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What Research Is Required For Economically And Environmentally Sustainable Farming?, W. Taylor

IGC Proceedings (1997-2023)

This Congress is being held on an island that is a Nitrate Vulnerable Zone. No other land area in the western world has achieved such a status!

With this designation come completely new parameters for agriculture in general and grassland production in particular. Alongside this change in emphasis for the grass based industry is the implementation of the Common Agricultural Policy reform. For farming within the European Union it is not completely about maximising production, about “growing two blades of grass where one grew before”. It’s also about creating a diverse landscape, about less pollution about greater recreational opportunities, about …

Technology Transfer And Education Training And Extension In Grassland Farming, K. G. Rickert

IGC Proceedings (1997-2023)

Stakeholders in grassland farming, including farmers, rural communities, urban consumers, politicians, educators, and service agencies, widely agree that the goal for grassland farming is the triple bottom line: farming systems that are ecologically sustainable, profitable and socially acceptable. This paper considers how extension and training might contribute to that worthy goal by encouraging practitioners to better manage their management environment. The notion of a management environment refers to a holistic consideration of those factors that impact on farmers, farm advisors or educators, that subset of grassland farming ‘practitioners’ within the wider range of stakeholders.

The difficulty faced by these practitioners …

Bibliometric Analysis On Biosensors And Their Applications In Agriculture, Jericho Jacques Michael C. Fajardo, Julia Kirsten T. Singian, Jedrick Henricson, C. Tan, Shoshannah B. Tiu, Mark Christian Felipe R. Redillas

DLSU Senior High School Research Congress

Biosensors are systematic devices that detect signals from biochemical substances and convert them into quantitative data. They aid in preventing and diagnosing potential diseases and pathogens. The ease of use and accessibility of these devices has paved the way for many technological advancements, especially in the agricultural sector. In this study, the impact of piezoelectric, electrochemical, optical, and molecular biosensors in agricultural settings were analyzed using a bibliometric analysis software called VOSviewer. Various parameters and data sets such as biosensor trends, keyword relationships, and biosensor citation prevalence were used. The created maps showed that in the variable for co-authorship, Chinese …

What Caused The Degradation In 20 Years Of Elm (Ulmus Pumila L.) Woodland In China, Li Liu, Tingcheng Zhu

IGC Proceedings (1997-2023)

No abstract provided.

Restoration Through Regeneration: An Analysis Of Agriculture In The United States, Rebecca Norine Graham

Capstone Showcase

The industrialization of agriculture in the mid-twentieth century has revolutionized global food systems, with enough food produced annually to sustain 10 billion people on a planet of only 7.8 billion people. Such a high-yielding agricultural system comes at a great cost to the Earth’s ecosystem, as industrialized farming has taken on factory-like production methods. Particularly harmful is the livestock sector, with ruminating animals such as cattle contributing to rising global temperatures and environmental degradation. The environmental destruction caused by industrialized animal agriculture can be halted and ultimately reversed through regenerative agriculture. Regenerative agriculture is a restorative farming practice that promotes …

Farmer’S Perspective On The Local Food System And Challenges And Successes Of Modern Farming, Janet Wojcik, Cynthia Tant, James Ferebee, Chris Penny, Jennifer Stalford

The World of Food: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on What We Eat and Grow

Moderated panel of local farmers discussing farming in the New South and the local food system.

Vegan Biscuits: The Connection Between Food, Family, And Belonging, Alexandria Selman

The World of Food: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on What We Eat and Grow

My work is a nonfiction narrative that intertwines data and theory points from various texts with personal story of being a vegan who grew up on an Alabama cattle farm. My focus is on what that means for my relationship to my family and the importance of food in a culture.

A Collaborative Approach For Evaluating Agricultural Contributions To Nonpoint Source Pollution In The Deschutes Watershed, South Puget Sound, Stephen Bramwell, Nicole Warren

Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference

The 2015 Deschutes River Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) report by the Washington State Department of Ecology (ECY) recommended actions to improve water quality parameters in this watershed, including reduction of agricultural non-point source pollution. Farmers in the watershed were suspected of contributing to violations of state water quality standards for fecal coliform and nutrient loading, among other parameters, but basic information on crop production, livestock numbers and stocking rates, and the presence or absence of exclusion fencing, among other data, was unavailable. A local research effort was initiated in 2016 to address these issues. A local collaboration was established …

Home Country, Ron Geatz

Symphony in the Flint Hills Field Journal

In northern Australia, a new generation helps to heal their homelands. Standing atop the red cliffs of Fish River Gorge in Australia’s Northern Territory, it’s difficult not to indulge in a fantasy of nature primordial. More than 100 feet below, fish are clearly visible in the crystalline water. Flocks of squawking white cockatoos soar through the riverine forest, and wallabies dart in and out of view.

Giant Steppes: Protecting Mongolia's Grasslands In The Face Of A Mining Boom, Joshua Zaffos

Symphony in the Flint Hills Field Journal

Amar Purev, a square-jawed preserve ranger with a no-nonsense demeanor, peers through binoculars from the window of an SUV as it bounces along a double-track path through a green-and-golden sea of hip-high grass. He spots only a few gazelles in the distance, but when the vehicle crests a hill, it halts: fifty yards away, hundreds of gazelles and their calves graze on stipa, or feather grass. Before Purev can open his door, the animals take off, coursing 40 miles per hour across the flat and boundless expanse that reaches to the horizon. This grassy ocean is Mongolia’s Toson Hulstai Nature …

Asia (Mongolia), The Nature Conservancy

Symphony in the Flint Hills Field Journal

Mongolia is a country of vast landscapes and a small population. This article explains Mongolia’s grasslands, and the way of life of the nomadic peoples who sustain them, are threatened by mining, energy, and infrastructure development.

Sustainable Prairie, Brian Obermeyer

Symphony in the Flint Hills Field Journal

Tallgrass prairie once blanketed approximately 170 million acres of North America, from Texas up into Canada and from Kentucky west into Kansas. Only about 4 percent of this once vast sea of grass remains, making tallgrass prairie the most altered ecosystem on the continent in terms of acres lost.

Fort Riley And Its Neighbors, William A. Dobak

Symphony in the Flint Hills Field Journal

“Amateurs study strategy; professionals study logistics” is a maxim often attributed to the late General Omar Bradley. Getting supplies to soldiers has been proven to be a challenge throughout history.

Ranching Through The Seasons In The Flint Hills, Jim Hoy

Symphony in the Flint Hills Field Journal

As anyone who has ever operated a farm or ranch knows, work never ends. Routine chores have to be done every day, while other jobs are seasonal, following a more or less predictable timetable. Over the years the methods of performing some ranch work in the Flint Hills has changed and some hasn’t, although the essence of that work is constant, dictated by the demands of caring for the land and livestock. Those demands themselves are controlled by the seasons.

London Harness: Legendary Black Cowboy, Pat Finney

Symphony in the Flint Hills Field Journal

Compared to other residents of the Dunlap community, and certainly compared to any one person in the community, much has been written about London Harness. Newspaper articles and books have told the “story of his life,” so we know without ever having met

Dunlap And The Exoduster Connection, Jan Houston

Symphony in the Flint Hills Field Journal

Following the Civil War, Federal troops remained in the South, maintaining order and overseeing the Reconstruction period. Black freedmen trusted that they would gain the rights of free men everywhere: the right to vote, the right to education, the right

The Sky's The Limit, Johnny Arnold

Symphony in the Flint Hills Field Journal

If you first meet Johnny Arnold over the phone and talk for more than five minutes, you’ll find yourself speaking with a Central Texas accent for the next week. And it’s “Johnny”---not Mr. Arnold. A Texas cattleman from Coryell County, near Gatesville, wh

In Concert With The Ecosystem, Edward P. Bass

Symphony in the Flint Hills Field Journal

I first “discovered” the Flint Hills of Kansas in the mid-1980s after working for a period of ten years to develop sustainable rangeland practices for a challenging grassland system located in the dry tropics of northwestern Australia.

The Great Bend People - A Prelude To History, Wade Parsons

Symphony in the Flint Hills Field Journal

When conquistadors Coronado (1541) and Onate (1601) journeyed into Kansas, the possibilities of unimaginable wealth, lost souls, and eternal glory drove their expeditions across an uncharted wilderness. Their destination was the gold-filled land of Quivira. In Kansas these Spaniards found no gold, established no missions, and were ultimately disgraced by their king. What they encountered were etensive settlements of semi-sedentary agriculturists who effectively utilized their local resources. These people are known today as the Wichita tribe and are referred to as the Great Bend Aspect (ca AD 1450-1700) by archeologists.

The Relation Of County Roads To Indiana's Farming Economy, George R. Harvey

Purdue Road School

No abstract provided.