Ferrum College professor reflects on time in Brussels

Desemba 8, 2021 · < 1 dakika

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After recently spending time with farmers from a dozen countries representing five continents, Tim Durham, an agriculture professor at Ferrum College, has a better sense of the issues affecting farmers throughout the rest of the world. Read more about Durham’s experience as he and his cohort became members of the Global Farmer Network, in this article by Leigh Prom, The Franklin News-Post.

Uteuzi zinakubaliwa kwa wagombea wa 2022 Global Mkulima Network Roundtable na Mafunzo ya Uongozi. Jifunze zaidi juu ya hafla hiyo hapa.

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Tim Durham

Tim ni mkulima wa kizazi cha 5, mwalimu, na kutetea. Familia yake inaendesha Shamba la Deer Run - a 30 ekari
â€œloriâ€ shamba kwenye Long Island, New York - ambapo wanakua mboga za majani, Tim Durham ni mkulima wa kizazi cha 5 kwenye Kisiwa cha Long, na mimea. Ingawa kawaida, shamba fashions yenyewe biointensive, kwa kutumia Usimamizi Jumuishi wa Wadudu, biorational inayotokana na asili, na marekebisho ya kikaboni. Utamaduni wa sehemu moja pia ni lengo: wadogo, upandaji mseto unaoangaziwa na mzunguko na mazao ya kufunika. Matokeo yake, Deer Run Farm ilisifiwa kama "mfano wa kitaifa" na mpango wa Usimamizi wa Mazingira wa Kilimo wa Jimbo la New York kwa usimamizi wake.. Kama mojawapo ya mashamba machache nje ya Jiji la New York, inakabiliwa na changamoto za kipekee, hasa wale wanaohusishwa na kilimo cha mijini.
katika 2005, alijiandikisha katika Mpango wa Tiba ya Mimea wa Chuo Kikuu cha Florida - digrii ya "daktari wa mimea" ya taaluma tofauti ambayo inalingana na M.D. au D.V.M. Katika msimu wa mbali, yeye ni Profesa Mshiriki wa Sayansi ya Mazao katika Chuo cha Ferrum, VA.