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The National Association of State Departments of Agriculture sets its federal policy focus for 2025

NASDA

Further, we believe these areas represent critical opportunities where state departments of agriculture can lead impactful change and champion effective policy solutions this year. Farm Bill The upcoming farm bill must be dedicated to supporting American agriculture and essential food and nutrition assistance programs. territories.

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Editor’s view: Culture change needed to secure future food supply

Farmers Weekly

Farmers Weekly Of all the supply chains to be found in British agriculture, it is the ones in the egg and poultry sectors that are so often held up as examples of best practice. See […] The post Editor’s view: Culture change needed to secure future food supply appeared first on Farmers Weekly

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Meet the Poultry Farmer Teaching Others How to Make Regenerative Farming Add Up

Modern Farmer

The experience led him to start learning about regenerative agriculture and the benefits raising chickens could have for the soil fertility and sustainability of his nine acres. He shows poultry farmers how to build feeders, shelters, feed storage containers, transports and coolers at an affordable price. Things started working.

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Ten Bills to Create Dignity and Safe Working Conditions for Food and Farm Workers

The Equation

This piece serves as the second blog of the series “Agricultural Workers, Essential but Excluded” in partnership with HEAL Food Alliance. Introduced by Senator Padilla, the bill builds on the recommendations made by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Equity Commission. Agricultural Worker Justice Act ( S.2601

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A Regional Approach Creates Fairer Competition

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

Part one details USDA’s recent supply chain infrastructure investments and how they have equipped regional processors and distributors. This concentration is better highlighted within poultry purchases. of all USDA’s poultry purchases. Contracts with Tyson Foods accounted for 42.5%

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How People Power Local Food Systems

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

Editor’s Note: This blog post is the second in a series highlighting how recent supply chain investments were unique and pivotal in expanding infrastructure to respond to growing farmer demand, reducing costly wait times, and reaching diversified operations.

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Precision Ag News 2/19

Agwired

Bushel , an independently-owned software technology company focused on digital tools for the agricultural supply chain, announced an integration into MyCHS, the farmer-facing platform from CHS, Inc., Poultry litter is rich in nitrogen and phosphorus, and much of the waste product is applied to farmland as a low-cost fertilizer.