
Learn why your horse might benefit from a slow hay feeder and how to choose the right one.
How to Choose a Ration Balancer for Your Horse
An equine nutritionist explains why you should consider your individual horse’s needs and forage source before choosing a ration balancer.
Show Me The Science: Do Equine Chiropractic Treatments Really Work?
Most riders felt an improvement in the quality of flat work after a chiropractic session
Combat cold stress with quality forage
Almost every region of the United States saw record-high temperatures in December, but the extended forecast calls for much colder conditions. 
The BLM offers wild horses and burros for adoption or purchase at events across the country throughout the year.
Rocky Mountain Horse Expo 2024
For 31 years, the Rocky Mountain Horse Expo has entertained and educated horse lovers of all breeds and disciplines. The 2024 Rocky Mountain Horse Expo takes place March 15-17, 2024.
Winter months ‘notorious’ for increased colic risk
As winter makes its presence known – and briskly so – it’s important for horse owners to consider that with lower temperatures comes higher colic risk.
Your horse's ability to stay warm and healthy during the winter depends on the type of feed and forage available.
Weld County ranch has tradition of raising bucking horses for the Stock Show
"Not every bucking horse that comes off this ranch is good enough to perform at the National Western," said Binion Cervi.
Westernaires take the arena at National Western Stock Show
DENVER — There is one week left of the National Western Stock Show, with plenty still in store for the Westernaires.
Preserving the Colorado ranching experience
Summit Valley Horse Center maintains Western heritage while focusing on retraining rescued horses
The 12 Best Dude Ranch Vacations for 2024
Saddle up and hit the trail during your next getaway to the Great American West.
Horse Care For Beginners
HOW TO CARE FOR A HORSE- BASICS For BEGINNERS
Why doesn’t all hay get tested?
Before the onset of using near infrared reflectance spectroscopy (NIRS) as a forage testing tool, there were good reasons why few farmers didn’t routinely test forages.
Do we underestimate the impact of ill-fitting tack on our horses? Learn how to assess saddle fit in this article from the Riding Horse 2023 issue of The Horse.
Keeping Water Troughs Thawed With or Without a Heater
One equine nutritionist offers tips and asks for your input on dealing with ice in horse watering tanks.
VideoShorts
Managing Your Horse’s Water Intake in Cold Weather
Appropriate hydration is vital to your horse’s normal bodily functions. Here’s what you can do to ensure he is drinking enough this winter.
Pasture Management by the Seasons
Pasture management can be a lot of work- here's how to break down your planning by the season.
Can My Horse Eat Hay with Preservatives?
Although researchers have shown horses prefer untreated hay, it is safe for horses to eat hay treated with preservatives. An equine nutritionist explains why.
Feeding the Foot: Nutrition For Equine Hoof Health
Two equine nutritionists shed light on the do’s and don’ts of feeding your horse to promote strong and healthy hooves.
Equine Tendon Injuries: Reducing the Strain
Learn how to recognize a tendon injury and what you and your veterinarian can do to treat it.
Fall is a good time to add equine vaccination and deworming to your to-do list. Our Equine Field Service’s equine vaccination guidelines can help horse owners determine which vaccination schedule is right for their horse.
Just like humans, cats, and dogs, horses can also suffer from allergies. Allergic reactions can occur in response to insects, medications, food, and environmental factors.
These farming techniques can help trap carbon dioxide in the soil and make farmers an extra buck
For the last five years, farmer Trey Hill has planted year-round cover crops and refrained from tilling the soil.
Here's how farmers are helping with climate change - they're putting carbon back in the soil
It was the best hay crop dairyman Steve Perucchi had seen in his 60 years in Sonoma County. After he mowed the grass on his neighbors’ sheep ranch, it lay in thick, honey-colored rows deep enough to lose a child in.
To make agriculture more climate-friendly, carbon farming needs clear rules
As the effects of climate change intensify and paths for limiting global warming narrow, politicians, media and environmental advocates have rallied behind “carbon farming” as a mutually beneficial strategy for society, the environment and farmers.
No Soil. No Growing Seasons. Just Add Water and Technology.
A new breed of hydroponic farm, huge and high-tech, is popping up in indoor spaces all over America, drawing celebrity investors and critics.
Colorado Comeback Cash winner Pete Vegas has sustainable agriculture plan for money
Boulder has new Comeback Cash winners in Colorado’s vaccination lottery. Pete Vegas received $1 million in prize money, and Levi got a $50,000 scholarship, as part of an ongoing effort to mitigate the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Boulder County staff recommending $5.1 million farmland purchase
Boulder County staff are recommending the county purchase 137 acres of irrigated Hygiene-area farmland west of Longmont for $5.1 million. 
INNOVATIVE ‘SOIL FOR WATER’ REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE PROJECT EXPANDS TO SEVEN STATES
National Center for Appropriate Technology grows pilot effort with $2 million investment; Colorado one of the expansion states 
Carbon storage: A win-win situation for farmers and climate?
Agriculture generates about 10% of United States greenhouse gas emissions. Farmers are using cover crops and other techniques to store some of these emissions while still improving their yields. Proponents hope paying farmers to do so will expand the practice. 
A GIFT GUIDE FOR YOUR FAVORITE ON-THE-GO FARM MOM
Beginning Farmer and Rancher Resources
This page provides resources related to agricultural business management and marketing for beginning farmers and ranchers:
Farmers wear a lot of hats, especially farming moms.
Muskegon food processing incubator provides ‘stepping stone’ for small businesses
A new food processing incubator space aims to be an economic driver for small businesses and local farmers in the Muskegon region.
Joe Mathews: A small farm community leads the way on energy independence
Cleaner, cheaper and more reliable. That’s what the town of Gonzales is hoping for energy-wise as it sets out to build the state’s first municipal microgrid.
Group reports farm subsidies soared $16 billion between 2017-2020
A new report from the Environmental Working Group found that farm subsidies have climbed $16 billion from 2017-2020.
Sandhills Farm to Table Cooperative returns this spring
One of the things that helps get me through the doldrums of winter is thinking about warmer weather and spending time outside in the garden and enjoying fresh fruits and veggies.
Local farm hoping to host year round events
Spring officially arrives March 20th. And for one local family, it’s the start of what they hope will be a new season in their life.
New Wisconsin conservation group aims to connect women landowners, foster sustainability
Several organizations that promote sustainable agriculture and conservation education are launching a new program to connect women landowners throughout Wisconsin with each other and with state and local agencies and experts.
AeroFarms Wins Circular Economy Innovation of the Year from the EDIE Sustainability Awards
AeroFarms, the world leader in indoor vertical farming, today announced it won the Circular Economy Innovation of the Year from the EDIE Sustainability Leaders Awards. 
Spence farm grows to supplying individual families
When driving back to campus, speeding past the cornfields that signal school is nearby, one might see a patch of maple trees, jutting from the sea of green stalks. 
NMSU Center of Excellence, Tri-State, EPRI bring container farm to Grants campus
New Mexico State University is partnering with Tri-State Generation and Transmission to join the Electric Power Research Institute’s National Demonstration and Monitoring of Indoor Food Production Facilities research project to explore indoor agriculture concepts. 
The good old ways: can we still farm like our grandparents?
Against the odds, small-scale farmers are learning new ways to survive in an age of industrial-scale competition 
Farmers Got A Government Bailout In 2020, Even Those Who Didn't Need It
Back in the spring, farmers who raise pigs were in a panic. 
Western Innovator: Getting small farmers together
Aba Kiser knows food comes from farmers. But she wants to go the next step and organize events to help them form communities and support one another.
How carbon-smart farming is catalyzing the big bucks needed to transform the way America eats
The contraption Matt Sheffer wants to show me sits at the far end of a field of alfalfa and grasses, a weave of green and pale gold, broken only by the parallel grooves we’re trudging along, a path carved by the tires of a pickup truck. 
Demo Farm Network helps Deer Run Dairy thrive
Step by step, Duane and Derek Ducat work to keep the farming legacy their grandfather started thriving. 
Partners to host webinar about Boulder County regenerative agriculture pilot program
The Colorado Restaurant Association is collaborating with Boulder County Partners for a Clean Environment to host a free webinar about the Restore Colorado Boulder County pilot program.
Earth911 Podcast: Steve Groff on Regenerative Farming
Steve Groff, author of The Future-Proof Farm and creator of widely used regenerative farming techniques known as cover-cropping, joins Earth911.
Agriculture in brief: Kansas Winter Forage Conference, Western Colorado forum go virtual
Kansas forage conference switches to virtual format.
REGENERATIVE ORGANIC AGRICULTURE AND THE SOIL CARBON SOLUTION
The climate crisis is here, but regenerative agriculture can help fight it.
The chef who wants diners to fund regenerative ag
"We have solutions that are bipartisan and cost the government $0."
Farmers look to cash in on carbon
Scientists believe the biggest, least invasive and most accessible source of carbon storage may be to change the way we farm, so that we leave soil planted with something green all year, stop plowing and return all possible plant matter to the soil.
Are you a beginning farmer? Do you want to expand your markets? Do you want to add sheep, goats, or poultry to your operation?
This publication looks at the pathways and drivers that move nutrients into, out of, and within pasture systems.
Local farms, small gardens see boost in interest, funding to tackle hunger
Bueno Para Todos, a small farm in Villanueva, began 2020 with a hoop house and four planted areas enclosed in wooden frames raised above the ground.
Federal Program to Supply Food Banks Chops Local Growers in Latest Round of Contracts
Recent changes have brought into question the program’s priority of supporting local food systems
Regenerative farming: The theory and the farmers doing it
Regenerative agriculture provokes strong opinions and passionate debate. There are those who are sceptical of the claims being made in its name, while others have completely bought into the idea that it is farming’s future, and the way to solve climate change.
Forging a path with an ancient plant that once dotted the Kansas landscape
For Melisa Nelson-Baldwin, data is key. And what this trained crop research scientist sees is hemp is a great crop for Kansas farmers. 
Local farms, small gardens see boost in interest, funding to tackle hunger
Bueno Para Todos, a small farm in Villanueva, began 2020 with a hoop house and four planted areas enclosed in wooden frames raised above the ground. 
As large dairies absorb the milk market, small farms seek a niche
After high school, Calvin Nisly, of Partridge, Kan., wanted to wash his hands of the family dairy. 
Harvest Season: Small Farms and Produce Delivery Services Thriving During COVID
According to the calendar, autumn is upon us. North of the Florida state line, the traditional fall harvest time is fast approaching, as farmers prepare to pull their summer crops and bring them to market. 
Looking toward a small farm future
The food and farming sector faces a period of turbulence in the near-term with Brexit, COVID-19 and numerous uncertainties about trade deals, labour inputs and farm succession. 
Growing alternative crops in Iowa can bring risks and rewards
What's the market for hemp, intermediate wheatgrass, hybrid rye and oats? 
MARKETING MANURE: A VALUE-ADDED PRODUCT FOR SMALL OPERATIONS
Marketing manure can be a beneficial, low-risk way for livestock producers to manage animal waste on their farms while incorporating a value-added product into their overall business plan.
AUDIO 'Barn to Door,' the tech startup that aims to connect small farms with local consumers
Founder Janelle Maiocco says people are hungry for convenient, sustainable options.
FARMER IMPROVES SOIL HEALTH WITH ROTATIONAL GRAZING
A western Indiana farmer says rotational grazing has improved soil health on his farm. 
Ranchers combine cattle, conservation and logging to save birds
Juncos, blackbirds, meadowlarks and other common species comprise two-thirds of the 3 billion birds lost in the last half century, a decline scientists have likened to that of the now-extinct passenger pigeon. 
Consumers and farmers have found new ways to connect during the pandemic
COVID-19 forced farmers to rethink how they distribute goods. 
Guest Blog: Reducing Nutrient Loss on Small No-Till Farm
My team and I had the pleasure of learning about soil health from small farmer, Rebecca Roberts, who became a farmer to serve as an example of a small, no-till, hand-tended farm that's working to build healthy soil and reduce her impact on the kinds of nutrient runoff that contributes to HABs. 
Tom Philpott Predicts the End of Farming as We Know It
The veteran food writer's new book warns that the current trajectory of farming in California’s Central Valley and the Corn Belt could be setting us up for collapse.
First-generation farmers in Roosevelt celebrate tenth season of sustainable agriculture
At first, when driving along the winding country roads of Roosevelt, you might pass right by Mendies Farm without noticing it.
Farming in the desert: Are vertical farms the solution to saving water?
With high temperatures and water scarcity, the Emirates might seem an unlikely place for a farm. Yet, as coronavirus and climate change heighten the desire for food security, could vertical farms be the solution?
From glow in the dark mini golf to farming garlic: Why COVID-19 pushed a couple back to basics
After a decade of running a popular glow-in-the-dark mini-golf business in Melbourne, Michael and Julie Blyth are hanging up the clubs and picking up the shovel.
Food Companies Step Up Funding for Organic Farming Research
Clif Bar, King Arthur Flour, Organic Valley, and others are providing university endowments to counter a system stacked in favor of conventional agriculture.
Food safety investments can boost revenue for small farmers
The costs of implementing food safety practices to prevent foodborne illnesses have been viewed as a threat to the financial well-being of small farms, which must pay a higher percentage of their annual sales than larger farms to meet safety standards. 
Small farms offer a healthy food supply
Some family farms aren’t letting people in other than the families who run them. 
Hail Season in Colorado: How to Protect Your Plants
Here are a few tips to keep that beautiful garden safe from hail damage. 
Design a smart setup to include cleaning, processing, cold-storage, and irrigation infrastructure for your homestead to work smarter, not harder.
The owner of Corn Poppy Produce in Stockton talks about building her urban farm business
Millions of Dollars Heading to Farmers, but Small Farms Won’t See Much of it
Advocates say young and disadvantaged farmers won’t benefit from the latest stimulus funds, and nor do those selling directly to consumers.
Experts: Sustainable Farming Will Play Key Role in Post-Pandemic World
The population's priorities will shift in a post-coronavirus world, demanding ethical and sustainable production from farmers and distributors in the years ahead. 
‘Grow & Give’: CSU Encourages Residents To Plant Vegetables, Share Surplus With Food Banks
Colorado State University is urging residents to spend some of their time at home in the garden. 
The first $1.2 billion of the Farmers to Families Food Box contracts have been awarded. Food industry experts wonder who some of these people are.
Food from a regenerative journey
OFFERING customers with amazing Western Australian food made by family farmers and local businesses is what the State's leading regenerative farming company is all about.
Chipotle Picks Eight Ventures Breaking Farming Barriers
Chipotle Mexican Grill announced the second class of ventures for the Chipotle Aluminaries Project 2.0, an accelerator program designed to support growth-stage ventures from across the country..
Farmer Passion For Stewardship Remains Strong In Uncertain Times
Sustainable farming practices are those that help protect the environment while helping increase food, feed, fiber and fuel production, says one Nebraska farmer.
David and Jane Stevens are Organic Farmers of the Year
Jane Hawley Stevens and her husband, David Stevens, have a mission: to connect people with herbal remedies so they come to appreciate—and help preserve—the healing power of nature.
Started in 1981, Rodale Institute’s Farming Systems Trial is the longest-running side-by-side comparison of organic and conventional grain cropping systems in North America.
New Crowdfarming Platform Looks to Help Sustainable Farmers
When the opportunity to expand operations opened up for East Fork Cultivars, the family-owned organic hemp farm in southern Oregon turned to Steward for help. 
Why Farmers Still Insist on Buying Really Old Tractors
Minnesota’s Star Tribune reports that farmers are flocking to 40-year-old tractors at auctions. 
New report details how the Trump EPA is promoting the ‘worst of the worst pesticides’
A new review into the pesticide products the U.S. approved in 2017 and 2018 reveals the Environmental Protection Agency is carrying out an industry-friendly, “broken” regulatory process that included green-lighting over 100 products with ingredients widely deemed extremely dangerous.
On-Farm Solar Grows as Farmers See Economic Rewards—and Risks
From struggling dairy operations to massive grain operations, farms are starting to see the light as on-farm solar proves to be an important income stream.
High Plains Crop Profitability Analyzer available to producers
The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service has released an updated 2020 High Plains Crop Profitability Analyzer budgeting tool just in time to help Texas High Plains producers plan for the new year, said Justin Benavidez, Ph.D., AgriLife Extension economist in Amarillo.
The Trump administration just snuck through its most devious coal subsidy yet
How a new FERC order will help old, polluting power plants stay alive.
OPINION: Carbon farming is a step in the right direction
In March 2019, General Mills announced their mission to turn 100 million acres of farmland into regenerative agriculture by 2030. 
Farm Babe: We are regenerative farmers. But what does that actually mean?
We are regenerative farmers. Not organic, not “non-GMO,” but regenerative. I think. What does that actually mean?!?
Small farms are dying. This plow-free plan could help save them.
Farmland is expanding across Indiana, worldwide food demand is increasing and Americans are eating more meat than ever before — still, Greg Gunthorp says, farming is dying.
Converting from Home-Heating Oil to a Heat Pump, Part 1: Cost and Initial Assessment
This two-part series documents homeowner Peter Callaway’s experience in a region that relies predominantly on fuel-oil for home heating to convert his household to a heat pump system.
No-Tillers at the Heart of the Regenerative Ag Movement
General Mills, Dannon, Land O’ Lakes, Syngenta, Corteva, Wrangler, PepsiCo, The Nature Conservancy. What do they all have in common?
Alfalfa nitrogen credits are a no-brainer
If you grow alfalfa, and if you grow corn for silage or grain, not taking advantage of the nitrogen provided by a terminated alfalfa crop is like flipping dollar bills into the toilet.
Speaker urges area ag community to farm locally, think globally
Minnesota is an important economic player in the United States and internationally, said an agriculture expert with extensive experience in the field.
Symposium digs into soil salinity, cow cost
While weather and markets are the big-ticket items influencing farm profitability, the recent Farm/Ranch/Water Symposium in Rocky Ford dug deeper to examine some of the more subtle issues that can impede agricultural success among crop and livestock producers in the Arkansas Valley.
Future of family farms are bleak in Midwest as bankruptcies increase
A new report from America’s Farm Bureau show that the number of farmers filing for bankruptcy is increasing nationwide
High Plains Farmers Race to Save the Ogallala Aquifer
By restoring soils and grasslands, farmers in the Texas Panhandle are conserving the last water beneath their feet.
Farm Progress America, November 14, 2019
Long ago, Max was approached by Bob Evans, Ohio farmer and restaurateur, about talking more about rotational grazing.
Is the Second Farm Crisis Upon Us?
Farmers across the country are in a state of emergency with dairy and grain producers, new farmers, and farmers of color being hit the hardest.
21 Of The Best Small Scale Farming Ideas
Small and midsize producers provide new opportunities for American agriculture across the country. 
Small and Mid-Sized Farmer Resources
Small and midsize producers provide new opportunities for American agriculture across the country. 
Is Compost the Secret to Making Ag Climate Friendly?
A new study finds that adding compost to farmland can offer deep benefits for storing carbon and building healthy soils.
Corrected: Size matters. Big U.S. farms get even bigger amid China trade war
As the 2018 harvest approached, North Dakota farmer Mike Appert had a problem - too many soybeans and nowhere to put them.
Investment in Regenerative Agriculture Connects the Dots Between Soil and Plate
The public and private sectors are rapidly picking up efforts to ramp up carbon farming.
Concern for small farms fits broader policy shift
Earlier this year Sarah Lloyd, a dairy farmer who works for Wisconsin Farmers Union, organized a national roadshow that included a stop in Clovis, N.M., to rally solutions for what many now consider a full-blown dairy crisis.
Clean Soil Is Rejuvenating New York’s Urban Farms
A complex web of partnerships helps improve food access and build a more sustainable city from the ground up.
Report highlights innovative ag conservation funding
Efforts highlighted in report offer benefits for farmers, taxpayers
Regenerative Agriculture: 25 Things to Know Now
Not to be overly dramatic, but this article contains information that is critical to the future of humanity. Read on for need-to-know information that can benefit people, the planet...and your bottom line, too
The Rise of Regenerative Agriculture in Colorado
Regenerative agriculture—which aims to help heal the earth through restorative farming and ranching practices—is taking root in Colorado. But does it stand a chance against big ag?
NCR-SARE Announces 2020 Youth Educator Sustainable Agriculture Grants Call for Proposals
The 2020 NCR-SARE Youth Educator Grant Call for Proposals is now available.
Power To Save: Organic Farming and Sustainability
CLINTON TOWNSHIP, Pa. -- A husband and wife team in Wayne County turned a home remedy for a skin condition into a full-scale organic farm.
CSU launches online Agritourism Management Graduate Certificate
Colorado State University has launched the nation’s first online Graduate Certificate in Agritourism Management...
The Scary New Math of Factory Farm Waste
It has been almost a year since Hurricane Florence slammed the Carolinas, dumping a record 30 inches of rainfall in some parts of the states.
Consumer interest in grass-fed meat/dairy and plant-based foods, stems from the same desire to find more humane and sustainable alternatives to factory farming, says Maple Hill Creamery CEO Tim Joseph, who was surprised to see Impossible Foods single out regenerative grazing in its recent impact report.
Women Own Half the Farmland in America. They Don't Earn Half the Profits.
Here's we know about women in agriculture in 2019.
First Volume of Updated Guide to Disaster Assistance for Farmers Available
Farmers’ Legal Action Group has released Volume 1 of its seventh edition of the Farmers’ Guide to Disaster Assistance.
Efforts Underway in Virginia to Revive Local Grain Economy
A feature on C-ville describes how Virginians are working to add the missing link of grain back into the local food economy.
Maine’s New Ag Commissioner Seeks to Develop a Robust Regional Food Economy
With Amanda Beal, the state could set a national example for creating a sustainable, healthy, and just regional food system.
Electric fencing saves money, controls weeds on pasture
Rotational grazing increases forage consumption to about two-thirds of the available forage.
In media outlets, there has been much discussion of the effects that President Donald Trump’s tariffs are having on farmers in the United States.
Farmers in the Midwest are watching the spring planting season shrink due to the climate crisis as damaging storms and flooding are...
As Congress mulls ban of a DowDuPont pesticide, the company's campaign donations loom large
It is legal for American corporations to bribe our state and federal lawmakers so long as they do it via contributions to that lawmaker's campaign...
Organic farms are under attack from agribusiness
The certified organic label has helped save many generational farms and enabled people like me, who do not come from agricultural backgrounds, to become successful farmers.
Stamps Plead Guilty in Bank Fraud Case
Michigan Farm Owners Face Up to Five Years in Prison, Thousands in Fines
They Grow the Nation’s Food, but They Can’t Drink the Water
Water is a currency in California, and the low-income farmworkers who pick the Central Valley’s crops know it better than anyone.
Among the Beneficiaries of Trump’s Tariff Bailout for Farmers? A Brazilian-Owned Meat Company
How a multinational corporation is cashing in on the Trade War.
On Saturday, National Farmers Union Vice President Patty Edelburg talked with MSNBC’s Joy Reid about the grim impact of President Donald Trump’s trade war on American farmers
Most of America’s rural areas are doomed to decline
Since the Great Recession, most of the nation’s rural counties have struggled to recover lost jobs and retain their people.
Program Offers Flow Kana and Select Dispensary Partner Employees Sustainably-Cultivated Produce From Small Independent Farms
Homescratch Homestead, Step 2: Financing
Financing options are highly personalized and circumstantially specific.
Striving for a more equitable food system
Seemingly every day Netflix adds a food documentary, another farmers’ market opens and more restaurants offer farm-to-table fare.
Farmers struggle with sustainability
Almost everyone and everything from commodity groups to coal companies make some claim that their business incorporates “sustainable” practices or production.
Climate Change and the Death of the Small Farm
The catastrophic flooding in the Midwest is forcing more farmers to consider a stark choice: quit or consolidate.
Farm bankruptcies shed new light on perils of Big Agriculture
Chris Petersen, a third-generation hog farmer who says "I bleed rural" and tears up at the fate of family and friends...
Trump administration pays Brazilian meatpacker to foul Arkansas River
Bailout money intended for hog farmers ends up in corporate coffers
Why the Green New Deal Needs to Include Fair Prices for Farmers
The Green New Deal (GND) twin resolutions, introduced February 7, 2019, call for all Americans to have access to healthy food, clean water and clean air.
Midwest farmers going broke at record rates thanks to Trump's trade war 
Bankruptcies have doubled in the biggest farm states, with falling prices and the trade war largely to blame
Dairy farmers are in crisis — and it could change Wisconsin forever
Farmers cling to a dream that, for some, has become a nightmare.
Janesville dairy receives tiny payment in name of tariff relief 
Peter Daluge didn’t expect to get much money from a federal program intended to help farmers affected by tariffs—but he thought he would get more than $1.
State leads nation in farm bankruptcies again, dairy farm closings hit record high in 2018 
Wisconsin farmers showed the effects of continued low prices for their products in 2018 as the state led the nation in farm bankruptcies for the third straight year and dairy farms closed at the highest pace this century.
Greenhouse Disrupting Food Systems With Aquaponics 
A 3-acre Jackson County greenhouse is disrupting food systems with aquaponics.
What Size Generator Do I Need for My Farm, Ranch or Off-Grid Home? 
How to Choose the Best Standby Generator for Your Needs
Agrivoltaics: Solar Panels on farms could be a win-win
Massachusetts is leading the charge in dual-use solar installations
Development of a Cooperative Food Distribution Model for Small Farms
Monica Bongue owns Muddy Fork Farm in Wooster Ohio, a certified organic farm for over 15 years, where she produces vegetables, chickens, ducks, sheep, and goats.
The Women Reviving Heirloom Grains and Flour
Female grain growers, millers, and artisan bread bakers are collaborating to lift women’s role in bread into the spotlight.
California’s Pet Stores To Only Sell Rescue Cats, Dogs And Rabbits
California is ringing in the new year as the first state in the country to ban stores from selling dogs, cats and rabbits that aren’t rescues.
The Cost Difference Between a Rescue Dog and Puppy Mill Dog
You walk into your local mall, or maybe see an ad online and the cute wiggly puppies instantly draw you in.
From Homeless to Homestead: Adopting a Farm Dog
Consider a trip to your local animal shelter or rescue organization next time you’re on the lookout for a new country canine.
The Postal Worker’s Christmas My grandfather was part of a long tradition of postal workers who sacrificed Christmas Eve with their families to deliver holiday packages.
The Farm Bill Ignores the Real Troubles of U.S. Agriculture
True farming reform means adjusting the system to support small and midsize producers and cultivating a more sustainable system of agriculture.
The Latest on Regenerative Organic Certification
Spurred by enthusiasm for fresh, local agricultural products, farmers are increasing the availability of their crops beyond the traditional outdoor growing season.
High Tunnels and Other Season Extension Techniques
Spurred by enthusiasm for fresh, local agricultural products, farmers are increasing the availability of their crops beyond the traditional outdoor growing season.
Bringing Farming Back to Nature
Farming the land as if nature doesn’t matter has been the model for much of the Western world’s food production system for at least the past 75 years.
For a new generation of farmers, accessing land is the first step toward tackling consolidation
Young farmers are staking out the space to change the face of America’s farmland
Penn State Extension program for beginning farmers wins national accolades
With a total economic impact of nearly $136 billion annually, the agricultural industry is essential to Pennsylvania’s future.
Solar-Powered “Farm From a Box” Is a Farm Kit That Can Feed 150 People
San Francisco startup Farm From a Box has made it their mission to make farming as easy as possible.
Farm bankruptcies have doubled under Trump — and the worst is yet to come
The outlook moving forward doesn't look good.
Farming Better Isn’t Enough: We Need to Protect Land
To reach a sustainable food system, “integrity has to run through the whole system...
A farm shouldn’t be a factory Most of today’s food is produced by industrial agriculture and that’s a problem.
Heroic Food Farm gives military veterans a new mission as farmers growing sustainable food
To be a good farmer, you have to be really good at a lot of things,” says Leora Barish, founder of non-profit veteran farming organization Heroic Food.
Our food system is built on exploitation. Now farmworkers are saying “no more”
Undocumented farmworkers in Washington have won historic labor victories in recent years
From Homeless to Homestead: Adopting a Farm Dog
Consider a trip to your local animal shelter or rescue organization next time you’re on the lookout for a new country canine.
Small farm conference to be held in Athens
The Third Annual North Central Wisconsin Small Farm Conference is planned for Saturday, Oct. 19. Stoney Acres Farm of Athens will host this year’s event. The conference opens at 10:30 a.m. and wraps with at approximately 7:30 p.m.
Subsidies prevent farmers from reaching their full potential
American farmers and low-income families are understandably uneasy with the recent expiration of the farm bill, although the eventual passage of another iteration is all but assured.
Meet the crusading reporter brawling with Big Ag
Carey Gillam's critics might be surprised by some of the food in her kitchen.
Not Your Grandmother's Farm Bill
Congress sets and resets the nation’s agricultural and food policy about every five years through a comprehensive piece of legislation known as the farm bill.
How Did Farmer Brown Bring His Dying Land Back From the Brink?
Sometimes enlightenment arrives as a flash of epiphany: a gravity-obeying apple that falls from a tree, for instance, or a blinding light that freezes you in your tracks on the road to Damascus.
Two Focusing Questions that Suggest our Soils Deserve more Attention
At the Union of Concerned Scientists, we have long advocated agricultural systems that are productive and better for the environment, the economy, farmers, farmworkers and eaters than the dominant industrial system.
At the Union of Concerned Scientists, we have long advocated agricultural systems that are productive and better for the environment, the economy, farmers, farmworkers and eaters than the dominant industrial system.
Tructon: The rise and fall of a historic Colorado town
In the early 1900s, a pioneer homesteader from Oklahoma formulated a plan to establish a city on the vast Colorado plains.
Well-Known Economist Dubs Current Agriculture Recession "The Grinder"
It's the twists and turns that come with farming causing a tightening of balance sheets on farms across the country.
Colorado farmers using land as fall tourist destinations to sustain throughout the year
A farmer's life is not an easy one, especially in a state where drought, extreme heat, and hailstorms are a given.
First Fully Automated Indoor Farm Being Built In Ohio
The next time you shop for cherry tomatoes at Whole Foods or another retailer...
Impact investing plants seeds of growth for small-scale farmers
The need to sustain the global food system is attracting investment in innovation
How to Conduct Research on Your Farm or Ranch.
This 32-page Ag Innovations Series technical bulletin provides detailed instruction for crop and livestock producers and more.
More than 250,000 New Mexico students being served nutritious meals made with fresh, local produce.
The New Mexico Public Education Department is investing even more in a statewide initiative that provides school districts and charter schools funding to purchase fresh, local produce for school meals.
A New Credit Union Aims to Lower the Cost of Clean Energy
Why Care about Independent, Locally Owned Businesses?
Locally owned businesses play a central role in healthy communities and are among the best engines that cities and towns have for advancing economic opportunity and building resilient places.
The Irish Times view on the state of Irish farming: threats and opportunities
The challenges posed by sector’s contribution to carbon emissions remain unresolved.
The Farmstead connects community to agriculture through experience
Farming has always been a part of Jim Lowe's life. He grew up on a farm in Montana and moved to Idaho, continuing that legacy with his wife, Hillary Lowe.
Agriculture Has a Sustainability Problem--and It Affects Your Business. Here's Why
The way you connect to other companies and industries is a web bigger than you ever imagined.
How to boost sustainable and resilient agriculture?
Researchers from the group of GESPLAN at Universidad Politécnica de Madrid have applied the Working with People methodology to rethink sustainability, resilience and rural development in Europe. Read more at the click below.
Where's the beef? How Coloradans are getting hooked on local meat
If you’re an omnivore, you might be among the many consumers increasingly concerned about their meat, Colorado beef retailers say.
Renowned grass-fed beef farmer to speak at Fullerton conference Sept. 5
Dr. Allen Williams — a founding partner of Grass Fed Beef, Inc., and Grass Fed Insights — will be the featured speaker at a Fullerton workshop on Wednesday, Sept. 5.
“Grazing for Soil Health” will begin at 9 a.m. and continue through 4 p.m. at the Loup River Inn, located just south of the Loup River and just east off Highway 14. Doors open at 8 a.m.
The event is free, with morning refreshments and lunch provided. The registration deadline is Aug. 30. Participants can register by calling either (308) 536-2691 or (308) 536-2456, ext. 3.
One pound of cheese makes nine pounds of whey. Where does it all go?
America is in the middle of an historic cheese glut.
Farmers Are Drawing Groundwater From the Giant Ogallala Aquifer Faster Than Nature Replaces It
Plains farmers cannot afford to continue pushing land and water resources beyond their limits – especially in light of climate change’s cumulative impact on the Central Plains.
Creative Thinking Leads to Innovative Cattle Watering System
In West Texas, drought is a constant plague—but when wells go dry, how do you manage your water supply?
Good management practices for fall grazing
Fall pasture management is a critical period for pastures.
Salatin’s Polyface Farm: An enterprise mind-opener
Register now for 3 Intensive Discovery seminars this July at Polyface Farm.
This little piggy went to market … and everything changed
A former contract hog farmer reflects on what industrial production has done to his rural Arkansas community.
Animals, fruits and nuts coexist in Merry Lea pasture.
In a 5-acre pasture at the Merry Lea Sustainable Farm, you’ll find cows and chickens sharing the land with some unusual roommates — nut trees, fruit trees, grapevines and raspberries.
New research addresses gap between research and practice in sustainable agriculture.
Michigan State University-led research has found a big difference in the yields produced by alternative agricultural practices in commercial fields compared with the same practices in the small experimental plots ordinarily used to test them.
An Apple Shows Just How Broken Our Food System Is.
Buying and eating apples seems a pretty healthy thing to do.
Your produce is less healthy than it was 70 years ago. These farmers might change that.
There it sits – in all its green glory – in the produce section of your local grocery store.
This company pioneered a new business structure to preserve its mission.
A purpose trust means that Organically Grown Company will have a single owner devoted only to investing its profits back into the business.
To Feed the World Sustainably, Repair the Soil.
A reconceived farming system can rapidly improve fertility without chemical fertilizers, and without sacrificing crop yields.
Low income communities and the environment hit by SNAP farmers market glitch.
Experts and advocates argue that maximizing the availability of food options is crucial and aids efforts towards sustainability.
Grain recyclers use heads, see success in flour.
Beer brewers’ waste barley repurposed for bakers’ use.
Why ‘Orphan’ Oil And Gas Wells Are A Growing Problem For States
Unplugged wells can leak explosive gas into neighborhoods and leach toxins into groundwater.
Produce is less healthy than it was 70 years ago. These farmers are trying to change that.
70 years ago, it contained twice the calcium, on average, and more than five times the amount of Vitamin A.
Farmer finds success with cover crops, chicken litter.
"Fourth, fifth or sixth generation farmer? Jed Gerdes isn’t certain where he falls because his ancestors farmed in northern Germany and that noble profession continued on in the family to east-central Illinois."
This “carbon removal marketplace” will make buying offsets easier
"As companies like Lyft start to invest to make up for their carbon footprints, the world of offset buying needs more transparency and accountability."
Good Soil Policy in Senate Farm Bill.
"The Senate Agriculture Committee passed their version of a 2018 Farm Bill through the committee today, and we were pleased to see a number of the soil policy changes that we support included in the bill."
In Berry Country, California Farmers Get Innovative to Save Groundwater.
"Driscoll’s Berries and its farmers in Ventura County are working to save water and tackle sustainable management of the local groundwater..."
Hemp, Inc. Applauds Addition of Hemp Legislation to 2018 Farm Bill
"Securing the Hemp Farming Act as part of the 2018 Farm Bill has been a top priority of mine."
Plan to profit: Dairywoman shares how farm is branching out.
Diversification of the Kilgus Farmstead has provided the opportunity for another generation of the family to become involved in the farming operation near Fairbury.
Vilsack remains rural champion, offers plan to boost jobs.
Tom Vilsack sees a path forward for rural America.
Forget sustainable farming — regenerative agriculture is the new frontier.
Meet the innovative grazing expert profiled in “This Farm Is Medicine”.
Rural Kansas is dying. I drove 1,800 miles to find out why.
A native Kansan returns home to find that the broken promises of commodity agriculture have destroyed a way of life.
What is sustainability? It depends who you ask.
Sustainability has become one of the most widely used words in American agriculture and the U.S. food system.
ENVIRONMENTAL TRIFECTA: COVER CROPS, NO-TILL, & PLANTING GREEN
On a sunny day in late March when the neighbors are prepping their planters, you can find Trey Hill planting corn into a foot of green clover, cereal rye, and a mix of other cover crops.
How rural America got milked.Corporate-run agricultural co-ops are squeezing the very farmers they’re supposed to protect. Making them work again could help revive the heartland.
General Mills is transitioning 53 square miles of South Dakota farmland to certified organic.
If big food companies are going to meet growing demand for organics, they'll need to take an interest in farming.
For small-scale organic farmers, growing crops is the easy part. Getting produce to market – and getting paid – is the challenge.MARIA ROMERO had never worked in agriculture before she moved to Watsonville 16 years ago.
Op-ed: Can Food Retailers Develop Policies That Drive Sustainable Agriculture?
One of the most fascinating sustainability questions for food retailers is whether their corporate environmental policies can drive agroecology practices on the farm.
By the Numbers: A Look at Consolidation in U.S. Agriculture.
Big Agriculture is still strong, but family farms are fighting back.
Digging deep: Harnessing the power of soil microbes for more sustainable farming.
'Farm of the future' project marries microbiology and machine learning.
A 12-step plan to Amazing Grazing.
Adaptive grazing is a term describing a management approach that includes many practices such as frequent rotation of cattle and stockpiling for winter grazing.
This Georgia rancher might be our best hope for a sustainable future.
Ride shotgun on this game-changing farm in “One Hundred Thousand Beating Hearts,” streaming now on Salon Premium.
Can soil organic matter increase at an annual rate of 1%?
Soil health is a key driver of agricultural productivity and environmental resilience.
Legislature should strengthen and diversify rural economies
I have lived in the beautiful North Fork Valley of Colorado since 1973.
The next generation of farming: AM Ranch, Super Tuber Farm team up
Across the nation, the small family farm is in decline.
With the USDA’s Blessing, CAFOs Are Driving Organic Dairy Farmers Out of Business
As dairy farmers have seen many times in the past, a glut of milk has flooded the market and dropped farm pay prices to the point that some farmers will be forced out of business.
Is Farming Key for Carbon Trapping?
According to the old adage, if you’re not part of the solution then you’re part of the problem.
Diversified farmer receives PFI sustainable ag award
Earl Hafner, of Panora, has been chosen as the recipient of the 2018 Practical Farmers of Iowa Sustainable Agriculture Achievement award.
Organic farming oftentimes most viable for new producers
Some U.S. organic farmers say they’re facing intense pressure from cheap imports that are labeled “organic” but don’t comply with U.S. Department of Agriculture standards. Wochit
Over 100 Places to Buy Heirloom, Organic, and Non-GMO Seeds
It’s difficult to know where your seeds come from…unless you buy them from a seed company that’s devoted to organic and heirloom practices.
Colorado Millet: A Local Grain that Counts!
A combination of a mother’s concern and first-rate farming practices led Golden Prairie to become a premier grower of certified organic millet in the Rocky Mountain West and the largest national distributor of certified organic millet for human consumption…
Welcome to Colorado Grains: A local food revolution all by itself!
We are clearly at a tipping point, as grain producers and artisans are showing us how grains can return to our plate and why they should…