National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Photo credit: USDA The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has promoted the sale of foods locally for over two decades via business and community investments made by Value-Added Producer Grants , Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Grants , and most recently Regional Food System Partnership grants.

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Modern Farmer

JUNE 21, 2024

A new report from the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization, or FAO, has found that more fish were farmed worldwide in 2022 than harvested from the wild, an apparent first. The organization found that global production from both aquaculture and fisheries reached a new high — 223.3 Of that, 185.4 metric tons.

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Farmbrite

AUGUST 15, 2024

The agricultural industry is a dynamic and ever-evolving sector that is no stranger to change. Often agricultural lenders find themselves facing a unique set of challenges and opportunities when trying to offer financial help to farmers. We might use that money to purchase land, buy equipment, or livestock.

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NASDA

DECEMBER 19, 2024

President: Our members represent a broad collection of the agricultural and food supply chains that faced severe shipping disruptions due to the East and Gulf Coast port strike that lasted from October 1 through October 3, 2024. agriculture sector, and the businesses, workers, and communities who support trade in U.S.

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Modern Farmer

JULY 8, 2024

It takes a stupid amount of labor to do it this way compared to big commercial aquaculture operations,” says Walker. There are a lot of small-scale trout producers in the US, but this is truly a diamond-in-the-rough situation,” says freshwater aquaculture researcher and current US Trout Farmers Association president Jesse Trushenski.

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NASDA

AUGUST 20, 2024

Letter Dear Prime Minister: Our members represent a broad array of the agricultural supply chain that relies on freight rail transportation from the Canadian National Railway Company (CN) and CPKC, and we write to express concerns regarding a potential significant disruption to the North American supply chains. economies. economies.

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NASDA

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

agriculture- and natural resource-based commodity products. Department of Agriculture (USDA). For this reason, we hold that Amendment #1097 is not relevant to the FY24 agriculture appropriations bill and respectfully urge the Senate to reject this misguided amendment. agriculture and natural resources producers.

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Agric4profits

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Ponds are vital components in aquaculture, agriculture, and landscape design, serving various purposes such as irrigation, fish farming, recreation, and

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ATTRA

MARCH 12, 2024

The Yale Center for Business and Environment released two new reports examining options to improve and advance regenerative agriculture practices, Bridging the Regenerative Agriculture Financing Gap and Surf to Turf: Linking Regenerative Agriculture and Restorative Aquaculture in Coastal Foodscapes.

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Agric4profits

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Aquaponics is an innovative farming method that combines aquaculture (raising fish) and hydroponics (growing plants without soil) in a single, integrated system

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NASDA

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Since the inception of the VMLRP in FY2010, the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) has made 795 awards as new and renewal service agreements. In that time, NIFA received 2,061 applications from 1,451 unique applicants.

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ATTRA

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

The Agricultural Food Safety Improvement Program is a reimbursement grant program that supports Massachusetts produce and aquaculture operations that are looking to improve their food safety practices that work towards minimizing the risks of microbial contamination and food-borne illnesses while increasing market access.

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NASDA

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

4368, the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024. Department of Agriculture (USDA). agriculture and natural resources producers. Letter RE: Coalition Urges Opposition to Spartz Amendment (Submitted #113; Rules Print #76) to H.R.

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Agric4profits

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Concrete ponds are increasingly popular for both aesthetic and functional purposes in landscaping and aquaculture. Unlike traditional ponds made from earth or p

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Agwired

JULY 1, 2024

The seminar included leaders in the agriculture industry as they discussed the U.S. Alltech as a company believes that agriculture has the greatest potential to positively shape the future of our planet,” said Mark Hulsebus, sales and portfolio director at Alltech, as he welcomed attendees.

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Agritecture Blog

MAY 3, 2023

Written by: Isabelle Dom Across the world of ESG investing, SDG impact, and climate change mitigation, a consistent omission has been bothering us at Agritecture: few events - if any - cover the full breadth of agriculture-related solutions. Controlled Environment Agriculture A CEA farm growing tomatoes.

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Civil Eats

JULY 17, 2024

s Food and Agriculture Organization, China produces 89 percent of the world’s farmed kelp; the U.S. I don’t know any other agricultural or aquaculture industry where the cost of seed can be as much as 50 percent of the farmer’s revenue.” For decades, China has led the industry, valued at $ 634.4 billion global seaweed market.

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Civil Eats

OCTOBER 31, 2024

When it comes to food, the world faces a tangle of seemingly impossible choices: Increase agricultural land-use to address food insecurity and you drive deforestation and risk biodiversity collapse. Marine and coastal aquaculture production has soared since 1990 , reaching a record 78.4 That may soon change. million tons in 2022.

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Civil Eats

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Community supported fisheries (CSFs), where consumers buy shares of fresh seafood through pre-paid memberships, similar to the community supported agriculture model for produce, can help bridge the existing gap between what we catch and what we eat, Stoll says. Currently, 12 percent of U.S. Also,] it starts in the water.

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Modern Farmer

DECEMBER 15, 2023

mile rock-walled lagoon used for aquaculture. Before the prevalence of large-scale, Western agriculture, “every valley that had a stream had a kalo plantation,” says Derek Kekaulike Mar, as he helps peel piles of raw taro tagged for a batch of kulolo. Loʻi kalo at Kakoʻo ʻOʻiwi. We sell them, we trade them, we give them away.”

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Civil Eats

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Economic Development Administration (EDA) Build Back Better program, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), and private investment (PI), which includes venture capital, family offices, single investors and crowdfunding).

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ATTRA

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Northeast SARE Farmer Grants provide the resources farmers need to explore new concepts in sustainable agriculture conducted through experiments, surveys, prototypes, on-farm demonstrations or other research and education techniques. Proposals are due by November 14, 2023.

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ATTRA

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection is accepting applications for the Wisconsin Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure (RFSI) Program. Proposals must be received by March 6, 2024. A total of $27 million will be awarded through a competitive grant process.

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Modern Farmer

AUGUST 29, 2023

The agriculture students will be growing and raising specialty crops and animals for us, and culinary students will get the chance to get their hands in the dirt to learn what it takes to grow a crop,” says chef-instructor and Top Chef alum Robin Leventhal. Bergen Community College was one of the grant recipients, receiving a $4.5-million

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Civil Eats

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Their lesser-known power lies in a network of dozens of corporations, most positioned as investment and seed-capital funds focusing on everything from STEM education to seed growth, aquaculture, and farming techniques. The company’s success has stunning implications for food and agriculture.

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ATTRA

AUGUST 6, 2024

The Tennessee Department of Agriculture is accepting proposals through the Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure (RFSI) program to build resilience in the middle of the food supply chain, to provide more and better markets to small farms and food businesses and to support the development of value-added products for consumers.

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ATTRA

MAY 24, 2024

Funds will support expanded capacity for the aggregation, processing, manufacturing, storing, transporting, wholesaling, and distribution of locally and regionally produced food products, including specialty crops, dairy, grains for human consumption, aquaculture, and other food products, excluding meat and poultry.

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ATTRA

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Through a cooperative agreement with USDA Agricultural Marketing Service, the New Mexico Department of Agriculture has approximately $3.6 Applications must be submitted by December 31, 2023. million in grant funding available through the Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure (RFSI) Program.

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Modern Farmer

AUGUST 30, 2024

Placements include produce, animal, hemp, and dairy farms, and cheesemaking and salumi operations in locations aligned with the fund’s mission and values of quality sustainable agriculture. The ASLF approached McPherson this year to include an aquaculture opportunity. It also added five urban farms to its roster.

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Civil Eats

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

After years of philanthropic support for fisheries, water, and education, members of his generation (along with some of their elders) are not only accelerating that environmental focus, they’re applying it to food and agriculture in new ways. He also passed on a significant stake in Walmart, the world’s largest retailer, with $611.3

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Agritecture Blog

JULY 31, 2023

If you're exploring the intricacies of investing in, or developing this innovative method of agriculture, I hope to provide you with some insight into how these pioneering farms navigate the integration and innovation of technology. This subject may sound familiar, as it's something I've touched on before, along with others in the field.

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Food Tank

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Food and Agriculture Organization The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organizations latest activity book instills in young learners the idea that everyone should have access to nutritious food to live a happy, active life. Activity BookRight to Foods by the U.N.

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ATTRA

MARCH 13, 2024

The RI Food System Factbook shares data on over 40 different indicators across five areas of food system health and well-being: Food Economy, Food Access & Security, Agriculture & Land Use, Commercial Fisheries & Aquaculture, and Climate Change.

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ATTRA

JANUARY 12, 2024

The Nebraska Department of Agriculture will work in partnership with the USDA to award $2.5 This includes activities like gathering, processing, manufacturing, storing, transporting, wholesaling, and distributing locally and regionally produced food, including specialty crops, dairy, grains for eating, aquaculture, and other food products.

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Civil Eats

APRIL 17, 2024

Choice Canning, one of Walmart’s suppliers, misrepresented its practices to receive a Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification, as the Ocean Outlaw Project reported. Read more: Methane from Agriculture is a Big Problem. This is obscured to even a discerning reader of food labels. Between 2016 and 2023, U.S. We explain why.

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Agwired

APRIL 2, 2024

The survey also found a decrease in feed production for 2023 in pigs, dairy, beef, aquaculture and equine feed, with pet and broiler feed higher and feed for layers nearly steady. Nearly half of the world’s global feed production is concentrated in China, the U.S., Brazil and India. Read more from Alltech.

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Agwired

JANUARY 5, 2024

Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) announced that starting Dec. 18 they will mail the 2023 Census of Aquaculture to all producers who indicated in their 2022 Census of Agriculture that they produce and sell aquaculture products. The deadline to respond is Jan. 27, 2023.

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