Food Tank

MAY 3, 2024

Department of Agriculture (USDA) Census data. Even though we live in rural Iowa, kids don’t have access,” says Melissa Beermann, Monona County Director for Iowa State University Extension and Outreach. And it helps first-generation farmers pursue a career in agriculture. Our county is a pretty high-poverty county.

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Real Agriculture

AUGUST 29, 2023

On today’s show, hear from: Mike Cowbrough with Ontario Ministry of Agriculture Food and Rural Affairs, on Palmer amaranth confirmed; Mark Versluys, Corteva Agriscience on herbicide options for thistles; Tara Mulhern Davidson with Lonesome Dove Ranch on business risk programs and managing drought; and, Read More

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Food Tank

JANUARY 24, 2024

agriculture, food systems, and rural communities.” That is the opening line of the recently released Fifth National Climate Assessment’s section on agriculture. tons of American agricultural soil per acre, costing farmers and ranchers US$44 billion annually and taxpayers nearly US$100 billion. Each year, we lose 4.6

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Civil Eats

JANUARY 23, 2024

On a crisp weekend this past fall, 30 state legislators from across the nation descended on TomKat Ranch , an 1,800-acre ranch focused on regenerative agriculture in Pescadero, California, an hour south of San Francisco. We are rural, urban, and suburban,” she said. We are female; we are male.

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Civil Eats

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Flores, who studied kinesiology and outdoor education before becoming a farmer, is one of a small but growing group of fitness professionals dedicated to helping farmers and others in agriculture stay fit and healthy so they can do their work with more ease and less pain. Rural Response Hotline : 1-800-464-0258.

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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. 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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RR2CS

JULY 5, 2023

Event Name: Cultivating Resilience through Regenerative Agriculture Tag Line: Data-driven insights; Learn how regenerative agriculture practices can benefit you and your soils. COST: $20 At the heart of regenerative agriculture, regardless of the practice, there is always an undercurrent and focus on the improvement of soil health.

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Food Tank

JULY 28, 2023

And exposure to agricultural chemicals can cause health issues years or decades down the road, too. A Wisconsin farmer put it simply: “Health care and childcare for farm/ranch families should be a national priority if we want to keep farming as a professional industry in our country.” The bill was introduced by U.S.

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Civil Eats

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

I’m raising my kids in agriculture.” His is the last ranch before the Bear River—the longest river in North America that does not empty into an ocean—flows into the Great Salt Lake. On his farm, Ferry is witness to the effects of water usage in a drought-ridden region. We’re right in the thick of it.” states, is in the thick of it.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

JULY 8, 2024

On June 11, 2024, the House Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee advanced the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2025 on a party-line vote. Photo credit: Reana Kovalcik.

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NASDA

MAY 7, 2024

The National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA) commends the subcommittee for its work in support of farmers, ranchers, and rural communities. NASDA represents the Commissioners, Secretaries, and Directors of agriculture in all 50 states and 4 territories. agriculture.

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Modern Farmer

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

This story was produced through a collaboration between the Daily Yonder, which covers rural America, and Climate Central, a nonadvocacy science and news group. She later became the executive director of the nonprofit Friends of Toppenish Creek , which advocates for improved oversight of industrial agriculture.

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NASDA

DECEMBER 7, 2023

food and agriculture community to ask you to support this important President Export Council (PEC) proposal to bolster American agriculture’s global competitive standing around the world. food and agriculture, eliminate unwarranted non-tariff barriers, and reinforce global food security. agricultural production.

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Modern Farmer

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Across the country, the US has lost both farms and farmland, according to the latest data from the 2022 USDA Census of Agriculture , released this week. That’s 20 million acres, or as Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack puts it, every state in New England except Connecticut. million farms. It doesn’t have to be.”

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NASDA

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Members of the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture adopted policy today at NASDA’s Winter Policy Conference to increase advocacy for farm safety and minimize injury to those who work in the agriculture industry. Press Release WASHINGTON, D.C. According to the U.S. territories.

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Trimble Agriculture

OCTOBER 30, 2024

agriculture is a hot one, but it’s primarily discussed at the farm and processing level. While it increased reach for ag financial institutions, it also reduced the number of local and regional banks in Rural America as many that offered agricultural lending options were absorbed by larger financial institutions.

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Daily Yonder

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

This story was produced through a collaboration between the Daily Yonder, which covers rural America, and Modern Farmer , a a nonprofit covering equity and resiliency in the food system. She later became the executive director of the nonprofit Friends of Toppenish Creek , which advocates for improved oversight of industrial agriculture.

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UnderstandingAg

MARCH 31, 2025

I shared the paper with several colleagues in the regenerative agriculture research space, and its fair to say they were as critical (if not more critical) of the fundamental flaws in the theoretical meta-analysis that underpins this specific papers ingredients as was I.

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The Equation

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

The Inflation Reduction Act is directing $20B toward climate-resilient agriculture Reducing heat-trapping carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) emissions through policies that drive renewable energy and clean transportation has well known benefits. It is agriculture’s responsibility to be part of that action.

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Food Tank

JULY 19, 2024

When his agriculture professors taught about conventional hog production, he would ask questions like, “What about letting these animals get outside a little bit?” These big universities, the agricultural departments are pretty much paid off by Big Agriculture,” says Roberts. According to the U.S.

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RR2CS

AUGUST 28, 2023

Will widespread adoption of regenerative agriculture automatically lead to the rejuvenation of rural communities? By Derek Leahy I have been given this amazing opportunity to travel Canada and interview agricultural producers about regenerative agriculture for the Rural Routes to Climate Solutions podcast.

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RR2CS

APRIL 18, 2022

Rod and Beth Vergouwen’s agricultural roots in Strathmore stem back to the early 1900s when Beth’s great-grandfather emigrated from Illinois with the vision to farm and ranch in southern Alberta. This allows them to manage the cows in different areas of the ranch, in turn, allowing for regrowth and grass management.

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Daily Yonder

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Then, two years later, it added still more land in this rural Nebraska county tucked between Chimney Rock and Lake McConaughy. a nonprofit owned by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, commonly known as the Mormon church, has been quietly buying up ranch land in Nebraska’s Sandhills for the past three decades.

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Civil Eats

MARCH 4, 2024

Since taking the helm of the facility’s nutrition and dining services in 2018, he has worked to revamp the cuisine, including sourcing almost half of ingredients from farms and ranches within a 250-mile radius of the Sacramento Valley. Santana Diaz, Executive Chef, U.C. Davis Med Center. herding around 50 heads.

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Food Tank

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Being a naive kid, living in rural America…you get burned out on a community that you know everybody in and you don’t take it for what it is. Today, he’s a sixth-generation pig farmer partnering with Niman Ranch. The best thing about Niman Ranch is how transparent they are. Now, I realize how cool that is,” says Williams.

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Caff

JUNE 16, 2022

Their main marketing channels include a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program and wholesale sales. Due to the farm being in a more rural and remote area, it took about four days from when the fire initially started to when there was a firefighter presence near their farm.

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Farm Credit of Southern Colorado

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Carly, pursuing her veterinary technician license, manages the cattle books, helps with feeding and doctoring, and plays an integral role on the ranch. He is also the president of the Plains Ground Water Management District, focusing on rural water conservation. He and his wife, Taren, are raising their three children in Burlington.

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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

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

But a small group of policymakers are putting this much-needed economic opportunity at risk through the misguided Ending Agricultural Trade Suppression (EATS) Act (S.2019 And this isn’t just a benefit to the pigs and farmers; these niche producers have been shown to bring more jobs and economic value into their rural communities.

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Todays Farmer Magazine

JANUARY 24, 2023

The state’s rural suicide rate is growing faster than in urban counties, increasing 78% between 2003 and 2017. With a four-year grant commitment from the MFA Foundation, University of Missouri Extension will have new avenues to support rural communities in need of mental health assistance.

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RR2CS

JULY 4, 2023

Justin Dorey of Irish Creek Bison and Avery Shepherd of Sunset Bison Ranch and the Saskatchewan Bison Association will provide expertise based on their experience and share their insights on the role poly-cropping can play in regenerative agriculture. We recommend listening to our latest podcast on Covercrops. of Register Today.

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Todays Farmer Magazine

MARCH 26, 2024

Priorities include expanding farmer engagement, improving rural communities Amid continuing legal battles, regulation concerns and climate-change legislation impacting U.S. farmers, the Environmental Protection Agency is creating a new office to “expand engagement opportunities with agricultural and rural communities.”

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Daily Yonder

JUNE 18, 2024

The challenge: Between the two of them, the couple had limited agricultural experience, and none in cattle. Instead of instruction on their specific focuses, it’s built around fundamental aspects of business in agriculture. Everything that someone would need to know for a healthy farm or ranch business.” population lives.”

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AgriLife Today

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Department of Soil and Crop Sciences senior aims to aid rural farms A student choosing to attend Texas A&M University when they come from generations of Aggies is probably no surprise. Read More → The post Clayton Moore: Seventh generation farmer sees future in hemp first appeared on AgriLife Today.

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Daily Yonder

JUNE 30, 2023

The chasm between rural ranchers and urban voters seems to have plunged deeper than ever before, but beneath the headlines you’ll find people trying to adapt to make things work. Where, on Moriah Ranch near Coalmont, Marcy Gruber puts in the extra effort to nurture her dogs’ instincts to protect livestock instead of hunting it.

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ATTRA

APRIL 16, 2024

By Cody Brown and Darron Gaus , NCAT Agriculture Specialists Carbon Farm Planning is a rewarding process for producers and conservation planners, as we “dig deep” and find all the potential carbon sinks and soil health practices that can be implemented across the landscape. Designed by Colorado State University, in partnership with the U.S.

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NASDA

JUNE 9, 2023

Further reducing greenhouse gas emissions throughout the agricultural and forestry supply chain will require a comprehensive effort involving financial and technical assistance, research investments, proactive response to innovation, public-private partnerships, and a commitment to equitable opportunities for all producers. We urge the U.S.

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