I’m a Farmer Who’s Learned to Coexist with Wildlife. Here’s How You Can, Too.

Photo caption: Coyotes can benefit farmers by eating gophers, ground squirrels, and other rodent pests. Photo credit: Jillian Garrett. Article by Jillian Garrett. Modern Farmer – February 7, 2024.

Balancing agricultural productivity with the needs of wildlife can be a steep learning curve. But when it’s done right, everyone benefits.

I stared at the missing plant with a sinking feeling in the pit of my stomach. The previous evening, when I had closed up the greenhouse for the night, there had been a perfect row of beautiful young pepper plants […]

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