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Now more than 35 countries have Transition Towns, with tens of thousands of participants. Initiatives range from starting community gardens to stockpiling food, as different regions have different concerns. In Brazil, biodiversity is of great interest, while the U.K. is attuned to fuel consumption. In the United States, Transition Towns began around four years ago. Currently, they number 130 locations, spanning both coasts. Carolyne Stayton, executive director of Transition

The author was the 2017 Hay & Forage Grower summer editorial intern. Gary Voogt examines his herd of registered Angus. The 2009 NCBA president is passionate about his cattle, pastures, and the environment. He’s not shy about offering his opinions on any of the three. Hey, Gary, we’re going to arrive about 20 minutes late.” “It’s a farm, not a date. Come whenever,” came the response from the subject of our next photo-farm tour stop. Candid, down-to-earth responses like this can be expect

John Marble readily admits that there is almost nothing about his beef grazing operation that is normal. “We just do things differently than most people,” said the Crawfordsville, Ore., rancher. “The cow deal for us looks a little unusual.”Unusual, indeed.Marble spends countless hours at the auction barn during the late winter buying about 100 cows to graze his native mixed-grass pastures in the Willamette Valley. Most of the cows are purchased one at a time, and they aren’t the type of cattle