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. Organic practices enhance soil health and biodiversity, foster resource regeneration, and help mitigate and build resilience to climate change. For the FY25 budget, NIFA is suggested a $3.5

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Modern Farmer

JANUARY 21, 2025

Ants are a Swiss Army knife, said Jensen, a biologist who studies the symbiotic relationship between ants and agriculture at Aarhus University in Denmark. The social insects even wage war with one another and build complex agricultural systems. Kind of like a multitool for farmers. Photography via Shutterstock.

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USDA Blog

MARCH 28, 2024

wage and salary workers, but they are vital to the country’s agriculture. They labor every day in fruit orchards and dairy farms, in blazing heat and freezing cold, to ensure that families have food on their tables. Farmworkers make up less than one percent of all U.S.

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World Agri-Tech

JANUARY 29, 2025

Bonsai Robotics Secures $15 Million in Series A Funding to Advance Its Physical AI Solutions for Agriculture Applications Bonsai Robotics Inc. Bonsai), a leading developer of physical AI solutions for agriculture applications, today announced it has raised $15 million in Series A funding. and Australia.

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ATTRA

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

In a study supported by a National Science Foundation Grant, researchers will examine how drought, heat waves, and soil impact the cycle of water and carbon between plants and the atmosphere in dryland agricultural ecosystems.

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Agric4profits

JANUARY 27, 2025

Performance of the orchard or the plantation depends on the quality of nursery preparation, technique and management. The foundation of Tree crop production is actually the Nursery practices and management. This article will take you through nursery techniques and practices of the nursery husbandry in Tree crop cultivation.

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Food and Farming Technology

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

New Zealand-based agritech company Robotics Plus has launched Prospr, an autonomous, multi-use, hybrid vehicle designed to carry out a variety of orchard and vineyard crop tasks more efficiently and s

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Caff

APRIL 15, 2024

To address this need, CAFF’s Ecological Farming team partnered with Jessica Chiartas, Postdoctoral Fellow at UC Davis and founder of Soil Life , to conduct a review of the scientific literature on climate smart agriculture in California and Mediterranean climates.

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Wisconsin Farmers Union

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Grown in the Community, For the Community The Oneida Nation Apple Orchard is located on 34 acres, just outside of Oneida, Wisconsin. Orchard manager Heather Jordan works year-round to care for 4,443 apple trees, 120 chickens, and three beehives. As the manager, thats where I refuse to make sacrifices.

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Agric4profits

AUGUST 8, 2024

In crop production, crops are domesticated plants that we grow on our farms, orchards and gardens. These crops vary in their climatic, nutritional requirements

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Climate and Agriculture in the Southeast

NOVEMBER 5, 2023

As the climate gets warmer, other impacts that can affect agriculture are also being observed. A longer growing season can make your fields and orchards more susceptible to pests that were previously not an issue. Warmer winters mean more overwintering of pests and diseases.

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Agric4profits

AUGUST 23, 2024

The performance of the orchard or the plantation depends on the quality of prep The foundation of tree crop production is the nursery practices and management.

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Caff

MAY 2, 2024

On April 10th, Community Alliance with Family Farmers (CAFF) hosted a field day at Heartwood Farms in Linden, CA with farmers Franz Eilers and Emma Wade to discuss all things compost and pest management on their biologically-integrated walnut and cherry orchards. The compost created from ground-up walnut prunings and cover crop mowings.

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ATTRA

JANUARY 6, 2025

You can get in touch with NCAT/ATTRA specialists and find access to our trusted, practical sustainable-agriculture publications, webinars, videos, and other resources at ATTRA.NCAT.ORG.

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ATTRA

OCTOBER 5, 2023

The University of California and The Organic Center are collaborating on research to help organic orchard growers safely incorporate livestock grazing into their farming practices. Department of Agriculture’s Organic Agriculture Research and Extension Initiative research program.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

JANUARY 17, 2024

As those paying attention to agriculture know, climate impacts have become increasingly apparent since the last assessment was published in 2018. The NCA5 covers a lot of ground, but this summary focuses on aspects most relevant to agriculture.

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Food Tank

MARCH 7, 2025

For decadescertainly for most of my careerdiscussions about food and agriculture systems have been pushed to the sidelines. Many of us have had to fight, over and over and over again, to get folks in power to take food and agriculture seriously. But thats changing now.

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Civil Eats

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

If the pawpaw’s greatest admirers have their way, it will also show the way forward for a localized approach to agriculture that operates outside of the mass-produced mainstream. When they planted their orchard 11 years ago, the gatherings turned into a festival, which soon outgrew anything they could manage themselves.

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Agwired

APRIL 3, 2025

Join Conservation Technology Information Center, USDA Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program, and the American Seed Trade Association for the release of the eighth National Cover Crop Survey during a free webinar April 15, Noon Central Time. Further investments and acquisitions now form Republic.

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ATTRA

NOVEMBER 2, 2024

The California Department of Food and Agriculture announced that it is awarding $3 million for three projects through the Biologically Integrated Farming Systems (BIFS) grant program. The third project seeks to reduce pyrethroid insecticide use in nut orchards through watershed-wide use of pheromone mating disruption for key pests.

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AGRIVI

JUNE 19, 2023

AGRIVI and CropRoads, a prominent digital solutions provider in Georgia, partner up to revolutionize smart agriculture. CropRoads has been at the forefront of developing and selling cutting-edge digital solutions that cater specifically to the needs of vineyards, fruit orchards, and berry crops.

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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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Agritech NZ

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

and TAURANGA, NZ, September 21, 2023 – New Zealand-based agritech company Robotics Plus has launched Prospr, an autonomous, multi-use, hybrid vehicle designed to carry out a variety of orchard and vineyard crop tasks more efficiently and sustainably while reducing reliance on labor. Salinas, Calif.,

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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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ATTRA

JANUARY 15, 2025

Department of Agriculture (USDA) offers a suite of programs to help producers recover their operations. North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (NCDA&CS): NCDA&CS has established a hotline to connect farmers with resources for agricultural emergencies related to the storm.

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Climate and Agriculture in the Southeast

AUGUST 21, 2023

Extreme weather this year is not just affecting agriculture in the United States. Farmers in many other parts of the world are also experience tragic losses of fruit, honey, and other agricultural products due to extreme heat, rain, hail, and other weather phenomena.

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Modern Farmer

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Growers in Michoacán are part of a certification program in which they are able to confirm that their fruit is free from certain pests such as avocado seed weevils or fruit flies, and their orchards are also subject to compliance checks by inspectors from the USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS).

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Modern Farmer

MARCH 6, 2025

Here, growers are making fresh kokoleka, or chocolate in lelo Hawaii (Hawaiian language), through mindful agricultural practices: creating their own soil and compost, contracting with locals, and using organic fertilizer. From seed to orchard, the cacao growing process can take up to two years. Photography by Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton.

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Agritech NZ

OCTOBER 27, 2022

and TAURANGA, NZ – Robotics Plus , a New Zealand-based agritech company, today launched its autonomous multi-use, modular vehicle platform for agriculture designed to carry out a variety of orchard and vineyard machine tasks – to alleviate ongoing labor shortages and transform the industry.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Last week’s post highlighted the stories of farmers who have used practices from the Climate-Smart Agriculture and Forestry practice list to build climate resilience and mitigation solutions. This week’s post adds stories created and gathered by National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC) members around the country.

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Civil Eats

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Its current offerings include 83 acres of almond trees in the San Joaquin Valley, advertised as “an opportunity to invest in a water-secure almond orchard in the world’s most productive almond-producing region.” This investor-driven farmland “gold rush” has come with many unintended consequences for agriculture and farmers.

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RR2CS

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Aaron employs regenerative agriculture practices to cultivate and sustain living soils, which are essential for producing fruit that is not only delicious but also rich in nutrients. 5:55 – Aaron shares the story of how he got into agriculture. 13:56 – When was the first time Aaron heard about regenerative agriculture?

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AGRIVI

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Traditionally, farmers have always relied on their own experiential knowledge, local wisdom, and occasional consultations with agricultural experts to inform their decisions. With AGRIVI farmers get one central platform for all their agricultural data and process management. However, running a successful agribusiness is not easy.

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Far Eastern Agriculture

APRIL 22, 2024

By combining Flory's extensive experience and market presence with Bonsai's innovative technological prowess, this partnership therefore, marks a significant milestone in the agriculture sector. "At The Super V sweeper is just the beginning of what we believe will be a transformative era in agricultural technology."

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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

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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Far Eastern Agriculture

JULY 1, 2024

As environmental and regulatory water restrictions challenge global agriculture, adopting multidisciplinary and holistic water management will be key to sustaining future orchard systems," said UC Davis Cooperative Extension Orchard Systems specialist Dr Guilia Marino.

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