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After centering and scaling cow attribute variables, linear fixed effects were added for cow age , calving date , and peak milk yield . Interaction effects were created for each combination of these linear terms, and a categorical effect added … Continue reading →

We therefore examine this cycle not only as a means to save water, but ask if and how it can enhance the viability of nonindustrial farming operations as the food system adapts to restricted water availability. We consider the relevant … Continue reading →

The experiment was conducted on seven certified organic dry farm tomato fields in Santa Cruz and San Mateo counties in California during the 2021 growing season. Five blocks were established on each field over the course of a full growing … Continue reading →

An interesting idea is that farmers themselves have a better idea of how they will benefit from the new technology. And this should be reflected in their willingness-to-pay to experiment with the new technology . Experimentation has shown that incentivizing … Continue reading →

The effect of zero tillage is dependent on climate, especially on rainfall, and the effect is more pronounced in drier areas . The energy requirements of zero tillage and reduced tillage are less, so GHG emissions are lower . GHG … Continue reading →

The eddy covariance method provides valuable information to better understand temporal variability and estimates an annual CH4 emission average that can be compared to inventories. Only a select number of studies have conducted in situ field measurements of CH4 from California … Continue reading →

The other by-products, acetate and butyrate, help induce methanogenesis. Manure management systems vary among dairy farms but generally consist of dry and wet management practices . Dry manure management consists of deep pits, solid manure storage, dry lots, and daily … Continue reading →

Significantly, such payments are not entirely mitigated by higher rental payments for land. That is, the potential for profit is still great, with only 25% going toward rent, and with only 64% of farmland itself rented. Finally, increasing corporate influence, which … Continue reading →

In 1985, Ex Parte Hibberd, an administration decision by the US Patent and Trademarks Office, extended property rights to the individual components of organisms, including genetic information, thus anticipating some of today’s contentious Genetically Modified Organism debates. Ten years later, Asgrow … Continue reading →

Racial/ethnic inequity with regard to land access is a defining feature not only of the corporate-controlled food system, but also of the US government itself, which, even years after emancipation, has made it nearly impossible for Blacks and other communities … Continue reading →