Aug 9, 2024 · Novelist Paula Whyman wanted to leave her city life and find an acre or two of rural pasture to explore. Instead, she found herself trying to restore 200 acres of farmland on a Virginia mountain top.

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Mar 27, 2024 · Today, more than 620,000 miles of fence branch across the western United States. That’s equal to a trip to the moon and back—and halfway there again. Maintaining and building fences is a yearly job on every ranch, costing at least $20,000 per mile.Once these fence posts are hammered into the ground, ranchers battle trees, wind and damage from livestock knocking them over.

Nov 11, 2024 · Feedback received by the the Ottawa Food Bank from a pilot project conducted between 2019 and 2020 indicated a desire for ethnocultural vegetables, such as okra, a traditional staple in African diets, to be available at food banks. Now, the food bank grows okra on its farm. Similar data was revealed in a report by the Food Bank of the Rockies, which found that individuals visiting food ...

Feb 21, 2024 · Having encountered resistance in the past from waste management and recycling companies that perceived EPRs as giving the packaging industry control over recyclables, EPRs are now seen as business opportunities to improve and expand recycling services and facilities.. In Canada, many provinces have legislated EPRs on agricultural plastic, making it illegal not to recycle plastic at the end of ...

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Jun 9, 2022 · Goji berries . Good news: You can still plant a superfood with limited water needs. Pick a spot with full-day sun. Goji berries can tolerate many types of soil, but they prefer an environment that is well-draining with a pH ranging from 6.5 to 7.0.

Apr 10, 2023 · A quiet revolution is rolling across American farms—and it’s so hushed that you may have to strain your ears to hear it. Although diesel tractors are practically synonymous with farming, green technology is reshaping the relationship between farmers and these workhorses—and perhaps the nature of agriculture altogether.

Dec 4, 2024 · Adjusted for inflation, in 2024, the GCFI is forecast to be $577.1 billion, up from $422.7 billion in 2004. Family farms still account for the vast majority (97 percent) of all farming operations, and small family farms (with less than $350,000 in …

May 25, 2022 · And as with calming market prices, government cheese can also shoot prices up. During the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic, beginning in May 2020 and running over the next year, the USDA created food boxes to distribute to families struggling in a tight economy. A portion of those boxes included—you guessed it—cheese and other dairy products.