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A Successful Cherry Farmer’s Toughest Challenge (video)
A large cherry grower discusses the changing nature of his business.
Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations—CAFO’s: Dan Imhoff Speaks Out-2 (video)
Editorial In part 2, Dan Imhoff continues his talk about CAFO’s to a Friends of Family Farmers audience concerned about the health and wellbeing of their communities, and who support the creation of more sustainable, and environmentally healthy alternatives from that of our heavily industrialized, food system. Much of Imhoff’s talk centers around ideas that [...]
Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations—CAFO’s: Dan Imhoff Speaks Out (video)
The modern day Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFO) is both a crowning achievement of short-term human scientific prowess, and profound monumental hubris with terrible consequences unfolding now, and yet to unfold.
Cattle, Sheep, Grain, and Hay: The Imperial Stock Ranch Story (video)
In partnership with SARE, CUpS filmed the story of Jeanne Carver, and her historic ranch in Shaniko, Oregon.
A Look at Small Scale Farming in Lucan, Minnesota
This episode tells the story of several different small scale farmers in and around Lucan, Minnesota, located 150 miles South West of the Twin Cities.
Growing Cover Crop with a Cash Crop (video)
Dan Forgey, of Cronin Farms, describes his ongoing research with cover crops, this time looking at how they might be grown in sync with a cash crop of corn.
How Cows (Grass-Fed Only) Could Save the Planet
January 22, 2010 Raising grass-fed cattle to save the planet – Eliot Coleman and Barbara Damrosch are building a barn and plan on adding livestock to their Four Season Farm…because they care. “Once he[Coleman] and Damrosch have brought in their livestock, they’ll “be able to use the manure to feed the plants, and the plant [...]
States ban practices that support CAFOs
January 8, 2010 “Several states recently banned specific practices that are common in CAFOs (confined animal feeding operations), taking small steps to level the playing field for more sustainable farms.” h/t @OrganicConsumer Go to Original Source…