Top stories published by AgFuse in 2018

How Brazilian Big Agriculture is Destroying the Brazilian Amazon

The rampant deforestation of the Amazon began in the 1970s when the government of Brazil determined they needed to build over 9,000 miles of roads help integrate the rainforest with the populated bordering areas. As the…

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May 18, 2018

So Good They Can’t Ignore You: How to get attention as a young farmer

For aspiring young farmers, often times the only thing standing in the way of them and their dreams of farming on their own is a chance. Starting a farm is tough. It’s tough if you are starting with help from…

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May 17, 2018

Early Cover Crop Benefits: What Can You Expect in the First Year?

In 1995, Pennsylvania farmer Steve Groff was speaking at an event when he asked the audience the question: Do cover crops pay off?

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May 12, 2018

Blockchain Technology: A Lifeline to Small-Scale Farmers

Technology has been an integral part of agriculture since at least 5,000 years ago, documented through the use of ploughs in ancient Sumeria. Today, drone and GPS farming is old news.

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May 12, 2018

Recent College Grad? Why Now Is The Perfect Time To Pursue A Career In Farming

The U.S. agricultural industry finds itself at a precarious professional crossroads. Recent decades have resulted in a steady and significant decline in the number of working farmers in our…

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May 12, 2018

How to Source Farm Interns

The Keenans were up to their elbows in infrastructure projects, animal husbandry, and a burgeoning farmstay business, and needed help in a bad way. Balancing a post and beam, lime plaster home construction project against caretaking goats and chickens, while juggling four human…

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Apr 25, 2018

What The Intelligent Investor Can Teach Us About Farming

The Intelligent Investor, a book by Benjamin Graham, is widely considered to be the best book on value investing ever written. The book (and it’s author) had a profound effect on the way people think about investing. Graham was…

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May 12, 2018

Health Insurance — Options for one of America’s most dangerous occupations

Farming is a risky business. But this article isn’t about the financial side of things. Instead, it is a physically risky business. Farming ranks in the top ten most dangerous occupations in the United…

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May 12, 2018

Value Added Products — The future for farms of all sizes?

Many farmers have felt the pinch of falling food prices over the past year. Some sectors of the ag industry, especially dairy, are in a free fall, with our fellow farm friends hurting badly as low prices, consolidation, and other…

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May 12, 2018

Irrigation Preventative Maintenance and Start-up

Ben Franklin once said, “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” -This practice can be applied to many aspects of your life and business, and certainly applies to irrigation on your farm and money in your wallet..

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