@ModFarm

Sharing stories from the food system. Let's talk about it.

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Joined November 2012
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#AgLaw Hot Link: "California’s Food Recovery Program is the First of its Kind in the US" @ModFarm buff.ly/3XHCzjg #California #agriculture #organicwaste
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Industrial farming operations stuffed with thousands of hogs, cows, or chickens seriously harm our health and environment. All across the country, communities are pushing back. @LenaJLBeck reports via @ModFarm: sentientmedia.org/factory-fa…

Factory Farms Make Bad Neighbors. Meet the People Who Are Fighting Back

Industrial farming operations stuffed with thousands of hogs, cows, or chickens seriously harm our health and environment. All across the country, communities are pushing back.

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NSAC@sustainableag3 Sep 2024
It is so impactful to read these real stories behind the #FarmBill. Farmers, Tribal members & food justice advocates share firsthand how this critical legislation has shaped their communities. Faces of the Farm Bill: modernfarmer.com/2024/08/fac… via @ModFarm

Faces of the Farm Bill - Modern Farmer

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This is what to do when a factory farm comes to town!👇 Big thanks to @ModFarm for compiling this list of the best advice from policy experts and impacted community members fighting factory farms. #PeopleOverProfit #StopFactoryFarms
Modern Farmer@ModFarm20 Aug 2024
When a massive, pollution-spewing factory farm is slated for construction in your town, you may find yourself wanting to take action to prevent it. Certainly, that's a position many small farmers and rural communities have found themselves in before.
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TY, @ModFarm & @LenaJLBeck, for covering farmed animal welfare during transport, and for featuring our investigation with @AnimalsAngelsUS monitoring a truckload of newborn calves on a 19-hour transport from a mega-dairy in Minnesota to New Mexico. modernfarmer.com/2024/08/how…

The 1,000-Mile Journey of a Newborn Calf - Modern Farmer

Last August, members of Animals’ Angels drove behind a transport truck for 1,113 miles from Minnesota to New Mexico. Commissioned by the Animal Welfare

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#DidYouKnow A single factory farm can produce as much waste as a city but isn't required to build sewage treatment facilities. Many thanks to @ModFarm for highlighting @SRAProject's work to hold factory farms accountable for #pollution.👇#StopFactoryFarms modernfarmer.com/2024/08/fac…

Factory Farms Explained - Modern Farmer

Chickens packed into spaces so small that many are unable to stand or walk. Birds panting due to overheating. Many have sustained injuries, and they all

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At @SHFBOC, food bank clients don't receive boxes full of cans. Instead, they get to shop (for free) for in-season fruits and veggies that were harvested less than 25 miles away. Read more about this innovative program in #MyLatest for @ModFarm: modernfarmer.com/2024/07/spo…

Spotlight On the Community Fridge and Pantry Growing Its Own Produce - Modern Farmer

When Yvonne Martinez shops for her weekly allotment of food from the Skyview Elementary and Middle School Pantry in Anaheim, California, her box isn’t

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@grist17 Jul 2024
The 2.4 million or so farmworkers who are the backbone of America’s agricultural industry are struggling to afford food. (Co-published with @modfarm) grist.org/food-and-agricultu…

The people who feed America are going hungry

Climate change is escalating a national crisis, leaving farmworkers with empty plates and mounting costs.

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Important write up by @EmilyBat @ModFarm on how farmers lacking access to reliable internet are unable to modernize ops—which ultimately cuts down on productivity & the amount of food they can produce. The Farm Bill could help: modernfarmer.com/2023/11/wer…

‘We’re Cut Off’: Rural Farmers Are Desperate For Broadband Internet - Modern Farmer

When COVID hit, Lisa Stroup was excited for her granddaughter to come stay with her full time. The girl’s father was deployed with the military and her

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I story I wrote for Modern Farmer about CRISPR gene editing, and the impact it is having — and will have — in agriculture. The Future is CRISPR modernfarmer.com/2023/09/the… via @ModFarm
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Anna Lovat@annalouise01427 Sep 2023
Had the pleasure of writing a personal essay for @ModFarm! It’s about all things wasp, as well as my own personal growth & I hold it near & dear to my heart. modernfarmer.com/2023/09/in-…

In Defense of Wasps  - Modern Farmer

When I am talking to folks about wasps, I usually have to stop a couple of times and explain that when I say I love wasps, I truly do mean wasps. Yes, the

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@grist9 Sep 2023
As hurricanes get stronger, storm surges are bringing saltwater to farmland—and leaving salt there once waters evaporate. Here's why that can be so devastating. (Via @ModFarm) grist.org/agriculture/a-sile…

‘A silent killer’: How saltwater intrusion is overtaking coastal farmland in the US

As hurricanes get stronger, storm surges are bringing saltwater to farmland—and leaving salt there once waters evaporate.

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For @ModFarm, I wrote about the recent USDA approval of lab-grown chicken and what it means for the future of poultry production – and for your palate. modernfarmer.com/2023/08/its…

It's Alive! The Debate Over Lab-Grown Chicken - Modern Farmer

Josh Tetrick swears he’d have another job if only all poultry producers farmed thoughtfully and could keep up with the appetite of a growing global

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Thank you @ModFarm for sharing our story on the First Lady's Luncheon and #American #Flowers and foliage growers. modernfarmer.com/2023/08/us-… #firstladies
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A fast-growing industry is paying farmers millions of dollars to store carbon in soils. But some doubt that the science to support such efforts is ready for prime time. And the debate has become surprisingly heated. My feature for @ScienceMagazine science.org/content/article/…

Farmers are being paid millions to trap carbon in their soils. Will it actually help the planet?

Soil carbon credits are gaining popularity, but some researchers say they rest on shaky science

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Getting out of drought is harder than getting into it. @stlpublicradio explains in the the latest part of our new series, A Changing Basin. Let us know how new weather extremes are affecting you: forms.gle/KZfwnqoHePsBgL6bA investigatemidwest.org/2023/… #ChangingBasin

How is extreme weather affecting you this summer?

Extreme weather is impacting people and industries in the Mississippi River basin this summer -- a huge area that spans from Canada down to the Gulf Coast. The Mississippi River Basin Ag & Water...

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The #vintage staple is cool again, thanks to social media #influencers and #trendy shops. But is the #fish as good for the #environment as it might claim? By alumna @NJesionka (FGJ '21) for @ModFarm #tinnedfish modernfarmer.com/2023/07/tin…

Tinned Fish is Trending. But Can You Trust the Label? - Modern Farmer

Tinned fish is hot.  The colorful packages are trending on Tik Tok and Instagram, (#tinfish has 38.6 million views on the latter platform), with

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Rose Garrett@rose_garrett12 Jul 2023
It's been too long since I've reported a story myself. Happy to share that my story about the struggles of California's salmon (and the people who rely on them) is up on @ModFarm today. modernfarmer.com/2023/07/cal…

California’s Salmon Are Teetering on the Brink - Modern Farmer

Arron Hockaday Sr. remembers fishing for salmon with his father in the late 1970s. Back then, it wasn’t just the number of salmon running up Northern

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Kudos to our friends at Modern Farmer for launching a series on food insecurity and climate change. Check out @ModFarm this week to follow their 5 part series: xitter.cf/ModFarm/status/1678418…
Modern Farmer@ModFarm10 Jul 2023
Tulare County is the largest dairy producer in California and the US, but climate change is exposing the region’s vulnerability. Check out the first story in 'State of Abundance,' our week-long series about California agriculture and climate change: ow.ly/Wb1p50P7s5b
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For @ModFarm, I wrote about the Canada wildfires, their threat to farmers and how we might mitigate the worst of what's to come: modernfarmer.com/2023/06/can…

Canada’s Wildfires Threaten Its Farmers From All Sides - Modern Farmer

When the wildfires descended on his Nova Scotia farm the morning of May 28, Peter Sutherland wasn’t surprised. Drought conditions had turned the land and

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