ONFARM Support 's Entries

• 22 Sep 2021
  Protecting the Timber Industry From the Emerald Ash Borer

  This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article. The emerald ash borer (Agrilus planipennis) is a deceptively attractive metallic-green adult beetle with a red abdomen. But few people ever actu... read more

  169 | Published by Modern Farmer
• Protecting the Timber Industry From the Emerald Ash Borer

  This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article. The emerald ash borer (Agrilus planipennis) is a deceptively attractive metallic-green adult beetle with a red abdomen. But few people ever actu... read more

  169 Published by Modern Farmer
• 22 Sep 2021
  Wild Relatives of Important Food Crops Are Facing Extinction

  Wild relatives of some of the world’s most important agricultural crops such as corn, beans and potatoes are important to future food security. But many of them are facing extinction, a new study finds. Most of the staple foods we eat today come from dome... read more

  202 | Published by Modern Farmer
• Wild Relatives of Important Food Crops Are Facing Extinction

  Wild relatives of some of the world’s most important agricultural crops such as corn, beans and potatoes are important to future food security. But many of them are facing extinction, a new study finds. Most of the staple foods we eat today come from dome... read more

  202 Published by Modern Farmer
• 22 Sep 2021
  How Has Hurricane Ida Affected Agriculture and Food?

  Hurricane Ida, one of the most destructive storms to hit the Gulf and East coast of the United States in recent memory, took its toll on American agriculture, in ways both obvious and subtle. Now, just over a week since the hurricane hit, we’re starting t... read more

  217 | Published by Modern Farmer
• How Has Hurricane Ida Affected Agriculture and Food?

  Hurricane Ida, one of the most destructive storms to hit the Gulf and East coast of the United States in recent memory, took its toll on American agriculture, in ways both obvious and subtle. Now, just over a week since the hurricane hit, we’re starting t... read more

  217 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

  176 | Published by Modern Farmer
• 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

  176 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

  166 | Published by Modern Farmer
• 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

  166 Published by Modern Farmer
• 22 Sep 2021
  One Way to Grow Despite Drought? It’s in the Roots

  As parts of the world become more arid, researchers have been looking for drought-resistant plants, ways to get the most out of what little water there is. But researchers at the University of Bonn say not enough attention is paid to the roots, which may ... read more

  219 | Published by Modern Farmer
• One Way to Grow Despite Drought? It’s in the Roots

  As parts of the world become more arid, researchers have been looking for drought-resistant plants, ways to get the most out of what little water there is. But researchers at the University of Bonn say not enough attention is paid to the roots, which may ... read more

  219 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

  368 | Published by Modern Farmer
• 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

  368 Published by Modern Farmer
• 22 Sep 2021
  Is Virginia’s Beekeeping Lottery a Good Idea?

  Virginia’s honeybees are dying. Unfortunately, it’s not a unique problem; there’s hardly a region of the country that isn’t dealing with the mass death of vast numbers of honeybees or other pollinators. The Bee Informed Partnership estimates that U.S. bee... read more

  166 | Published by Modern Farmer
• Is Virginia’s Beekeeping Lottery a Good Idea?

  Virginia’s honeybees are dying. Unfortunately, it’s not a unique problem; there’s hardly a region of the country that isn’t dealing with the mass death of vast numbers of honeybees or other pollinators. The Bee Informed Partnership estimates that U.S. bee... read more

  166 Published by Modern Farmer
• 21 Sep 2021
  Sleeping with the Enemy

  Warren Davies - The Unbreakable Farmer   January 11, 2019 With the recently, much publicised, high profile mental health battles and suicides in the news, sadly it reminds us that we still understand so very little about the individual b... read more

  148 | Posted by ONFARM Support
• Sleeping with the Enemy

  Warren Davies - The Unbreakable Farmer   January 11, 2019 With the recently, much publicised, high profile mental health battles and suicides in the news, sadly it reminds us that we still understand so very little about the individual b... read more

  148 Posted by ONFARM Support
• 21 Sep 2021
  Grounding - Breaking the Cycle

  Warren Davies - The Unbreakable Farmer  July 19, 2019 Grounding techniques are a group of strategies that helps keep someone in the present. They help someone to regain their mental focus from an often intensely emotional state. Grounding... read more

  146 | Posted by ONFARM Support
• Grounding - Breaking the Cycle

  Warren Davies - The Unbreakable Farmer  July 19, 2019 Grounding techniques are a group of strategies that helps keep someone in the present. They help someone to regain their mental focus from an often intensely emotional state. Grounding... read more

  146 Posted by ONFARM Support
• 21 Sep 2021
  Loss & Grief

  Warren Davies - The Unbreakable Farmer  May 9, 2020 Feelings of loss and grief can be experienced after we lose someone or something we care about like; the death of a loved one; loss of a relationship; loss of a pet; loss of a job; a chan... read more

  178 | Posted by ONFARM Support
• Loss & Grief

  Warren Davies - The Unbreakable Farmer  May 9, 2020 Feelings of loss and grief can be experienced after we lose someone or something we care about like; the death of a loved one; loss of a relationship; loss of a pet; loss of a job; a chan... read more

  178 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

  306 | Posted by ONFARM Support - Admin
• 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

  306 Posted by ONFARM Support - Admin