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Amid growing scarcity, a giant Arizona dairy farm agrees to use less - Los Angeles Times
22+ hour, 33+ min ago (393+ words) One of the largest farming businesses in Arizona has agreed to use less water and pay $11 million in a deal that state officials say will help preserve disappearing groundwater and provide financial help for residents whose wells have run dry....
Top soybean traders exit pact that protects Amazon rainforests
2+ day, 18+ hour ago (253+ words) A group representing some of the world's largest soybean traders is exiting a landmark deal created in Brazil to protect the Amazon rainforest against deforestation. Many of the trees cut down or burned in the region are leveled by people…...
Hungary's 'water guardian' farmers fight back against desertification
1+ week, 2+ day ago (875+ words) KISKUNMAJSA, Hungary'Oszk'r Nagyap'ti climbed to the bottom of a sandy pit on his land on the Great Hungarian Plain and dug into the soil with his hand, looking for a sign of groundwater that in recent years has been in…...
Alert, Agile and "All-In": The Australian Cattle Dog
4+ week, 2+ day ago (629+ words) Recognized by the American Kennel Club as part of the Herding Group, the Australian Cattle Dog is known for its trainability and success in dog sports such as agility, rally and obedience trials. Often described as a "shadow dog," the…...
Farm2People | Connecting Farmers & Fighting Hunger in LA
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (166+ words) One in four LA households is food insecure. Farm2People connects surplus produce from independent CA farmers to LA families in need. Join our mission. Imagine a Los Angeles where nobody is hungry, families can feed their children locally grown fruits and…...
Tree planting by subscription, a new business from the former CEO of Reddit
3+ mon, 1+ day ago (483+ words) Yishan Wong is best known for leading the social media platform Reddit from 2012 to 2014, but since 2020 he has turned his attention to fighting climate change through his forest restoration startup, Terraformation. This summer, the business rolled out its latest product…...
Will electric tractors gain traction? At a pilot event for farmers, researchers see possibilities
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (886+ words) EAST LANSING, Mich.In the soft dirt of an indoor horseback riding ring last month, a group of farmers got ready to test-drive a new piece of equipment: an electric tractor. As they took turns climbing in some surprised by…...
'The original slow food people': Why this California tribe spent $500,000 on a global food gathering
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (1025+ words) WILTON, Calif.On a balmy day last week south of Sacramento, a group of women took turns grinding and preparing acorn flour, and then used fire-heated stones to cook it with water in woven baskets. It was a slow and…...
Stanford grads' startup turns almond shell waste into organic fertilizer
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (464+ words) Chipotle Mexican Grill and Khosla Ventures are among investors providing a fresh round of funding for a startup that makes fertilizer from ground almond shells. "Our goal is to reduce emissions, promote healthy soils and help farmers improve yields," said…...
Immigration raid at upstate New York food manufacturer leads to dozens of detentions
4+ mon, 2+ day ago (632+ words) CATO, N.Y.Federal agents forced open the doors of a snack bar manufacturer and took away dozens of workers in a surprise enforcement action that the plant's co-owner called "terrifying." The reason for the enforcement action was unclear. Local law enforcement…...