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  • Dairy Alternatives: Converting Cattle Methane Into Renewable Energy

    May 16, 2019 |

    KCET-TV |

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    Response Location: United States, Pixley, California

    After California passed new regulations mandating that the dairy industry needs to mitigate the amount of methane emissions produced from cows, some farms like Airoso Dairy are adopting new technologies to do the job. The farm works with energy companies to use a digester that converts the cow’s manure into biofuel. While the initial investment in the technology can be expensive, this conversion of fuel has also added a new revenue stream for the farm.

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  • Native bees, please

    May 11, 2019 |

    Berkeley Science Review |

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    Response Location: United States, Berkeley, California

    The Urban Bee Lab at UC Berkeley has spent over a decade collecting data about native Californian bees who regularly interact with humans so that they can share their findings to help farmers improve production. The lab collects specimens to help researchers down the line; they observe bees in nature; and they actively work with local farmers to exchange useful information. Short-term, the collaborations help farmers improve yield and provide a welcoming space to bees; short-term, the data collected will help protect and conserve native bee populations.

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  • Backyard chickens in Lee County: a growing flock

    May 07, 2019 |

    Changing Florida |

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    Response Location: United States, North Fort Myers, Florida

    Tammy Harvey in Florida has 13 hens in her backyard that allow her to grow her own eggs, thereby reducing her carbon footprint since her food went directly from farm to table. While it can be difficult for some people to raise their own chickens due to regulations, some counties are making it easier.

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  • California's Latest Weapon Against Climate Change Is Low-Tech Farm Soil

    May 02, 2019 |

    NPR |

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    Response Location: United States, Modesto, California

    California’s Healthy Soils Initiative is providing funding for farmers across the state to grow cover crops that will help move carbon from the air to the soil. Doing so not only cleans the air, but helps the soil and crops retain moisture in a state that has often faced water scarcity. Besides being a response to climate change, the initiative has bridged the deep divide between California’s coastal and valley populations, showing that they need each other to respond to climate issues.

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  • The case for carbon farming in California

    May 02, 2019 |

    High Country News |

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    Response Location: United States, California

    California has been leading the way in what is becoming an increasingly popular response to climate change: carbon farming. The practice reabsorbs carbon that’s in the air, into the soil, and can be achieved through methods like composting, no-till agriculture, or cover crops. While a promising practice, cost-related concerns and the sustainability and longevity of the response remain in question.

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  • These Indigenous Women Are Reclaiming Stolen Land in the Bay Area

    April 30, 2019 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

    The Sogorea Te Land Trust is an intertribal women-led organization that is working to reclaim ownership of land in the Bay Area that Ohlone people have lived on for centuries. They regained access to the land through a partnership with another local grassroots organization called Planting Justice, who will eventually hand over the land to Sogorea Te for free once it is fully paid off. Sogorea Te believes that the root of a lot of Indigenous problems is the dispossession of their land, so they hope to use this land to rebuild resiliency and a way of life for and with their people.

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  • 'It's a groundswell': the farmers fighting to save the Earth's soil

    April 24, 2019 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: United Kingdom

    Governments, UN officials, and climate experts alike are ringing the alarm bells of growing soil degradation around the world. But a new agricultural movement is tackling this challenge head on. Instead of the centuries-old method of ploughing, or turning up the soil, farmers have recently taken to keeping their fields covered with varied plants year round, to keep soil healthier. Advocates also point to lower costs on machinery and labor, more resilient crops, and climate change dividends as added benefits as well.

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  • Ranchers Try New Tactics Coexisting with Wolves — Endangered or Not

    April 19, 2019 |

    Bitterroot |

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    Response Location: United States, Eureka, Montana

    The gray wolf was on the Endangered Species list when they were first reintroduced to the West in 1995, and although they have made an impressive comeback, there is now a debate between ranchers and environmentalists about the best way to handle the influx of predators to their cattle. Ranchers like Joe Purdy in Montana have found a successful mix of nonlethal tactics to keep them at bay: patrol of the area during the hours of 6 p.m. to 6 a.m., wildlife cameras, inviting campers to stay, building fences, and more.

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  • Florida strawberry farmers using robots to pick fruit, control mildew

    April 18, 2019 |

    UPI |

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    Response Location: United States, Orlando, Florida

    Robots are the newest way to improve efficiency of agriculture in the context of an aging immigrant population of fruit pickers, specifically in the strawberry industry. Harvest CROO is the company behind the robot Berry, and it has received millions of dollars to develop this technology. Research shows advancements in agricultural technology may be the only way to feed a growing worldwide population.

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  • Female Farmers are Coming into Their Own—and Networking is Key to Their Success

    April 16, 2019 |

    Civil Eats |

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    Response Location: United States, Wisconsin

    As the number of women in agriculture grows, a group of female farmers in Wisconsin participate in a networking cooperative called In Her Boots. Starting as a 12-person potluck, members of In Her Boots now come from more than 20 different counties and swap knowhow more specific to women, such as how to adjust farming practices to fit a smaller frame or how to apply for farm grants. The group is still growing and is now part of a data-gathering metric from the University of Wisconsin which aims to measure the growth of women in sustainable farming.

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