NASDA

JUNE 22, 2023

Letter Dear Chairs and Ranking Members, As organizations concerned about the future of food and agricultural science, the undersigned are writing to express our support for the America Grows Act of 2023 (S.1628), Food and agriculture remain a pillar of the U.S. Food and agriculture remain a pillar of the U.S. Thanks to the U.S.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

The world is increasingly recognizing the value of sustainable food systems, and organic agriculture plays a vital role in this movement. They offer valuable resources and practical solutions for organic and transitioning producers, as well as conventional producers interested in ecologically and economically sound practices.

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Caff

MAY 1, 2023

Emily Ayala and Hanna Kahl introduce CAFF and the Ecological Pest Management Program. Photo by Nolan Kirby) The Community Alliance with Family Farms (CAFF) held a Biologically Integrated Orchard System (BIOS) field day at Chinchiolo Farms on April 20th. After the demo, James spoke to some other issues he is facing in his orchard.

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Food Tank

APRIL 2, 2024

These organizations are supporting local food producers and regional economies, offering educational resources and agricultural training, and working to ensure that their neighbors don’t go hungry. They also bring local government leaders together to develop plans that integrate urban agriculture into city planning processes.

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Kavya Organic Farm

AUGUST 1, 2023

Woolly aphids, belonging to the Eriosomatinae family, are intriguing insects that can wreak havoc on plants in gardens and orchards. Host Plants Susceptible to Woolly Aphid Infestations Woolly aphids are known for their broad diet and can infest various plants in both garden and agricultural settings. and pear trees (Pyrus spp.)

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Daily Yonder

APRIL 3, 2024

It’s also free for students to have a booth at the market and our local high school’s agriculture program interfaces with the farmers market,” Pridgen said. Permaculture is a term for “permanent agriculture”; it’s an example of GLC’s mission to establish environmentally sustainable practices in agriculture.

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Food Tank

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Boochcraft partners with The Ecology Center for the advancement of regenerative agriculture. In order to preserve the cooperative and the future of the families it supports, Garibaldi strives to be “socially fair, ecologically correct, economically viable and culturally diverse,” according to their website. Martinique Rhum J.M

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Caff

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Community Alliance with Family Farmers (CAFF) hosted a Biologically Integrated Orchard Systems (BIOS) field day on November 30th in Clements, CA. Farmer Alicia Lewis-Rikkonen arranged a demonstration of a novel weed control technology, called FoamStream, in her olive orchard and vineyard.

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Civil Eats

JANUARY 8, 2024

Next, they purchased a no-drill seeder together, and it allowed them to plant rows of grain directly into orchards and pastures without tilling, a practice known to benefit the soil. Similarly, buying a no-till drill allowed Gonzales-Siemens to expand the use of cover crops in his orchards and further protect the soil. “[The

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Caff

DECEMBER 10, 2021

The Community Alliance with Family Farmers (CAFF) hosted our second Biologically Integrated Orchard Systems (BIOS) field day at River Garden Farms on November 30th, 2021 titled “Cover Cropping, Sanitation and Mating Disruption in Walnuts.” They now cover crop every orchard, resulting in about 500 acres of open ground cover cropped.

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Modern Farmer

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Its farming practices also help re-establish a vital ecological role: The irrigated ponds absorb floodwater and filter sediment flowing to the sea while the crops create wildlife habitat and curb invasive plant growth. Kakoʻo Oʻiwi’s efforts, however, extend far beyond promoting Native farming traditions and nourishing the community.

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Caff

OCTOBER 22, 2024

The event consisted of a tour through the biologically diverse farm and wrapped up with a discussion focused on the regenerative agriculture practices at Vitis and Ovis as well as issues and adaptations that farmer attendees have been dealing with on their own farms. Gisèle Herren of Vitis and Ovis Farm alongside their flock of grazing ducks.

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Modern Farmer

AUGUST 24, 2023

Since the resurgence of regenerative agriculture, farming has never been sexier. But what does regenerative agriculture mean? It’s official: Regenerative agriculture has been hijacked. This distinction,” says Newton, “raises interesting implications about how you define regenerative agriculture.”

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Modern Farmer

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

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. It allows us to be creative again, which I think we’ve lost in agriculture,” she says.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

OCTOBER 6, 2023

In August 2022, Congress passed the historic Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), a landmark piece of legislation that provided nearly $20 billion dollars to the United States Department of Agriculture for various programs capable of reducing greenhouse gasses across our food and farm system, including CSP. E340C), and bundles start with a B (ex.

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The Lunatic Farmer

SEPTEMBER 9, 2023

Ecological farmers may not agree on everything, but one thing we all agree on these days are these 5 essential elements: 1. The devastation among Florida’s orange groves and the diseases attacking coffee trees are symptomatic of one thing: violating all of the above ecological pillars. Let’s go to the heart of the matter.

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Caff

JANUARY 26, 2022

Together, they’re safeguarding affordable access to the farmland by providing a long-term lease to Mountain Bounty so that it continues to produce local, organic food in an ecologically responsible way for generations to come.

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ATTRA

OCTOBER 3, 2023

What are the skillsets, knowledge, experiences, and resources that the community could contribute to a forest garden or community orchard? Cities have many regulations when it comes to urban agriculture projects, but they also might have resources that they can contribute. What about forest gardens gets people excited?

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Modern Farmer

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Tony Prendergast’s XK Bar Ranch sits slightly south of Crawford, Colorado, near the Smith Fork of the North Fork of the Gunnison River on the southern edge of the agriculturally rich North Fork Valley. One partner rejuvenated the old apple orchard, planted another 120 heritage-variety trees and started a cider business. “A

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Kavya Organic Farm

AUGUST 1, 2023

Woolly aphids, belonging to the Eriosomatinae family, are intriguing insects that can wreak havoc on plants in gardens and orchards. Host Plants Susceptible to Woolly Aphid Infestations Woolly aphids are known for their broad diet and can infest various plants in both garden and agricultural settings. and pear trees (Pyrus spp.)

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Modern Farmer

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Later, his focus shifted to urban ecology. In a frequently cited 2009 paper in the journal Frontiers in Ecology , a trio of researchers identified more than 139 shade-tolerant plants that have invaded deeply shaded forests. Plant a holly orchard and let nature do the work for you,” read one brochure.

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Modern Farmer

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

For centuries, hedgerows defined the boundaries of agriculture. Shortly after the Revolutionary War, though, hedgerows were poised to be as much a part of US agriculture as they had been integral to UK farming. A hedgerow can be made up of any densely planted growth bordering a field that is cultivated to create a barrier.

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Modern Farmer

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Moving from daytime to overnight work is often presented as the most practical solution for agricultural laborers struggling with rising temperatures as a result of climate change. full_link LEARN MORE Opinion: As the heat rises, we must do better at protecting agricultural workers. Its a massive lose-lose situation.

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Civil Eats

JULY 17, 2023

Date palm plantations and orchards cover the eastern Coachella Valley to the north. Agricultural runoff from both valleys is the primary input into the Salton Sea, and with that runoff comes pesticides and nutrients such as phosphorous and nitrogen. emissions come from agricultural lands, pasturelands, and unpaved roads.

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Caff

MARCH 23, 2022

Do you need any equipment from the grower when you come to our orchards? Kevin: The Mobile Irrigation Lab is pretty self contained; I have the tools I need and my truck is small enough to typically fit down the orchard rows or I can walk. Would the loan of an ATV help?

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

AUGUST 11, 2023

NSAC members had the opportunity to participate in plenary, breakout, and panel sessions around key campaign priorities including Climate and Agriculture, the Farm Safety Net, and Resilient Local and Regional Food Systems, engage in racial equity caucusing, and solidify commitments for grassroots action.

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ATTRA

JANUARY 30, 2024

So, it’s ecological or cybernetic or complexly interrelated, but it is not magic. Describing and illuminating this web is the “warp and woof” of sustainable agriculture. A web is a serviceable metaphor for complex relationships, ecological and human, but I want to employ another connective metaphor. ATTRA.NCAT.ORG.

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Caff

DECEMBER 15, 2023

That’s part of what Project Terra is about; it’s highlighting all of these ideas and initiatives that are going to take us further on that sustainability spectrum. ” -Kendra Altnow Project Terra is their collection of initiatives that demonstrate and communicate the positive impact of regenerative agriculture using systems approach principles.

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RR2CS

MARCH 8, 2022

Often, in conventional agriculture, muskeg areas and sloughs are drained and ploughed. RR2CS: As a woman of colour, what is your take on the Regenerative Agriculture movement? Jenna: There are so many discussions around regenerative agriculture and resilience these days; they’re concepts that are closely tied together.

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Civil Eats

DECEMBER 5, 2023

At Civil Eats, we immerse ourselves in food and agriculture books throughout the year to deepen our knowledge, stay up to date, and produce robust coverage of the books making an impact in the food and ag space. A condensed version of this gift guide was first sent to Civil Eats members in The Deep Dish newsletter.

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Food Environment and Reporting Network

MAY 16, 2024

Diversions for agriculture were considered “beneficial,” but many California Native peoples did not farm. By the time the Nüümü returned to their valley, the settlers had turned it into a constellation of cattle ranches and orchards. We tend to underestimate the ingenuity and the ecological knowledge of people before us.

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Civil Eats

JANUARY 28, 2025

Afterward, they turn the herd out onto organically managed pasture, where the animals eat freely from clover, alfalfa, and a blend of perennial grasses like meadow bromegrass, orchard grass, and fescue. Many apprentices find the program through online searches rather than traditional agricultural networks. Their got a minute?

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The Lunatic Farmer

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Someone gave me a hat with MAKE AGRICULTURE GREAT AGAIN emblazoned on the front. The Make Agriculture Great Again implies that America at one time had a great agriculture, but the truth is that from day one American agriculture exploited nature and damaged ecology. All of these have a problem. It was freedom.

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