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Author Archives: Mary Peabody
On Mother’s Day: Testing Your Food Waste IQ
In honor of Mother’s Day (I’ll explain later), let’s see what you know about food waste in the U.S.: A. What food category yields the most waste at the consumer level? Grain Products Seafood Fruits and Vegetables Meat Milk B. The average … Continue reading
Posted in Culture and Society, Facts & Figures, General info
Tagged food waste
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USDA Census of Agriculture: Reading between the lines
After a very long wait the 2012 USDA Census of Agriculture data are starting to roll out. While the meatiest (pun intended) reports are not expected until May the preliminary data are attracting a lot of attention. And, regarding women farmers, … Continue reading
Posted in Culture and Society, Facts & Figures, Farmland Transfer, General info, The USDA Farm Bill
Tagged 2012 Ag Census
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Mechanizing your farm–yes, no, maybe?
I surveyed our Facebook friends a few days ago about future blog topics and a trend started to develop pretty quickly. It seems several of you have either smaller land holdings or some land that needs to be reclaimed and … Continue reading
Posted in General info, Production information, Quality of life
Tagged equipment, land management, mechanization
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