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Bringing ‘agroecological intelligence’ to on-farm technology choices

Sustainable Food Trust

A Bigger Conversation’s Director, Pat Thomas, shares insights from the ‘Agroecological Intelligence’ project, which spoke with agroecological farmers and growers to establish a criteria for adopting new technologies. But not everyone buys in to this narrative.

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Food and Farming at the Forefront of Labour’s Missions for Change – September 2024

Sustainable Food Trust

For example, the Sustainable Markets Initiative, convened by His Majesty King Charles, is bringing together food companies, farmers and financial actors to trial new financial mechanisms to support regenerative farming. xxxiii] This is largely due to ammonia emissions from heavy fertiliser use and intensive livestock farming.

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Digging into the House Farm Bill: Part 4

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

The FFNSA maintains the existing carveout that ensures livestock producers will receive 50% of total EQIP funding during the life of the farm bill. Without robust funding for public research that promotes ecologically-based production systems, scientific and technical innovation is stifled, and U.S.

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Why we’re in a critical period in the development of regenerative agriculture

Agritecture Blog

Just how far regenerative agriculture can cut emissions from livestock farming remains moot. Producer premiums for regenerative products have begun to pop up but, as Bande notes, the financing mechanism must be “way broader” than this. He argues agroecological systems are “networks of relationships, not collections of practices.

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Path to a New Farm Bill: Sustainable and Organic Research 

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

Failure to robustly fund public research that promotes ecologically-based production systems stifles scientific and technical innovation and leaves US farmers and ranchers unable to fully participate in and benefit from emerging markets for sustainably-produced foods. The Senate and House also agree on various funding opportunities for 1890s.

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