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Organic growers see new role in the age of climate changeOrganic growers see new role in the age of climate change

Organic growers see new role in the age of climate change

photo credit: Ruth Dusseault/Bay City News A robotic weeder that uses no herbicide, at the Organic Growers Summit in Monterey…

1 year ago
The Future of Farming is Uncertain. Here’s How We Save It.The Future of Farming is Uncertain. Here’s How We Save It.

The Future of Farming is Uncertain. Here’s How We Save It.

At a recent event, we spoke with author Tom Philpott about the environmental and economic destruction brought by industrial farming…

2 years ago
Top Methane Emitter is a Vast Cattle Feedlot. Federal and State Greenhouse Gas Regulators Are Giving It a Pass.Top Methane Emitter is a Vast Cattle Feedlot. Federal and State Greenhouse Gas Regulators Are Giving It a Pass.

Top Methane Emitter is a Vast Cattle Feedlot. Federal and State Greenhouse Gas Regulators Are Giving It a Pass.

Photo: The Brandt Cattle Company feedyard in Southern California’s Imperial Valley composts dry manure in an open field, a process…

2 years ago
Ag land values benefit from groundwater recharge, runoffAg land values benefit from groundwater recharge, runoff

Ag land values benefit from groundwater recharge, runoff

Photo: Fresno Irrigation District General Manager Bill Stretch continues a management acumen of groundwater recharge borne from his predecessor. Agricultural…

2 years ago
Iowa farms using low-tech systems to filter fertilizer-borne nitrates from waterIowa farms using low-tech systems to filter fertilizer-borne nitrates from water

Iowa farms using low-tech systems to filter fertilizer-borne nitrates from water

Photo: A worker shovels wood chips in a bioreactor trench in a farm field, on March 28, 2023, near Roland,…

2 years ago