FOOD | HEALTH | DEMOCRACY
FOOD | HEALTH | DEMOCRACY
Cows are not the problem. It’s the way cattle and livestock are managed and farmed that is creating a climate problem. “It’s not the cow, it’s the how,” is the popular refrain among regnerative farmers, ranchers, and soil health advocates leading the reform of our current food and agricultural system.
Source: NPR | By Dan Charles | MARCH 11, 2012 Since it seems to be Pest Resistance Week here at The Salt, with stories on weeds and insects, we might as well just pull out all the stops. So, next up: Why…
Source: The Guardian | 20 Jul 2024 | by Carey Gillam On a sweltering summer day in central Kansas, farm fields shimmer in the heat as Clint Brauer watches a team of bright yellow robots churn up and down the…
An international meta study reveals that there may be less of certain mold toxins in organically grown grain, compared to grain grown in the conventional manner. This, and other findings from research into agricultural products, can have major consequences. “Up…
Help us build a positive future! Every week, I’ll share deep dives into the latest news and cutting-edge research on the future of food, health, and democracy. At United We Eat, our goal is to focus on the solutions and…
Don Reicosky, David Brandt, Randall Reeder, Rattan Lal and David R. Montgomery Journal of Soil and Water Conservation September 2023, 78 (5) 105A-108A; DOI: Introduction The dust storm tragedy on I-55 in central Illinois on May 1, 2023, a reminder of the Dust Bowl era of the 1930s, necessitates…
Saved seed in organic systems progressively becomes more resilient to environmental stresses, compared with conventionally grown seed Plants adapt genetically over time to the special conditions of organic farming, becoming more resilient than conventionally grown seed to stresses such as…
by Will Pry, American Heart Association When one of the elders in the Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska asked if he could keep bees on the reservation, Tim Rhodd’s answer was straightforward: “Absolutely.” Soon, the bees started buzzing in the…
Free-roaming animals reintroduced in Romania’s Țarcu mountains are stimulating plant growth and securing carbon stored in the soil while grazing Source: Guardian | The Age of Extinction | by Graeme Green A herd of 170 bison reintroduced to Romania’s Țarcu…
Cows are not the problem. It’s the way they’re managed and farmed that is creating a climate problem, says Peter Byck, a professor of practice at Arizona State University’s sustainability school and producer of the 2020 short film series Carbon Cowboys and…