Modern Farmer

AUGUST 26, 2024

Their parents would also join, so it became a virtual network with agricultural-based learning, cooking demos—and all these things are done virtually. The Farm Bill affects us in that it allows necessary changes and improvements in our agricultural system. In rural areas, agriculture is a really large sector of their economic mobility.

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RR2CS

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Rural Routes to Climate Solutions (RR2CS) is an Alberta-based initiative shining a spotlight on the climate solutions that farmers, ranchers and communities in rural Alberta can benefit from. You’re a delight to speak with, thoughtful, flexible, and passionate about empowering rural communities. What is a Community Animator?

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Daily Yonder

MAY 14, 2024

The hard hat is a minor inconvenience for Sweetland, but is emblematic of a broader question that researchers have been studying on this farm: How can agricultural lands support both crops and solar panels without hurting the other’s bottom line? They’re not even going to make money on the field because (the plants) are shaded.”

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Modern Farmer

AUGUST 27, 2024

Their parents would also join, so it became a virtual network with agricultural-based learning, cooking demos—and all these things are done virtually. The Farm Bill affects us in that it allows necessary changes and improvements in our agricultural system. In rural areas, agriculture is a really large sector of their economic mobility.

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Daily Yonder

AUGUST 13, 2024

The answers will help shape best practices for future projects, while addressing some concerns raised in ongoing debates over siting large solar projects in rural farm areas. Other questions include finding optimal grazing rates of sheep per acre, as well as other logistics.

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Civil Eats

JULY 2, 2024

Since taking over the dairy a decade ago and branding it Foggy Bottoms Boys , the couple has been bucking convention and helping their rural community navigate changing economic tides. The PCC DBII is one of four such initiatives across the country, funded by the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service.

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Modern Farmer

AUGUST 27, 2024

Their parents would also join, so it became a virtual network with agricultural-based learning, cooking demos—and all these things are done virtually. The Farm Bill affects us in that it allows necessary changes and improvements in our agricultural system. In rural areas, agriculture is a really large sector of their economic mobility.

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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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Daily Yonder

JUNE 8, 2023

Topper has lived in her house on agricultural land outside Cortez, Colorado, in the Four Corners region for 31 years. For Topper, the issue is about the way the installation has disrupted the peace of her rural life. Stottler, who grew up in rural Minnesota, understands how the view of a solar farm is not what residents desire.

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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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Civil Eats

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

New Regulations, Sparse Data Washington, Oregon, California and Colorado currently have regulations to protect agricultural workers during extreme heat. That’s even more true for farmworkers, who often earn little, live in rural areas and already have irregular schedules. Maryland and Nevada are working on rules of their own.

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Daily Yonder

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

New Regulations, Sparse Data Washington, Oregon, California and Colorado currently have regulations to protect agricultural workers during extreme heat. That’s even more true for farmworkers, who often earn little, live in rural areas and already have irregular schedules. Maryland and Nevada are working on rules of their own.

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Caff

JULY 28, 2024

They did so by burning agricultural waste and then smothering it. The repeated application of biochar over many years turned these nutrient-poor soils into fertile agricultural land. These kilns can be tailored to produce biochar with specific properties suited to different soil types and agricultural needs.

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Caff

MAY 2, 2023

In this video, Keng talks about his experiences starting a food hub and shares some important logistics to consider when starting a food hub. By aggregating food to a central location, food hubs can distribute to buyers by managing logistics such as transportation, storage, and handling, and marketing the food to buyers.

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Civil Eats

AUGUST 12, 2024

are buckling under the weight of financial, legal, and logistical challenges. decreased by almost 10 percent, according to the USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture , while the average farm size increased 6.7 We are trying to change that narrative: to make it sustainable, economically, to be a small farmer.”

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Modern Farmer

DECEMBER 11, 2023

H4H covers the cost of processing, storage and logistics for donated game, and food pantries and other facilities receive the meat at no cost. “[H4H] Back in rural Virginia, Adrian Guerrero, who’s been hunting private land for years, is already busy preparing venison jerky and tamales: gifts of gratitude. “

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Civil Eats

JULY 29, 2024

In addition to authorizing a program that would put extra funds into low-income parents’ pockets for summer groceries, the lawmakers changed a longstanding provision that required schools to serve summer meals communally, eliminating the requirement for rural areas. Department of Agriculture (USDA) rules that come with unwieldy paperwork.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

MARCH 20, 2024

Recent History in Regional Market Investments and Growth According to the recently released Census of Agriculture , 60,332 farms sold their products to retail markets, institutions, and food hubs marketed as local and regional products in 2022. However, many of these programs have already spent their allotted funds or will expire by 2025.

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Modern Farmer

MARCH 16, 2024

This story was originally published by Barn Raiser , your independent source for rural and small town news. Sean Park is the program manager of the Value-Added Sustainable Development Center (VASDC), a unit of the Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs at Western Illinois University in Macomb.

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Daily Yonder

JULY 22, 2024

If immigrants leave in large numbers, the economy of this agricultural state, already in need of more labor, could be jeopardized, advocates said. The agricultural industry’s operations in the country are predominantly dependent on immigrant labor, including undocumented labor. According to the U.S.

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