Offrange @OffrangeAg

The untold stories just beyond the fence line of American agriculture. (formerly Ambrook Research) offrange.org USA Joined July 2022

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Offrange @OffrangeAg

11 hours ago

Do you know the honeyberry? It's got a sweet-tart flavor, it's ideal for Midwestern soil, it's pretty, and people love it at farmer's markets. Yet it's been a struggle to get it into the broader supply chain. Lela Nargi looks into the elusive honeyberry: ambrook.com/offrange/crops…

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2 days ago

Colorado voted to reintroduce wolves into the wild in 2020. Since then, the wolves have killed numerous cattle and other livestock. Meet the range riders, a team of horse-riding watchmen doing their best to keep wolves at bay. From @kristen_schmitt: ambrook.com/offrange/lives…

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3 days ago

On the 90th anniversary of the Dust Bowl, Texas farmer Mitch Hagney looks at how the government safety net that helped us bounce back is disappearing — just when we need it most. ambrook.com/offrange/persp…

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Offrange @OffrangeAg

2 weeks ago

In the wake of the last decade's devastating wildfires, there's an urgent effort underway to grow our forests back. The problem? We don't have nearly enough tree seedlings. @MoiraDonovan looks into what's being done: ambrook.com/offrange/envir…

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4 days ago

Ever since leafy greens started leading to food poisoning outbreaks, produce buyers have been skittish about any wildlife near California's farms. New research shows that wild birds in particular are being unfairly blamed. New from Jordan Charbonneau: ambrook.com/offrange/crops…

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a week ago

“If an LLM recommends a pesticide that ends up killing an entire crop, it’s hard to know who’s to blame.” Offrange writer @jakeadampitre looks into the promise and peril of farmers embracing AI: ambrook.com/offrange/techn…

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Katie Hill @hillllllyeah

a week ago

I wrote about a funky old hay-stacking invention called the "beaverslide" for @OffrangeAg and the rad Montana ranchers still using them today--in the same valley where they were invented in 1910. Turns out, analog implements are great in the age of the right-to-repair battle.

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a week ago

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a week ago

The beaverslide is an engineering marvel, a huge, lumbering hay-baling invention from 1910. Some Montana ranchers still swear by it! Fun new story from @hillllllyeah: ambrook.com/offrange/cultu…

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Chris Hendel @chrishendel

a week ago

Excellent piece by Mitch Hagney in the publication @OffrangeAg "Without the right mix of federal policies, incentives, and networks, the progress that’s been made over the last 90 years could erode." ambrook.com/offrange/persp… h/t to their wonderful editor @Jesse_Hirsch 👍

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Offrange @OffrangeAg

2 weeks ago

Do you know the term "rough fish?" It's an abstract designation that boils down to "the fish no one wants," but by using the term over-broadly, we're causing real damage to native species, argues @ahannahseo in a new Offrange piece: ambrook.com/offrange/persp…

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Offrange @OffrangeAg

2 weeks ago

This summer California 4-H offered something new: drone camp! Send your teen to learn all about using drones to do everything from spray pesticides to collect data. New from Alfred Poor: ambrook.com/offrange/techn…

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Offrange @OffrangeAg

3 weeks ago

Dubai chocolate helped turn pistachios into a hot commodity but small nut farmers in the U.S. aren't reaping the riches. Karen Fischer looks at the trickle-down effects of this global phenomenon: ambrook.com/offrange/suppl…

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3 weeks ago

In suburban Washington, D.C., on a tiny parcel of land abutting housing developments and a Costco parking lot, a couple is performing a radical rewilding. New from Davin Faris: ambrook.com/offrange/persp…

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3 weeks ago

You'd think that, with the amount of blood slaughterhouses throw out each year (millions of gallons), there'd be plenty to use for scientific studies. Not so! Stephan Sveshnikov looked into "blood ranches" where sheep are raised solely for their blood: ambrook.com/offrange/lives…

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Offrange @OffrangeAg

a month ago

There are a number of reasons tractor theft is on the rise: skyrocketing price of steel/used equipment, isolated rural storage, lack of security, etc. But also? Many farmers leave their keys in the ignition. @ElissaWelle has more: ambrook.com/offrange/suppl…