Notes on the moth species Autographa gamma and its ecology in Northwest England, including a chapter on the phenomenon of Phototaxis| Northwest Nature and History
1547 – 1350 BCE The Lapita culture (defined based on pottery) starts showing up on the islands of Melanesia around this time. The culture was almost certainly brought from outside, by mariners spea…| Logarithmic History
The post Learning at the Lighthouse Farm Academy Soil Health Workshop in Austria appeared first on LoginEKO.| LoginEKO
Flax harvest is tricky but rewarding. See how we time harvest, adjust combine setups, and manage risks for yield and seed quality.| LoginEKO
Grow Further Founder and CEO Peter Kelly and Vice President Venkat Pegadaraju recently traveled to India to hand off the first M.S. Swaminathan-Grow Further Award in a special ceremony and […]| Grow Further – A food-secure future
This week, State Rep. Rusty Grills (R-Newbern) sent a letter to President Donald Trump and U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins urging emergency relief. He called the situation “a crisis…| WATE 6 On Your Side
America has a lot going for it, and the ability to feed itself would be at the top of the list. The country is rich in arable farmland. This important truth is one that suffuses this collection of harvest-time photos taken during LIFE’s original run from 1936 to 1972. The crops being harvested in these ... Read more| LIFE
In Palmer, Alaska, Sun Circle Farm has become a model of small-scale organic farming. Run by Ann-Corinne Kell, the farm produces a diverse mix of vegetables and flowers on about three acres of cultivated land. The post Sun Circle Farm: Growing Organically in Alaska appeared first on Alaska Food Policy Council.| Alaska Food Policy Council
Hosted by the University of Alaska Fairbanks, Field Days is an annual opportunity for the public to connect with the researchers who are shaping the future of food systems, land use, and sustainability in our state. Check out staff member Ellen Olack's firsthand experience.| Alaska Food Policy Council
From today, eligible farmers, foresters and land managers who’ve received pre-application advice and completed any necessary preparatory works will be invited, on a rolling basis, to apply for Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier (CSHT) online.| defrafarming.blog.gov.uk
September 22, 2025 For more than 20 years, Washington Sea Grant’s NOAA Science Camp has offered hands-on science-learning opportunities for middle and high school students. This year NOAA Science Camp looked a little different: find out more about this year’s aquaculture spin with the following photo story. Find the original post on NOAA Fisheries. By Megan Ewald, NOAA Fisheries Embark on a visual voyage with 50 Seattle-area middle schoolers at the first-ever NOAA Aquaculture Science Camp...| Washington Sea Grant
WCO presents excerpts from a recent IESO document, the Provincial Policy Statement and the AMO toolkit to answer questions about wind turbines and protection of prime agricultural land in Ontario| Wind Concerns Ontario
Goat handling can be a tricky task, as they can scare easily & high levels of stress are not good for their health. Follow these tips for easily handling goats!| Chelsea Green Publishing
In 2025, two landmark pieces of legislation, the American Relief Act and the One Big, Beautiful Bill Act, sought to provide America’s farmers and agricultural landowners some much-needed relief in the wake of challenging years. Together, they represent nearly $100 billion in new support for farmers, ranchers, and landowners, and their impact will ripple across … Continue reading "Legislative Impacts on Agriculture in 2025" The post Legislative Impacts on Agriculture in 2025 appeared first...| National Land Realty News
During a recent interview on RFD-TV, Arkansas Land Broker and former President of the REALTORS® Land Institute Jeramy Stephens shared his thoughts on today’s land market, touching on current high input costs and other challenges farmers are facing in 2025. He also spoke to the opportunities that may arise as some farmers are likely to … Continue reading "Farmers Brace for Tough Times Over Coming Months" The post Farmers Brace for Tough Times Over Coming Months appeared first on National ...| National Land Realty News
Don't miss this stage adaptation of Ronald Blythe's affectionate portrait of village life when it is performed on stages across the county The post Akenfield: a Suffolk village history brought to life first appeared on East Anglia Bylines.| East Anglia Bylines
A new report reveals the Norfolk Broads has some of the worst sewage-hit rivers in Britain The post Norfolk Broads rivers drowning in sewage, new report warns first appeared on East Anglia Bylines.| East Anglia Bylines
By Paul Driessen ~ Although the U.S. Supreme Court frequently overrules it, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals (covering California, eight other western states and two U.S. territories) deserves applause for its recent Engilis v. Monsanto decision. The court affirmed a district court’s exclusion of “expert testimony” claiming a plaintiff’s exposure to the glyphosate-based herbicide […]| PA Pundits International
Dallas May spotted the first shoots of grass a few months after a wildfire tore across the ranch he runs with his family in Lamar, Colorado, in 2022. Propelled by winds up to 70 mph, the blaze killed some of his livestock, destroyed 42 miles of fencing, and burned through... The post The Prairie Farmers Preserving the World’s Most Threatened Ecosystem – Forever appeared first on Reasons to be Cheerful.| Reasons to be Cheerful
If we keep eating and producing food in the same way, we will almost certainly exceed crucial environmental limits by 2050. The post Farming within Earth’s limits is still possible, but it will take a Herculean effort appeared first on The Invading Sea.| The Invading Sea
American agriculture shares many of the MAHA movement’s goals, such as improving the health of our children, as well as ensuring we are taking great care of the health of our land. We are only as healthy as the soil our food comes from and there is a role to play for both industry and the public sector.| The Fertilizer Institute
The United Kingdom’s agricultural sector stands as a pillar of food security, rural economies, and environmental management, yet it faces a generational shift amid rapidly evolving challenges. With the average farmer’s age around 60, the industry urgently needs fresh talent to ensure its sustainability yet many have abandoned the profession. For a long while theContinue reading "Farming, the Next Generation"| Northwest Nature and History
The lack of rain has led to moderate drought for nearly all of McLean County. The far southeastern tip of the county is in severe drought, along with Champaign-Urbana and eastern Illinois.| Illinois Newsroom
By Alisa Swanson, Natural England Creating new woody habitats, whether woodlands, scrub, wood pasture, wooded meadows or wet woodlands, can play a vital role in reversing biodiversity loss and building climate resilience across England’s landscapes. Natural England’s ambition is to …| naturalengland.blog.gov.uk
By Bonner Cohen, Ph.D. ~ “We will not approve wind or farmer destroying solar,” said President Trump in an Aug. 20 post on Truth Social. “The days of stupidity are over in the USA!!!” Trump’s remarks came six weeks after the enactment of his One Big Beautiful Bill, which terminated tax credits for wind and […]| PA Pundits International
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The post Livestock-Free and Organic at Scale: Sharing Our Vision at Wageningen University appeared first on LoginEKO.| LoginEKO
From test fields to real results: this week, we showed the Lighthouse Farm Academy exactly how we're making sustainable farming work at scale.| LoginEKO
This is the continuation – the first of several – of the fourth part of our series looking at the lives of pre-modern peasant farmers – a majority of all of the humans who have ever lived. Last time we discussed the survival requirements (in food and textiles) of a peasant household as well as … Continue reading Collections: Life, Work, Death and the Peasant, Part IVb: Working Days→| A Collection of Unmitigated Pedantry
India’s government is determined to help Indian smallholder farmers succeed and has numerous programs in place designed to achieve this goal, but it’s running into problems. The government offers subsidies, […]| Grow Further – A food-secure future
A walking the land episode with Sarah Hellebek, deputy head at Krogerup Højskole, who spent years at the heart of Denmark’s climate activist movement. By most measures, she was successful, climate made it onto the political agenda, though never strongly enough. But the fight came with a cost: it also made her pretty depressed, she was in our own words mostly shouting in front of the Parliament. | Investing in regenerative agriculture
It is not every day you see a grown woman dressed as a cabbage, but at the Alaska State Fair, it has become one of the most beloved sights of late summer - read more about the cabbage fairies and how they build memories with fair goers every year.| Alaska Food Policy Council
Agriculture touches nearly every aspect of our daily lives, yet many students have little knowledge of where their food comes from or how it’s produced. By weaving agriculture into classroom learni…| Iowa Agriculture Literacy
Juneau County businesses are backfilling costs of a smaller Local Food Purchase Assistance program, feeding kinship and cupboards. Residents and farmers hope donations will sustain the program in a…| Wisconsin Watch
MINNEAPOLIS — Organizers of next weekend’s Farm Aid concert say they’ll consider canceling or switching venues if the University of Minnesota doesn’t reach a deal with striking workers.| Brainerd Dispatch
MINNEAPOLIS — Organizers of next weekend’s Farm Aid concert say they’ll consider canceling or switching venues if the University of Minnesota doesn’t reach a deal with striking workers.| Pine & Lakes Echo Journal
Brian Ingmire’s mission to help reforest northern Minnesota became a lot more important after the June 21 storm that leveled millions of trees in the Bemidji area.| Cloquet Pine Journal
Planting cover crops is a key step in transforming dirt into soil! The benefit list is long but they need to be selected with a purpose.| Chelsea Green Publishing
There has been a huge amount of controversy over the inheritance tax changes in last year’s Budget. They raised £500m, but hit some small farms and small businesses unfairly – whilst not stopping much existing inheritance tax avoidance. There’s a new proposal from CenTax which seems to do the impossible: protect small farms and businesses, […]| Tax Policy Associates Ltd
Brian Ingmire’s mission to help reforest northern Minnesota became a lot more important after the June 21 storm that leveled millions of trees in the Bemidji area.| Pine & Lakes Echo Journal
Pine River columnist John Wetrosky talks about potato harvests.| Pine & Lakes Echo Journal
Brian Ingmire’s mission to help reforest northern Minnesota became a lot more important after the June 21 storm that leveled millions of trees in the Bemidji area.| Park Rapids Enterprise
Alabama Extension is helping peanut producers understand how the value of their crop is determined and providing the steps to calculate it.| Alabama Cooperative Extension System
The views of farming in Canada have evolved. Learn what today's farms really look like and the hard work behind them. The post Our Nostalgic Views Of Farming No Longer Match Modern Farming appeared first on Canadian Food Focus.| Canadian Food Focus
KENNETT, MO. — Nestled in Missouri’s Bootheel is the small town of Kennett, the Dunklin County seat. With just over 10,000 residents, it’s a close-knit community where good-natured teasing is a common show of affection. Once a sprawling swampland, it has since been transformed into an expanse of flat, fertile fields where agriculture stands as the backbone of the region’s economy.| The New Lede
Puddledub, a Fife based farmer and butcher have been nominated as finalists for the Scottish Butcher’s Shop of The Year Awards 2023. The award seeks best independent retail butchers across the UK looking at innovation, quality displays and online retail whilst also celebrating quality, commitment, and achievement throughout the UK butchery industry. Peter Mitchell of […]| Producers | Scotsman Food and Drink
Despite mounting political opposition, growing scientific criticism and even the retreat of many former industrial supporters like Nestlé and Danone,| Green Prophet
Lab-grown and plant-based meat alternatives would have to be labeled as fake or imitation products. The law also prohibits school districts, community colleges and public universities in Iowa from purchasing lab-grown meat and any foods misbranded as meat or egg products.| Iowa Public Radio
This is the start of the fourth part of our series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb) discussing the structures of life for pre-modern peasants, who made up the majority of all humans who have ever lived. In the last few sections, we’ve looked broadly at how mortality, marriage and childbearing patterns shape the households these folks … Continue reading Collections: Life, Work, Death and the Peasant, Part IVa: Subsistence and a Little More→| A Collection of Unmitigated Pedantry
This story was originally published by The New Lede. Roughly a quarter of the nation’s large cattle, dairy and hog farms are located in just 30 U.S. counties, a new satellite-mapping study has found. The research also links large farms — whether in these dense hotspots or scattered elsewhere — to elevated air pollution. The study supports […]| Investigate Midwest
A £20,000 upgrade at a Carmarthenshire nature reserve is helping ponies and cows create the right conditions for one of the UK’s rarest butterflies. Butterfly Conservation has carried out improvement works at its Caeau Ffos Fach reserve, north of Swansea, using funding from Natural Resources Wales. Contractors installed 900 metres of fencing, laid 300 metres […]| pembrokeshire-herald.com
Climatic uncertainty has become the new normal. Farmers, gardeners and orchard-keepers are desperately seeking ways to adapt their food production to be more resilient in the face of such “global weirding.”| Chelsea Green Publishing
The province plans to cover half the improvement cost for a road deemed crucial for economic activity in the farming sector.| leaderpost
New FSA loan rules have changed the process for farmers applying for federal loans. Learn more about what these changes mean here!| National Land Realty News
Shafer’s leadership and vision have been widely praised by industry peers, who describe him as humble, principled and driven by service to the beef industry.| Detroit Lakes Tribune
Alabama Extension economists and specialists use different cattle enterprise budgets to assist producers, educators, financial institutions, and industry partners in planning the estimation of costs and returns of cattle operations.| Alabama Cooperative Extension System
The Maurin Academy was happy to provide Rico with some financial support while he lived and worked on the farm, getting in touch with nature, animals and friends. Above are some of Rico's photos of the farm, and below are some of his observations. Thank you, Rico, for your much-needed help on our urban farm!| The Maurin Academy for Regenerative Studies
Pacific Farms has grown walnuts and prunes in Tehama County since the 1940s. Learn more about this family-owned farm!| California Grown
Learn about the innovative Salmon Farming techniques from the Kitasoo Xai’xais Nation and their premium smoked salmon products. The post Leading The Way In Sustainable Salmon Farming appeared first on Canadian Food Focus.| Canadian Food Focus
Explore the innovative Facts Camp that connects youth to food, culture, and agriculture in the Sioux Valley Dakota Nation. The post Food, Culture, And Confidence For The Next Generation appeared first on Canadian Food Focus.| Canadian Food Focus
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Celebrating our third renewal of Bio Suisse certification! Discover how this trusted label supports us in delivering sustainable, ethical, and fully traceable organic crops.| LoginEKO
Discover how agroforestry integrates trees with farming. Learn about five USDA-recognized methods growing in popularity across New York and the U.S.| Adirondack Explorer
As construction phase nears its end, Manna Food Co-op's building at 801 Washington Ave. is tentatively scheduled for an October opening, though an official 'move in' date has not been set.| Detroit Lakes Tribune
Nearly 200 farmers reported storage damage, and 400,000 acres of crops were impacted by June’s severe storms.| Grand Forks Herald
In its flagship Recipe for a Livable Planet report, the World Bank found that Agrifood is a bigger contributor to climate change than many think. It generates almost a third of GHG emissions, averaging around 16 gigatons annually. This is about one-sixth more than all of the world’s heat and electricity emissions. This has several far-reaching practicalContinue reading "Agrifood transformation can secure a livable climate & ocean future"| Good Food Finance Network
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About 15 miles north of Dili, the capital city of the small Southeast Asian nation of Timor-Leste, lies the tiny island of Atauro. Barely 50 square miles in size, Atauro is twice the size of Bermuda…| Grow Further – A food-secure future
A CCI Blue Note policy brief for the 2nd Food Systems Summit Stocktake (FSS+4) taking place in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Four years after the historic United Nations Food Systems Summit, there are many…| Climate Value Exchange
On Tuesday 19 August, we will host a webinar specifically for cattle farmers to explain how they can access funding for an Animal Health and Welfare Review and the follow-up vet visit for endemic diseases. In this post, we share an overview of the webinar and a link to sign up.| Farming
The Fair Dealing Obligations (Pigs) Regulations 2025 (FDOP2025) will come into force from 13 August. FDOP2025 is designed to make contracts fairer and more transparent across the pig industry. In this guest post, Richard Thompson, the Agricultural Supply Chain Adjudicator (ASCA) shares an overview.| Farming
This is a short post to let you know that we’ve now fully allocated all available funding for the 2025 round of Capital Grants. The next round of funding will be available in 2026.| defrafarming.blog.gov.uk
How farmers are inviting nature onto their land to help restore the connections between cultivated and wild lands – and become stewards of biodiversity.| Rewilding Magazine
Let me stress that the blog is not back, as such, not up and running as in days of yore. I'm just putting out the occasional piece. This one because it complements last week's offering about Globalists who dreamed up the 'climate crisis' now profiting from measures introduced to combat that fantasy. And as with…| Jac o' the North
Simer Virk received the Larry W. Turner Young Extension Professional Award from the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers.| Alabama Cooperative Extension System
Briefing note for the Food Systems Summit Stocktake (FSS+4) taking place in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Four years after the historic United Nations Food Systems Summit, there are many big questions looming about the future of food systems, globally, at regional and national levels, and in terms of what is available to people, locally, in their […]| Blue Notes
Rory Aronson, creator of FarmBot, on pioneering AI-powered, open-source gardening tools for self-sovereign and distributed food production.| Podcast Notes
We see this pattern everywhere. When an industry struggles to attract young people, like farming, we reach for the same shiny solution: “Let’s make it sexy.” So we slap on new slogans: “Make agricu…| rochemamabolo
A controversial Iowa water safety report has confirmed what many people in the state have long feared to be true: Dangerously high levels of farm chemicals, including nitrates and pesticides are polluting waterways with potentially dire health consequences for hundreds of thousands of residents.| The New Lede
Families all over Britain are facing the real threat of losing their land and livelihoods as new solar power rules give developers the power to take over their property.| The Daily Sceptic
Curious about organic certification? Learn about our Naturland certification journey, and how traceability builds trust for farmers and buyers alike.| LoginEKO
The European Commission has over the past week unveiled its new Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) for 2028–2034, laying the financial foundations for the EU’s priorities in the years ahead. But while Brussels celebrates a streamlined, simplified budget, environmental advocates and farmers alike are raising the alarm. The proposal marks a serious shift away from green […] The post The EU’s new budget: angry farmers and scrapped funding for nature appeared first on Commonland.| Commonland
Jemal Abdulkerim Ute is an Assistant Professor of Agronomy at Madda Walabu University in Ethiopia. He’s also the lead researcher on a project that will help his country revolutionize wheat […]| Grow Further – A food-secure future
Chicken has been America’s favorite protein since 1992, but why? We surveyed 2,000+ Americans to find out! See why chicken consumption keeps gaining momentum.| Chicken Check In
Fall armyworms are plaguing pastures and hayfields. They can quickly invade and destroy a stand of healthy forages in a manner of hours.| Alabama Cooperative Extension System
By Hamid Hamirani, Senior Advisor FSF and Managing Principal EHA Advisory Innovative Collaborative Funding Model: De-Risking Investing in the Good Food Transformation The Innovative Collaborative Funding Model (ICFM) is designed to address food security, improve nutritional outcomes, support adoption of climate smart agricultural practices, and enhance sovereign fiscal resilience. A new paper outlines the model, along withContinue reading "Innovative Collaborative Funding Model de-risks inv...| Good Food Finance Network
Chickpeas offer great potential for organic farming. Join us as we walk you through the essential steps of chickpea cultivation, starting with seedbed preparation.| LoginEKO
You can join us for the live talk by supporting the Maurin Academy on Patreon at the Worker-Scholar level, or receive the video of his talk with the Question and Answer session included at our Salt of the Earth level. Supporting us on Patreon can give you access to all we do–our speaker series, reading groups and classes. If you want to gain access to only this lecture, live and recorded, go to: https://pmaurin.org/2025/07/01/in-this-complicated-world-what-can-you-do-about-the-environment-w...| The Maurin Academy for Regenerative Studies
Recently, I needed time off work, because of a serious illness. I took time to recover with little financial or household stress – the provision of sick leave, a perk of modern Australian soc…| Something to Ponder About
By Shannon Kelleher Adding to evidence about the pervasiveness of pesticides that endanger human and environmental health, new research has found widely used insecticides in Colorado waterways at levels 100 times higher than what researchers say is needed to protect aquatic life.| The New Lede
By Shannon Kelleher Major food corporations are failing to effectively support farming practices that protect human and environmental health, according to an assessment of 20 companies released Thursday by a corporate watchdog group.| The New Lede
By Carey Gillam Less than a month ahead of what would have been the first US trial over allegations that a popular weedkiller made by agrochemical giant Syngenta causes Parkinson’s disease, the parties have agreed to settle the case. With a looming Aug. 4 Philadelphia trial date, the case of Douglas Nemeth v. Syngenta, which previously was delayed multiple times, was being closely watched as the two sides battled over evidence to be presented and expert witnesses.| The New Lede
A Condensed History of the Lancashire Village of Tarleton, Spanning from its Viking Origins to the Modern Day At the heart of West Lancashire’s fertile mosslands, roughly 19 miles northeast of Live…| Northwest Nature and History
The Gulf of Alaska is one of the world’s biggest commercial fisheries. In Kodiak, Indigenous leaders and community growers promote the value of homegrown produce| Prism
Blog 'Native Colored Cotton Rescue Project in Mexico' by Margaret Mac Sems - Mexico is the country of origin of Gossypium hirsutum...| Local Futures
This is the first post in a series discussing the basic contours of life – birth, marriage, labor, subsistence, death – of pre-modern peasants and their families. Prior to the industria…| A Collection of Unmitigated Pedantry
A new video takes you inside Dyson's impressive vertical farming operation, which is home to 1,225,000 strawberry plants and shows you how the company is applying its manufacturing knowledge to producing homegrown food for British consumers.| New Atlas
KLEVENVILLE, Wis. — Two piglets jostled in the barnyard as Jess D’Souza stepped outside. Neither youngster seemed to be winning their morning game of tug-of-war over an empty feed bag. Jess approached the chicken coop. She swung open the weathered door. The flood of fowl scampered up a hill to a cluster of empty food […]| Investigate Midwest
Current situation Spring 2025 across England was the driest since 1893 with all areas receiving well below average rainfall. The dry spring has seen exceptionally low river flows experienced across northern and central England. Recent rainfall at the start of …| environmentagency.blog.gov.uk
The latest Maurin Academy lecture series guest will be Dr. Jeremy Cowan, Horticulture specialist and homesteader, who will speak to us about the “Implications of Sustainable Agriculture at Ho…| The Maurin Academy for Regenerative Studies