COW VET TIPS FOR GETTING YOUR CATTLE ON A CALVING SCHEDULE
The office store Staples has an “easyÀ button that appears in their advertisements and other promotions. The premise is that Staples makes doing business easy. It would be nice if there were an “easyÀ button for all businesses, including cow calf operations. While we may not have an easy button, there are steps we can […]
Get the Facts on Chicken Tractors
Chicken tractors are movable chicken coops that can benefit both backyard breeders and small-time farmers. Sometimes on wheels and usually with a rope or some sort of pulley attached, chicken tractors lack a floor and allow chickens to graze in different areas of a pasture as the structure is moved. As chickens scratch and peck […]
12 Tips for Keeping Goats in the City
Move over chickens, and make way for the goats. Just as it has become increasingly popular to keep chickens in America’s backyards, more people are raising goats on city and suburban lots. Jennie Grant, a Seattle goat keeper who Time magazine dubbed “the godmother of goat lovers,” has had a hand in making that happen. […]
Landscape Valuation Publication Commonland
That the world’s landscapes and ecosystems are degrading at an unprecedented pace is beyond question. A long-term and systemic approach to landscape restoration can generate monetary value for multiple stakeholders at the same time. We are pleased to announce a new publication which calculates the monetary value of restoring landscapes. The preliminary method is developed […]
ASF SWINE VACCINE SHOWS PROMISE, BUT LONG JOURNEY AHEAD
The USDA’s Agriculture Research Service (ARS) just accomplished an important first against one of the world’s deadliest swine diseases. ARS scientists developed a vaccine for African swine fever (ASF) that protects hogs from the ASF strain found in Europe and Asia. This news couldn’t come at a better time for U.S. pork producers. The lethal […]
Wide Open Agriculture has secured its largest distribution deal to date
Our Australian partner Wide Open Agriculture has secured its largest distribution deal to date with Woolworths Supermarkets to carry their regeneratively farmed, carbon neutral oat milk in half of its stores, commencing March 2022. Wide Open Agriculture managing director Dr Ben Cole said that they’re thrilled to collaborate with Woolworths and have been impressed by […]