Civil Eats

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

When she moved to Oregon in 2006, she noticed a contrasting lack in access to culturally relevant foods, which has been a driving force behind her decades-long work championing Indigenous food sovereignty through agriculture, advocacy, and activism. Spring Alaska Schreiner, owner of Sakari Farms outside Bend, Oregon.

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ATTRA

AUGUST 8, 2023

A year after its launch, the Regenerative Agriculture Financing program announced that 83% of participating farmers who completed program requirements met environmental standards for fertilizer efficiency and soil health practices, while also meeting or exceeding national crop yield benchmarks. interest rate rebate.

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NASDA

JUNE 9, 2023

Further reducing greenhouse gas emissions throughout the agricultural and forestry supply chain will require a comprehensive effort involving financial and technical assistance, research investments, proactive response to innovation, public-private partnerships, and a commitment to equitable opportunities for all producers. We urge the U.S.

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World Agri-Tech

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Since the potential benefits of switches go beyond nitrogen, the company has developed a modular platform of switches that can improve the performance of many precision-engineered biological products and is actively building R&D and product development collaborations in the agriculture and biotech industries. and internationally.

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Agwired

MARCH 20, 2025

Department of Agricultures Office of Energy and Environmental Policy regarding the interim rule on Technical Guidelines for Climate-Smart Agriculture Crops Used as Biofuel Feedstocks. The ground-breaking program provides entrepreneurs with mentorship and interaction with Iowas agricultural leaders and a curriculum focused on U.S.

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World Agri-Tech

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Since the potential benefits of switches go beyond nitrogen, the company has developed a modular platform of switches that can improve the performance of many precision-engineered biological products and is actively building R&D and product development collaborations in the agriculture and biotech industries. and internationally.

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Modern Farmer

MARCH 3, 2025

Then she successfully applied for financing from Black Farmer Fund (BFF), a nonprofit community investment fund that supports the Black agricultural community in the Northeast to close the racial wealth gap and build connections. The history of racism throughout the agricultural industry is well-documented.

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Agwired

OCTOBER 27, 2024

As part of their ongoing support for farmers facing tough economics, Pivot Bio has announced a lower price for PROVEN® 40 microbial nitrogen in the 2025 growing season paired with a 0% financing program. “We We understand the evolving financial dynamics that farmers are facing,” said Chris Turner, Pivot Bio chief commercial officer. “We

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DTN

MARCH 21, 2024

agriculture and ranching was released in February. The data also serves as a bellwether for the state of sustainability in agriculture. Cover crop acres increased to 18 million total acres, a 17% increase, but when compared to total farmland, this represents only 6% of 300 million acres. million acres annually.

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Modern Farmer

DECEMBER 9, 2024

They both have extensive lived experience as land stewards, as well as deep multi-generational connections to agriculture and forestry stewardship. Her approach is that new conservation, finance, opportunities that are directly accessible to tribes should be decided upon. From these observations, we adapt our practices. Mary Oxendine.

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Civil Eats

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

There is a lot of opportunity to co-locate electricity production alongside agricultural production. Othow went to law school to learn more about the financing and regulation of solar power, and after gaining real-world experience with Strata Clean Energy in Chapel Hill, she struck out on her own with EnerWealth in 2017.

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Trimble Agriculture

JULY 3, 2024

agriculture, capturing as much as 95 percent of the market. The Current State of American Family Farms According to the 2022 agricultural census , there are 1.9 farms has fallen below two million, with total farmland acres dropping to 880 million—the lowest since 1850. million farms in the United States.

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Trimble Agriculture

JULY 17, 2024

Industrial agriculture is a term often used negatively, but is it the villain it’s made out to be? The debate surrounding industrial agriculture and farm consolidation is complex and multifaceted. Recently, this has become a more pressing topic of concern with the release of the 2022 Census of Agriculture.

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Ohio State University

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

AEDE faculty specializing in Agricultural Economics (Dr. A variety of topics were discussed such as Ohio farm finances, farm labor, the upcoming farm bill, commodity markets, and livestock production.

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Daily Yonder

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Early in the summer of 2018, a nonprofit few Nebraskans have heard of bought a 22,613-acre chunk of land in Garden County. Box in Salt Lake City, picked up another 3,331 acres of county land, buying it from a Colorado investment company. The Mormon Church now owns about 370,000 total acres of zoned agricultural land in Nebraska.

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Modern Farmer

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Not only is land access a critical barrier to new farmers, it’s also something that has been exacerbated by patterns of discrimination by the USDA and agricultural lenders. When he connected with Viva Farms and began its Practicum in Sustainable Agriculture , it gave him the tools to start his own business.

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Trimble Agriculture

AUGUST 9, 2023

Educating visitors, preserving farmland, and sharing agricultural heritage were named the top three most important benefits—but there are so many more. Advocating for Agriculture Agritourism provides an opportunity for farmers to share their way of life with people who didn’t grow up around agriculture.

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Trimble Agriculture

APRIL 3, 2024

Over the years, the number of farms and agricultural land in the U.S. Is agricultural policy the answer? The 2022 Census of Agriculture reported that the number of American farms fell below two million for the first time in almost a century. Is agricultural policy to blame? has steadily been in decline. economic output.

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Daily Yonder

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Despite significant efforts to support new and beginning farmers (NBFs), substantial challenges persist in the agricultural sector, the foremost being land access. For these NBFs, fast-paced pressure from within the real estate market can reduce their chances of finding agricultural land they can afford.

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Modern Farmer

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

They farm on 130 acres of the land on which her father and grandfather had raised hogs. She and Rafkin had a goal of adding diversity and value to her family’s farm through organic agriculture, but they found few organic farmers in the area at the time and none that were implementing agroforestry.

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Trimble Agriculture

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

farm income is on the decline, partly due to an anticipated drop in total cash receipts for key agricultural commodities. In this article, we dive deeper into the forecasted decline in agricultural commodity cash receipts and the factors involved so you can be more informed when it comes to your operation’s financial future.

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Modern Farmer

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

acre farm in Escondido, near Camp Pendleton, in between tours. After ending his service in 2006, Archipley and his wife established Archi’s Acres , an organic hydroponic farm that supplies basil and other specialty crops to local restaurants and stores. Inside the Archi’s Acres greenhouse.

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Trimble Agriculture

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Land ownership is a crucial milestone for young farmers, representing stability, investment, and a future in agriculture. Rising land prices, limited availability, and financial barriers pose significant challenges to young farmers seeking to secure their place in the agricultural community. agricultural industry. Read More 3.

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ATTRA

MARCH 26, 2025

By Audrey Kolde , NCAT Sustainable Agriculture Specialist My experience in farming started at the hand-tool scale. However, mechanization and technology like tractors offer women the chance to broaden their opportunities in agriculture. This economic freedom allows women to become successful agricultural entrepreneurs.

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Daily Yonder

JULY 12, 2023

Small-scale farmers in nations with developing economies are especially at risk and need to invest in infrastructure and agricultural practices that can withstand worsening climate impacts. But they receive less than 2% of global climate financing. And they’re doing all this now without access to significant external financing.”

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Civil Eats

MAY 1, 2024

When Jeff Broberg and his wife, Erica, moved to their 170-acre bean and grain farm in Winona, Minnesota in 1986, their well water measured at 8.6 These nitrogen-based compounds, common in agricultural runoff, are linked to multiple cancers and health issues for those exposed. ppm for nitrates. coli poisoning in their water. “I

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Modern Farmer

JUNE 24, 2024

For young people interested in a career in agriculture, there can be many roadblocks in their path. Is our perception of the agricultural landscape accurate or do they see a different future playing out? And now we’re in 2024, we have market failure conditions for agriculture. What issues are they really grappling with?

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Civil Eats

DECEMBER 27, 2023

The food system bears a disproportionate impact on communities of color, ranging from the farmworkers struggling to feed themselves even as they harvest the nation’s produce to the BIPOC farmers who are often shut out from crucial financing and other resources. This Community Garden Helps Farmworkers Feed Themselves.

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Civil Eats

APRIL 3, 2024

Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) fledgling Office of Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production, which Congress has been shorting since it was established. Of special concern is funding for the U.S. A coalition of groups have been pushing to change that in the upcoming farm bill. “We In New York City, for example, the only U.S.

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Daily Yonder

APRIL 19, 2023

The agricultural carbon market is generating buzz across the heartlands. Proponents argue the carbon trade will usher in an age of green finance that will protect biodiversity, incentivize conservation, and ease the energy transition. Many are tribal members, nearly all farm less than 100 acres. Now Big Ag wants in.

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Modern Farmer

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

In Europe, the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP)—similar to the Farm Bill in the United States—governs most facets of the continent’s agricultural system, including financial assistance, environmental policy and the regulation of exports and imports. The drop in production is coupled with declining rates of farmers themselves.

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UnderstandingAg

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

I had to admit, although I was managing the finances, the milking herd, and the crops, it probably wasnt me or anyone else in the family. Paradigms in Agriculture A paradigm can be described as the lens through which you see the world. Are you satisfied with the current situation in the agricultural industry?

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Trimble Agriculture

JUNE 5, 2024

Whether it’s been in your family for generations or you’re blazing your own path of ownership, AgAmerica is leveling up the way rural land financing is done to provide capital and counsel that keeps farmland in the hands of American families for generations to come. Click the link below to learn more about our spectrum of financing solutions.

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Food Tank

AUGUST 13, 2024

We identify families based on their interest in learning new agricultural methods, willingness to dedicate time to the program, and likelihood of developing a long-term commitment to sustainable farming practices even after they graduate from the program,” Tania Roa, Communications and Outreach Coordinator for SHI tells Food Tank.

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Modern Farmer

JANUARY 24, 2024

But the reliance on utility-scale solar, which requires hundreds to even thousands of acres of land for panel installations, has sparked questions regarding the magnitude of land use requirements. Consequently, representatives from rural and agricultural areas are often community solar’s biggest supporters.

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World Agri-Tech

AUGUST 2, 2024

Bailey Stockdale, the co-founder & CEO of Leaf, created Leaf in response to feeling the pain of connecting agriculture data while attempting to build agronomy tools for his family’s farm. Spero Ventures, who led the Series A funding round, brings a wealth of B2B SaaS experience that complements Leaf’s agriculture expertise.

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Agritecture Blog

JANUARY 27, 2023

Editor’s Note: According to the USDA, agriculture accounted for around 11% of carbon emissions in the USA in 2020. To improve humanity’s impact on the climate, we will need to change the way we approach agriculture in the future. However, the rise of regenerative agriculture has sparked a number of questions.

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