The Night Shift
Every morning, for years, Josana Pinto da Costa would venture out onto the waterways lining Óbidos, Brazil, in a small fishing boat. She would glide over the murky, churning currents of the Amazon River Basin, her flat nets bringing in writhing hauls as the sun ascended into the cerulean skies above. Scorching temperatures in the […]
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Posted on 20 December 2024 | 3:00 pmLEAF and TENDRIL
The science of anything may be taught or acquired by study; the art of it comes by practice or inspiration. The art of seeing things is not something that may be conveyed in rules and precepts; it is a matter vital in the eye and ear, yea, in the mind and soul, of which these are the organs. I have as little hope of being able to tell the reader how to see things as I would have in trying to tell him how to fall in love or to enjoy his dinner. Either he does or he does not, and that is about all there is of it.
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Posted on 20 December 2024 | 10:00 amDennis Turmon
Here abouts he was an unheralded humble, tough as nails, giant in the quiet localized worlds of cattle ranching, country ways, auctioneering and friendship maintenance. He was a true artist, genius and champion in the craft and trade of auctions. He loved them and seldom more than when he was in the deepest sweaty catch-as-catch-can center of it all. He thrilled at the chance to make it all succeed.
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Posted on 19 December 2024 | 10:00 amSpotlight On the Students Growing Kalo in Hawai’i
On a Friday morning in late September, the students in Naʻau ʻŌiwi gathered in Māhukona on the North Kohala Coast of Hawai’i Island to build beehive boxes. The apiary they are building will produce honey for their secret recipe plans for the statewide Kalo Challenge, which is the culmination of their nine-month program that […]
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Posted on 18 December 2024 | 4:57 pm6 Causes of Swollen Abdomen In Chickens
Know the Possibilities & Possible Solutions Before You Head to the Veterinarian
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Posted on 18 December 2024 | 10:00 amChicken Processing in Alabama
It was a hot Thursday afternoon in 1954. The water was 180 degrees. I killed the fryer-size chicken and dipped it into the scalding water tank. Then I held it up to the spinning wheel of my home-made picker. I watched as my invention stripped the feathers downward until the chicken was bald. Success. One down and 249 to go. A new project on our cotton farm. One that would bring money all year.
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Posted on 18 December 2024 | 10:00 amHow to Make a Simple Deer Fence To Protect Fruit Trees
A Personal Story About Protecting Young Fruit Trees in a Wisconsin Farm Orchard from Deer
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Posted on 17 December 2024 | 10:00 amThe Prodigal Farmchild
Some kids stay with the farm until they are old and bitter and wish for “a better life.” Maybe they should have left. Some of them quit early, leave right away and sell the farm when their parents pass. Maybe they should have stayed. Others live in the trenches of those feelings and those wonderings until it all crushes them. Who can say which path is right for a person: the paved road out or the washboard dirt road back in?
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Posted on 17 December 2024 | 10:00 amThe High Tech Farm
Farming has come a long way in the last few years. We know, from the last census of agriculture, that farm life is changing. The number of farms is dropping, while the size of the average farm is going up. That means fewer farmers are working more land. In order to be efficient, farmers have […]
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Posted on 16 December 2024 | 4:13 pmMiniature Cattle: 5 Breeds For Small Farms
Miniature Cattle Can Be Ideal for Small Farms for Feed Efficiency and Growth to Maximize Potential
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Posted on 16 December 2024 | 10:00 amCaterpillar Identification & What They Mean For Your Garden
Get to Know Four Common Caterpillars and Whether They are Friend or Foe
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Posted on 16 December 2024 | 10:00 amFixing Things
Some years ago, I sat at my friend farmer Tygh Redfield’s dining table and recorded him and his neighbor, farmer Jim Everett. It began with a low-slow-pitch question: what is a farmer? Tygh responded “Well, first, you’re not a farmer unless you are born to it.” Prepared for an intense discussion on Tygh’s premise, what Jim said next enlarged perspectives all around and shook my thinking up. As if to change the politics of the discussion he said: “A farmer is someone who fixes things.”
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Posted on 16 December 2024 | 10:00 amCan Human Urine Fertilize Our Crops?
This story originally appeared at Ambrook Research. Twice a growing season, a big yellow truck with the license plate “P4FARMS” pulls into Jesse Kayan’s farm in Brattleboro, Vermont, loaded with a thousand gallons of pasteurized human urine sloshing around in IBC totes. For more than 10 years, Kayan has been applying human urine to his […]
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Posted on 13 December 2024 | 5:09 pmHow to Make Homemade Fire Starters
This Homemade Fire Starter Project Is Easy, Fun & Pretty
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Posted on 13 December 2024 | 11:00 amWith Trump, oil refiners ‘will be back in the driver’s seat’ on RFS – December 12, 2024
With Trump, oil refiners ‘will be back in the driver’s seat’ on RFS The incoming Trump administration is likely to be unfriendly to biofuels if it repeats the record of the president-elect’s first term in office, said biofuels analyst Scott Irwin of the University of Illinois on Wednesday. There could... Continue reading
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Posted on 12 December 2024 | 6:40 pmUSDA orders testing nationwide for bird flu virus in milk fresh from the cow – December 9, 2024
USDA orders testing nationwide for bird flu virus in milk fresh from the cow The Agriculture Department will launch a testing program next week that looks for the bird flu virus in milk fresh from the farm to get a clearer picture of the prevalence of the H5N1 virus among... Continue reading
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Posted on 12 December 2024 | 6:39 pmTwo thirds of large crop farms use precision agriculture technology – December 11, 2024
Two thirds of large crop farms use precision agriculture technology Some 68 percent of large crop farms use precision agriculture technology that generates information that aids decision-making by operators, such as yield monitors, yield maps, and soil maps, said the USDA on Tuesday. The annual “Farms and Ranches at a... Continue reading
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Posted on 11 December 2024 | 6:39 pmWhere Have All the Vets Gone?
When Aimee Thompson graduates from Washington State University Veterinary College in May 2025, she will not be heading to a bustling city or a thriving suburban clinic like many of her peers. Instead, she will return to her roots in rural Nevada. For Thompson, this is not just a career path but a calling deeply […]
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Posted on 11 December 2024 | 4:48 pmEquipment sales falter as farm income slows, tariffs a concern – December 10, 2024
Equipment sales falter as farm income slows, tariffs a concern Farm equipment sales are slowing alongside the downturn in farm income, creating a headwind to overall U.S. investment activity, said the Beige Book, a summary of economic conditions in Federal Reserve Bank districts. In discussing agriculture, the St. Louis Fed... Continue reading
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Posted on 10 December 2024 | 6:39 pmFDA is doing ‘not much’ against diabetes and obesity epidemics – December 6, 2024
FDA is doing ‘not much’ against diabetes and obesity epidemics The Food and Drug Administration ought to take on the food industry to protect Americans from ultra-processed foods loaded with salt, fat, and sugar, said Senate Health committee chairman Bernie Sanders on Thursday. “That is your job,” Sanders interjected when... Continue reading
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Posted on 6 December 2024 | 4:46 pmA Blueprint for Cooling our Blue Planet
What are your top strategies to reduce global warming? Before I tell you where my focus is and why I want you to consider the following. What is the main contributor to the greenhouse gas effect? What would you think if I said water vapor contributes to up to 80 % of the Greenhouse gas effect and […]
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Posted on 4 November 2024 | 4:18 pm6 Must-Watch Regenerative Documentaries Soil Lovers Globally Should See
Have you ever sat back and thought about the dirt beneath your feet? Ever wondered what goes on deep in the ground, below the surface? If so, then these documentaries are for you. Discover a world of soil under your feet as you immerse yourself into 6 different documentaries that explore a specific category involving […]
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Posted on 4 November 2024 | 4:06 pm10 Things You Can Do in 2022 to Think More About Soil And Food
This is the year to discover secrets of the soil and to savour bounty unfolding. It’s the time to get out of ruts and sink your hands and feet into new depths of knowing the earth’s endless creativity and possibilities.Whether you’re plopped on a small plot of land or plodding through too many acres, take […]
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Posted on 4 November 2024 | 3:49 pmGo In-Depth and personal with Tammi Jonas and Her Understanding of Agroecology
When it comes to ecologically produced food, to sustainable agriculture, to farmers welfare; there is no diverse person that can tackle and better discuss these matters, than Tammi Jonas. Tammi has been farming for about 10 years, and recently started a Ph.D. around the agroecological transition. Hopefully, soon in biodiverse and decolonizing practices of farmers. […]
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Posted on 4 November 2024 | 3:48 pmBiological And Landscape Function Monitoring
Understanding the visible features of an area of land and knowing the biological properties that lie in it is a great way to determine the functionality of the soil over your land area. The Biological and Landscape Function Monitoring Sheet has the list you need to determine and monitor the activities happening in your land Key […]
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Posted on 4 November 2024 | 3:46 pm