NASDA

AUGUST 20, 2024

Letter Dear Prime Minister: Our members represent a broad array of the agricultural supply chain that relies on freight rail transportation from the Canadian National Railway Company (CN) and CPKC, and we write to express concerns regarding a potential significant disruption to the North American supply chains.

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Food Tank

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Helios is an artificial intelligence-based platform that is aggregating billions of data points to provide a global, real-time view of the climate and economic risks affecting agricultural commodities. This led to the realization that they could use these advances to build a platform to better understand and predict agricultural disruptions.

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ATTRA

JANUARY 6, 2025

USDA Agricultural Marketing Service partnered with Minnesota to award $9.5 This program aims to build resilience across the middle of the supply chain and strengthen local and regional food systems. million in Infrastructure Grants to 11 projects , through the Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure Program (RFSI).

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Agric4profits

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Agribusiness and supply chain management are essential aspects of the global economy, impacting the production and distribution of food and agricultural

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NASDA

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

As co-regulatory partners with EPA committed to preserving environmental stewardship, protecting the rural economy and securing a healthy food supply chain, NASDA commends EPA on issuing an existing stocks order for dicamba that is inclusive of products that are in the possession of growers or in the channels of trade. territories.

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Real Agriculture

AUGUST 22, 2024

Securing nitrogen fertilizer is costly and dependent on long supply chains. Securing nitrogen fertilizer is costly and dependent on long supply chains. When farmers set set their sights at higher target yields, one of the limiting factors is often soil fertility. Currently, Read More

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Global Agtech Initiative

AUGUST 1, 2023

Independent white paper reveals the commercial drivers that are shaping the industry, including the need to ensure the supply chain is ‘digitally future fit’. The post New Study Reinforces Need to Future-Proof the Agriculture Supply Chain Through Digitization appeared first on Global Ag Tech Initiative.

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NASDA

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Letter Dear Representative: The National Association of State Departments of Agriculture urges Congress to pass H.R. Americas farmers and ranchers are facing an increasingly perilous agricultural economy. 10445, the Further Continuing Appropriations and Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2025.

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Real Agriculture

JUNE 16, 2023

They discuss many topics, including: Fixing health care; Vertical vs. horizontal consolidation of supply chains in light of the proposed Bunge-Viterra merger; Read More Thanks for tuning in to this Friday edition of RealAg Radio!

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Agric4profits

FEBRUARY 16, 2025

Risk and uncertainty are ubiquitous and varied within agriculture and agricultural supply chains. This stems from a range of factors, including the vagaries of weather, the unpredictable nature of biological processes.

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Global Agtech Initiative

AUGUST 15, 2023

The post Revolutionizing the Food Supply Chain: How Blockchain Technology is Transforming Agriculture Worldwide appeared first on Global Ag Tech Initiative. Blockchain automates manual processes, reducing the time and cost involved in moving products from farm to table.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Earlier this month, NSAC delivered a letter to Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack signed by nearly 600 food banks, hubs, pantries, farmers, and organizations requesting that the USDA continue funding the Local Food Purchase Assistance Program after stakeholders began expressing serious concern of the program’s anticipated end.

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Real Agriculture

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

The program aims to equip future leaders within all aspects of the beef supply chain with the skills and tools. Sixteen finalists for the Canadian Cattle Association’s (CCA) Canadian Cattle Young Leaders (CYL) Program have been announced for the 2024-2025 program year. Read More

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AgriLife Today

APRIL 9, 2024

Safeguarding agricultural chains through research, innovation The disruption of the food supply chain during the first few years of COVID made Americans aware of how critical the ability to move agricultural products reliably, safely and efficiently is, according to Texas A&M AgriLife experts.

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Real Agriculture

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

One of the challenges that needs to be overcome to rebuild a resilient supply chain is the boom-bust nature of each segment, from the cow-calf producer. One of the challenges that needs to be overcome to rebuild a resilient supply chain is the boom-bust nature of each segment, from the cow-calf producer. Read More

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AgWeb Farm Journal

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

These investments aim to strengthen American food and agriculture supply chains, expand markets for agricultural producers, and reduce food costs.

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NASDA

DECEMBER 19, 2024

President: Our members represent a broad collection of the agricultural and food supply chains that faced severe shipping disruptions due to the East and Gulf Coast port strike that lasted from October 1 through October 3, 2024. agriculture sector, and the businesses, workers, and communities who support trade in U.S.

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NASDA

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Cold Spring, NY Keystone Development Center, Harrisburg, PA Land for Good, Keene, NH Nuestras Raices, Holyoke, MA Seacoast Eat Local, Lee, NH Stepwell Strategies, LLC, Cleveland Heights, OH ### The NASDA Foundation is the only educational and research organization that directly serves the nations state departments of agriculture.

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USDA Blog

MARCH 19, 2024

Almost two years ago, reflecting on lessons learned during the COVID-19 pandemic and in light of ongoing supply chain challenges from global conflict and a changing climate, Secretary Vilsack announced a new framework at USDA for shoring up the food supply chain and transforming the food system to be fairer, more competitive, more resilient.

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Food Tank

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Food Chain Workers Alliance (FCWA) and HEAL Food Alliance recently released the report Procuring Food Justice: Grassroots Solutions for Reclaiming Our Public Supply Chains. The authors challenge corporate control of institutional procurement markets and advocate for a value-based food purchasing strategy.

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Jayson Lusk

AUGUST 31, 2023

That’s the title of a new article by David Just released by the European Review of Agricultural Economics , and the subject of David’s keynote at the European Association of Agricultural Economics Meeting this week in France. Yet, no credible agricultural economists were addressing these issues prior to crisis onset. ”

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NASDA

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

agricultural community and they require stable and predictable funding to continue their vital work. As you know, orphan programs often address niche or emerging areas within agriculture which may not receive the same level of attention or resources as other larger programs.

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NASDA

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

18, Pennsylvania Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding testified before the U.S. Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Food and Nutrition, Specialty Crops, Organics, and Research on behalf of the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture. . – On Sept. territories.

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Farmers Weekly

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Farmers Weekly Higher-powered tractors have dominated the market so far in 2023, as the sector continues to play catch-up following supply chain disruption during the Covid pandemic years.

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Farmers Weekly

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

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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NASDA

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Agriculture is national security and it is critical that Congress pass a new farm bill in 2024.” The resolution highlights the recent extreme weather events, elevated input and interest costs and supply chain disruptions farmers and ranchers continue to battle daily. territories.

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ATTRA

JANUARY 28, 2025

Connecticut Department of Agriculture is accepting applications from eligible Connecticut municipalities, regional councils of governments, and/or agricultural non-profit organizations for projects that directly impact or foster agriculture industry viability. Applications must be submitted by February 28, 2025.

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World Agri-Tech

MARCH 10, 2025

AgZen , a leader in agricultural technology, today announced the successful closing of a $10 million Series A funding round, led by DCVC Bio, alongside Material Impact, which led the previous $3.5 Maximizing yield at minimal input cost is an existential problem in agriculture. million seed round in 2022.

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NASDA

JULY 11, 2023

With her experience leading the industry as Under Secretary of Agriculture for Rural Development and her perspective on state and local issues as former U.S. NASDA enhances American food and agricultural communities through policy, partnerships and public engagement. NASDA congratulates Deputy Secretary Torres Small and thanks the U.S.

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Civil Eats

DECEMBER 23, 2024

At the same time, agriculture is a major contributor to the climate crisis, producing one-third of global greenhouse gas emissions. Seeds From Wild Crop Relatives Could Help Agriculture Weather Climate Change The hardy wild cousins of domesticated crops can teach us how to adapt to a hotter, more unpredictable future.

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World Agri-Tech

MARCH 17, 2025

” xFarm Technologies, a leading tech company in the digitalisation of agriculture that supports more than 500,000 farms every day, together with an ecosystem of more than a hundred large companies on a total area of 8.3

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AgWeb Farm Journal

MARCH 26, 2024

Mike Steenhoek, executive director at the Soy Transportation Coalition, shares what the collapse could mean for the supply chain.

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NASDA

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

WAC represents a large and diverse cross-section of the nations broad business community, including the construction, transportation, real estate, recreation, mining, manufacturing, forestry, agriculture, energy, wildlife conservation, and public health and safety sectors.

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Global Agtech Initiative

OCTOBER 10, 2023

The COVID-19 pandemic pushed food systems to the brink of crisis, writes Sara Zimmerman at Agriculture Dive. Agtech […] The post This AI Chatbot Can Help Predict Supply Chain Disruptions at Farms appeared first on Global Ag Tech Initiative.

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Cropin Blog

MAY 31, 2024

In an era marked by unpredictable weather patterns and climate shifts, agriculture and food supply chains face unprecedented challenges. This volatility pressures supply chain planning, demanding better and earlier insights into crop yields and quality.

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ATTRA

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

Grant funds are intended to be used to improve business skills, strengthen business viability, expand market access, or strengthen local and regional food and agriculture supply chains.

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NASDA

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

. – Today at the 2024 Winter Policy Conference, members of the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture encouraged federal agencies to develop strategies that address agricultural labor shortages across the country. agencies to collaborate on strategies to address agricultural labor shortages appeared first on NASDA.

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