Modern Agriculture & Sustainability

April 22, 2022

Modern agriculture and sustainability go hand in hand. Here’s some examples of production methods used by farmers to take sustainability seriously.

Read more about conservation tillage and no-till.

Learn more about the benefits of biotech.

Learn more about how farmers protect waterways.

Of course there are other production methods that farmers use to protect the environment while growing safe and nutritious food! Post your favorite examples in the comments!

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2 days ago

Farmers Daughter
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Why are farmers so worried about weeds? t.co/4xRWJwnJ5h

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An Open Letter to Everyone Who Eats t.co/qOGJeAusKP

August 1, 2022

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Poultry Production Inspection Act t.co/j0jB95IbEC

The Farmer's Daughter

12 hours ago

"Stressed" college students trying to combat climate change are pushing their schools to ban pesticides, especially herbicides. These youngsters spend their free time on campus pulling weeds instead of...well, all the stuff they should be doing to enjoy college. Little do they know, their pursuit of ending pesticide use will actually do more harm than good to our environment.This article has all the science, snark, and flavor that makes me a happy reader.
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'Climate-Anxious' College Students Troubled by Pesticides Need Science Lesson

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Suffering from "climate anxiety," some of America's entitled college students are working to get low-risk pesticides banned from their campuses, in a bid to slow global warming. They all need therapy ...

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The Farmer's Daughter

2 days ago

Managing weeds isn’t just about making our fields look pretty! Weeds are detrimental because they compete with our crops for limited resources. If farmers didn’t manage weed presence, the weeds would eventually get so big that they choke out the planted crops. That means our efforts, inputs, and natural resources are wasted.
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The Farmer's Daughter

5 days ago

The controversy surrounding activists suing the EPA for not conducting biological evaluations under the Endangered Species Act is a bit difficult to understand. (Heck, that sentence was a bit difficult to understand.) So in my latest AGDAILY column, I've tried to distill the information and present it in a more palatable form.
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Activist lawsuits hinder EPA's ability to balance ecological assessments | AGDAILY

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Pay-per-view boxing matches. I’ve never really understood the appeal of these things. I remember attending a bloggers’ convention in Washington, D.C., the same day as one of these high-profile eve...

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The Farmer's Daughter

6 days ago

My Congresswoman died yesterday in a car accident. Let this be your reminder that no matter who you are or what you accomplish, our time here is limited. So spend it wisely. 💜
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