Civil Eats

AUGUST 29, 2023

He’s still in the livestock business—cows, chickens, and goats all graze across Good Wheel’s 42 acres. million tons of offsets purchased by Microsoft in fiscal year 2021–22, for example, were tied to forestry initiatives. (A .” “You can tell I just don’t care about that anymore,” RiCharde says with a laugh.

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Modern Farmer

OCTOBER 16, 2023

The White Oak Initiative , a group of researchers, government agencies and industry insiders dedicated to conservation, estimates that there are more than 100 million acres of white oak across the US, and roughly 75 percent of that is mature. It’s a money-maker for the forestry industry. But it’s also incredibly important ecologically.

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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.

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Civil Eats

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Until a few years ago, Songbird Farm in Unity, Maine, grew wheat, rye, oats, and corn, as well as an array of vegetables in three high tunnel greenhouses, and supported a community-supported agriculture (CSA) program for over 100 customers. While the affected sites are situated across the state, most are concentrated in agricultural areas.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Wild Weather Threatens Farm Viability Although the IRA funds are directed at greenhouse gas mitigation, many forms of agricultural climate mitigation also increase farm resilience. Some selections can increase yields and profits per acre. Some of the highest impact comes from agroforestry practices.

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Sustainable Harvest International

JANUARY 25, 2022

In December, 37 partnering families in Chunox and San Luis Village graduated from SHI’s 5-phase, multi-year training program in regenerative agriculture. Collaborating with a local forestry university, UNACIFOR , four interns completed internships with SHI-Honduras, studying reforestation, agroforestry, and solid waste management.

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Farmbrite

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Source: Mississippi State University (MSU) news release A groundbreaking development in agriculture is taking root at Mississippi State University (MSU). This remarkable initiative builds upon MSU's longstanding commitment to precision agriculture and its rich history of innovation in the field. Foil Plant Science Research Center.

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Modern Farmer

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Since then, as the blight-resistant tree has wound its way through the deregulatory labyrinth of federal agencies including the Environmental Protection Agency, Food and Drug Administration, and Department of Agriculture, Powell has had to step down, recently sharing his diagnosis of terminal colon cancer publicly.

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Agwired

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Department of Agriculture (USDA) has issued more than $1.77 billion this year to agricultural producers and landowners through its Conservation Reserve Program (CRP), a critical piece of the Department’s efforts to support climate-smart agriculture and forestry on working lands. The construction of the 720,000 sq.

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Food Tank

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Contributing authors: Liza Greene , Elena Seeley , and Alessandra Uriarte The food and agriculture movement made incredible strides over the last year—but our work isn’t done yet! These groups are continuing to push for food and agriculture systems that are economically, socially, and environmentally just and equitable.

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Agritecture Blog

MAY 12, 2023

According to official figures from the Institute of Hydrology, Meteorology and Environmental Studies, the region lost 94,847 acres of forest in 2021 — almost 15,000 acres more than in 2020, the largest increase in the country. The stream had dried up because it had been deforested. There was a lot of burning in this area.

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Modern Farmer

DECEMBER 6, 2023

We were in the parking lot of Island Center Forest, a 440-acre wooded park home to miles of hiking trails and one large pond where birdwatchers flock. 22-caliber shells he’d purchased online from a forestry supply store in Colorado. By the end of the decade, an estimated 300 acres of western Washington were dedicated to holly.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

MAY 10, 2024

On May 1, 2024 – after months of stalled farm bill negotiations on both sides of Capitol Hill – Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) released a detailed section-by-section summary of her farm bill proposal. NSAC will reserve final assessment until the full legislative text becomes available.

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Modern Farmer

JULY 13, 2023

principal forestry program manager for the Napa County Resource Conservation District , which provides technical and financial support to the community and educates people about being better stewards of the land. Most of the 340-acre ranch is undeveloped, and Morison purposely kept it that way for 25 years. “My We have no choice.”

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

OCTOBER 5, 2023

USDA distributed seeds to farmers for free, encouraging growers to save and share seed and to experiment with any crop that could become economically important to US agriculture. The increased demand for agricultural exports generated by World War II, and with continued research breakthroughs, led to the mass acceptance of hybridized seed.

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Civil Eats

JULY 12, 2023

Department of Agriculture (USDA) has funneled billions in tax dollars toward farming that it deems climate-smart. It is important that we embrace the notion of climate-smart agriculture and forestry, but to do that, we’ve got to get the science and the innovation right. But what exactly that means is widely disputed.

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Agwired

APRIL 5, 2024

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the availability of an historic $1.5 Department of Agriculture (USDA) is accepting project proposals now through July 2, 2024, that will help farmers, ranchers, and forest landowners adopt and expand conservation strategies to enhance natural resources while tackling the climate crisis.

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Modern Farmer

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Department of Agriculture denied Albert Johnson Sr.’s In an age of mechanized and industrialized agriculture, they face many challenges in operating a sustainable cattle farm—and there’s federal assistance to help with that. When the U.S. billion federal settlement between Black farmers and the USDA.

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