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  • 18 Jan 2024
    Woolworths and Coles Dominate Red Meat Market Control, Centralize Operations, and Face Criticism for Alleged Price Gouging
    Woolworths and Coles Dominate Red Meat Market Control, Centralize Operations, and Face Criticism for Alleged Price Gouging Editor: Andrew Dunlop, Australian Beef Association (ABA). Key Points: Woolworths and Coles have established dominance in the re... read more
    4752 | Posted by ONFARM Support
  • 16 May 2022
    How to Graft a Tree Using the ‘Whip and Tongue’ Method
    Spring has sprung and that’s good news for gardeners who’ve been eager to dig into the soil once again. If you’re one of the few who’s added fruit trees to your crop list, there’s one practice you may want to think about integrating this season: grafting.... read more
    3106 | Published by Modern Farmer
  • 08 Apr 2022
    6 Must-Watch Regenerative Documentaries Soil Lovers Globally Should See
    https://www.farmingsecrets.com/6-must-watch-regenerative-documentaries-for-soil-lovers-globally/ Have you ever sat back and thought about the dirt beneath your feet?  Ever wondered what goes on deep in the ground, below the surface?  If... read more
    1892 | Posted by ONFARM Support
  • 16 May 2022
    Hopguard 3 as a Summer Treatment
    HOPGUARD 3 AS A SUMMER TREATMENT Beekeeper-Funded Research Randy Oliver, with collaboration by Aris Roberts First published in ABJ February 2022   In the summer of 2020, I tested using Hopguard 3 to control varroa. Unfortunately, the label was not clear, ... read more
    1835 | Posted by ONFARM Support
  • 15 Mar 2022
    Effective Advocacy
    Mitch Hooke's one word answer to explain effective advocacy James Nason, 08/03/2022   FORMER mining sector leader Mitch Hooke offered a simple one-word answer in response to a question at an Australian Farm Institute forum yes... read more
    1690 | Posted by ONFARM Support
  • 24 Jun 2022
    Is Grass-Fed Beef Really Better For The Planet? Here's The Science
    by NANCY MATSUMOTO Picture - Cows graze on a grass field at a farm in Schaghticoke, N.Y. The grass-fed movement is based on the idea of regenerative agriculture. John Greim/LightRocket via Getty Images For the environmentally minded carnivore, m... read more
    1568 | Posted by ONFARM Support
  • 16 May 2022
    How to Harvest Seaweed Sustainably
    Seaweeds are among the fastest‑growing organisms on the planet and are very regenerative if they are harvested properly. The number one rule for harvesting sustainably is: do not rip the seaweed from the rock. Always leave some of the seaweed attached and... read more
    1562 | Published by Moder Farmer - Food & Lifestyle
  • 15 Feb 2023
    The Carbonism Cult
    ONFARM, 15/12/2023 When you take a high-level look at the environmental/consumer/farmer matrix it looks as if there is a small minority of so-called environmentalists who are exceptionally well resourced and organised on one side, and on the other side w... read more
    1485 | Posted by ONFARM Support
  • 17 Aug 2022
    Your Complete Guide to Farm Succession Planning
    August 31, 2020 Succession planning for farmers and ranchers is important, but it's also complicated. Land, equipment, equity, your own retirement — how do you even begin to think about handing your business over to the next generation? First, you need... read more
    1366 | Posted by ONFARM Support
  • 10 Mar 2022
    A Comparative Trial of the Pollen Subs: Part 6- Do We Need to Revise De Groot?
    A COMPARATIVE TRIAL OF THE POLLEN SUBS Part 6: DO WE NEED TO REVISE DE GROOT? Beekeeper-Funded Research First Published in ABJ December 2021 Randy OliverScientificBeekeeping.com Bee nutritionists have long cited the essential amino acid ratios suggested ... read more
    1282 | Posted by ONFARM Support
  • 22 Sep 2021
    Ladybug Odor Could Be a Great New Pesticide
    Commercial farmers and home gardeners alike know the deep annoyance and damage that aphids can cause. One highly effective, environmentally safe and adorable method for fighting aphids is to release ladybugs into an affected area, as ladybugs will prey on... read more
    1249 | Published by Modern Farmer
  • 22 Sep 2021
    Cultivating Resilience: Growing Olives in Palestine
    Next month, Abbas Milhem will join thousands of other Palestinian farmers in the annual olive harvest. As the sun beats down over the desert of the West Bank, farmers and their families will spend long hours reaching up into the branches of the gnarled ol... read more
    1248 | Published by Modern Farmer
  • 10 Mar 2022
    Glyphosate fact checking
    This is a very contentious subject, but how much of the media alarm over glyphosate is based upon actual risk assessment? Having run my garden and orchard organically for many years, I was faced with invasive Vinca major and Himalaya blackberries that wer... read more
    1247 | Posted by ONFARM Support
  • 24 Jun 2021
    Milk Supply Agreements
    Farmer's Guide to Milk Supply Agreements and the Dairy Industry Code of Conduct Negotiating or renegotiating a milk supply agreement? We have the resources to help dairy farmers to put an arrangement in place that best suits their business. The resource... read more
    1243 | Posted by ONFARM Support - Admin
  • 10 Mar 2022
    It’s Time for Maple Taffy
    For centuries, maple taffy has reigned supreme as a winter delicacy—and for good reason. Maple taffy, or tire sur la neige, is simply (as the French name suggests) maple syrup on snow. Originally an Indigenous tradition, the recipe was adopted by French s... read more
    1233 | Published by Moder Farmer - Food & Lifestyle
  • 23 Sep 2021
    Tar Spot Disease Is Plaguing Corn Fields Across the Midwest
    Pesky infestations of tar spot disease are expected to put another dent in farmers’ yields across the Midwest, according to a team of scientists that specializes in crop pathology. Tar spot is recognized by its raised black spots that sprout on healthy or... read more
    1220 | Published by Modern Farmer
  • 22 Sep 2021
    Farmers Across the Midwest Struggle to Hire Domestic Employees
    This article is republished from The Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting. Read the original article. Linnea Kooistra’s roots in farming go back 10 generations. She and her husband, Joel, were both raised on dairy farms, and they operated their own ... read more
    1218 | Published by Modern Farmer
  • 22 Sep 2021
    How Can Farmers Coexist With Wolves?
    Wolves, and their predation of livestock, are a major issue for farmers, whether that’s a perception or a reality. And large carnivores are coming back to places where they had previously been eliminated, thanks to improved conservation efforts and, as in... read more
    1205 | Published by Modern Farmer
  • 20 Oct 2021
    A Test of Thermal Treatment for Varroa: Part 2
    Beekeeper-funded Research A Test of Thermal Treatment for Varroa Part 2 First published in ABJ April 2021 Randy OliverScientificBeekeeping.com Last month I covered the theory of using thermal treatment (hyperthermia) to control varroa, and some of the des... read more
    1187 | Posted by ONFARM Support
  • 16 May 2022
    Rescued Ducks Play a Vital Role on This Vegan Farm
    In the Green Mountains of northern Vermont, a plot of nearly 1,300 acres is home to an abundance of flora and fauna, a flock of ducks and two farmers: Melissa Hoffman and Shawn Smith. The ducks at Sho Farm and Sanctuary are not being raised to be slaughte... read more
    1181 | Published by Modern Farmer
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Commercial farmers and home gardeners alike know the deep annoyance and damage that aphids can cause. One highly effective, environmentally safe and adorable method for fighting aphids is to release ladybugs into an affected area, as ladybugs will prey on... read more
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