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A quick visit to my kitchen
An interlude on home food preservation
Nov 25, 2025 • Ariel Patton
Untangling the Farm Safety Net
A framework for federal farm aid
Oct 10, 2025 • Ariel Patton
The everyday magic of soil
A framework for agricultural soils
Sep 25, 2025 • Ariel Patton
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The state of America’s farms
Feb 20, 2024 • Ariel Patton
Giving farmers a bigger toolbox
Mar 10, 2025 • Ariel Patton
Competing for the acre
Feb 8, 2025 • Ariel Patton
The everyday magic of soil
Sep 25, 2025 • Ariel Patton
Evolutions or Revolutions
May 2, 2025 • Ariel Patton
Greater than the sum of its parts
Jul 21, 2025 • Ariel Patton
Greater than the sum of its parts
A framework for grain composition of commodity crops
Jul 21, 2025 • Ariel Patton
Evolutions or Revolutions
A framework for research and development (R&D) in agriculture with Dan Northrup
May 2, 2025 • Ariel Patton
Giving farmers a bigger toolbox
A primer on biologicals with Pam Marrone
Mar 10, 2025 • Ariel Patton
Competing for the acre
A framework for crop inputs
Feb 8, 2025 • Ariel Patton
The price is right (even when it’s low)
A framework for commodity crop prices in agriculture
Dec 23, 2024 • Ariel Patton
How to do better napkin math
A framework for units and measures in agriculture
Oct 9, 2024 • Ariel Patton
After 40 harvests
A framework for succession planning in agriculture
Jun 18, 2024 • Ariel Patton
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