Offrange
@OffrangeAg
The untold stories just beyond the fence line of American agriculture. (formerly Ambrook Research)
Gravel cycling is a fast-growing off-road sport, with new races popping up all over the country. It's a boon for local tourism, but some farmers and ranchers have been upset by cyclists and fans trashing their properties. New from Amanda Loudin: ambrook.com/offrange/cultu…
For six years in a row, grasshoppers have been wreaking havoc on California crops. There's a federal management agency dedicated to this exact problem — why aren't they helping? New from @eglassmanhughes: ambrook.com/offrange/crops…
During the pandemic, urban farming saw a big resurgence, receiving a bunch of new funding opportunities to fill in gaps in our strained supply chain. Now the USDA has cut virtually all funding for urban ag — can these farms make it? Ben Seal has more: ambrook.com/offrange/legis…
Socorro, Texas, once hosted the Rio Vista Bracero Reception Center, where tens of thousands of Mexican migrant farmworkers entered the U.S. in the mid-20th century. Marianne Dhennin looked into the center's troubled past — and its more hopeful future: ambrook.com/offrange/labor…
Global coffee production is under threat from disease and climate change. Here in the U.S. we're also likely to see prices spike as tariff fallout continues. But what if we grew our own, in Florida? New from @DKruzman: ambrook.com/offrange/crops…
What would it take to electrify the ag trucking industry? We dug in: ambrook.com/offrange/persp…
The screwworm is a flesh-eating terror, straight out of the schlockiest horror flicks, and U.S. cattle ranchers are rightfully worried it's in their future. Lela Nargi unpacks the fears (and finds some cause for hope): ambrook.com/offrange/lives…
Honeybees distribute pollen, so what if we got them to spread organic pesticides and beneficial microbes? New from @KupermanLeah: ambrook.com/offrange/techn…
Livestock chiropractics is a rapidly emerging field, taking care of the aches and pains of cows and horses, goats and sheep. But how do we know if it works? @kristen_schmitt looks into it: ambrook.com/offrange/lives…
In Hawai'i, farming is often performed in conjunction with moon cycles - local government can't produce enough lunar charts to satisfy demand! But what's the science behind these practices, and what could mainland farmers learn? @meganululani has more: ambrook.com/offrange/cultu…
Saffron is one of the priciest ingredients in the world: 1 pound can fetch 5 figures, easy. But that doesn't mean American farmers will get rich if they grow it. @DanielWWalton looks at the potential — and the pitfalls — of producing saffron domestically: ambrook.com/offrange/crops…
“You can smell the grasshoppers eating your vegetables. No one feels good about that,” Laura Snell @ucanr told @OffrangeAg ambrook.com/offrange/crops…