Third in a series: On the Fall River in Idaho, 5-miles from the southwest corner of Yellowstone Park, we use goats instead of herbicides to control weeds and stimulate grasses in sagebrush meadows. Goats Clearing […]
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All posts tagged: Range Poisons
The War On Nature
Quoting the authors below, “In reality, the problem is not herbicide resistant weeds; it is the perception that they are an enemy that must be destroyed at all costs. Military imagery – especially words like […]
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Banish Roundup From the Farm? It’ll Take More Than Lawsuits
Considering that three generations of American farmers, ranchers and wildlife managers have been taught that pesticides are inherently safe, and the answer to most agricultural problems can be found in a bottle, the attitudes expressed […]
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Scorched Portugal Turns to the Goat as a Low-Cost Firefighter
In nature, different animals eat different kinds of plants and there are specific species for every such “ecological niche”. Where native animals have gone missing, domestic goats can be used to replace animals that once […]
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Goats Eat Weeds – Farm to Fork Wyoming
In Wyoming battles between sheepherders and cattlemen are legendary and harrowing. With that turbulent history it is a little surprising that the daughter of an old Wyoming ranching family is a leading force behind weed […]
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Judge Cuts $55 Million From $80 Million Roundup Verdict
This is not a “victory” for Monsanto/Bayer. There isn’t enough money in the whole stock market to pay $25 million to every person Roundup has made sick.
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How Pesticides Can Actually Increase Mosquito Numbers
Over long periods, many if not most of our attempts to alter nature backfire. The lesson: do these things holistically. Work with nature, not against nature.
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Bayer’s Roundup Problem Slashes Its Market Value
Many of the mergers and acquisitions that harm companies, workers and customers are motivated by bonuses—the ones that managers and boards pay themselves for putting these deals together. Even so, Bayer’s acquisition of Monsanto seems […]
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Can Cows Help Mitigate Climate Change? Yes, They Can!
Livestock and other so-called “invasive exotic” animals can replace missing wild animals’ beneficial effects on plants when they are managed to copy natural grazing patterns. These and other innovations of restoration agriculture practices are discussed […]
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Living Soil Film
This 60-minute documentary features innovative farmers and soil health experts from throughout the U.S. Our soils support 95 percent of all food production, and by 2060, our soils will be asked to give us as […]
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