Civil Eats

OCTOBER 16, 2023

initiative developed in partnership with the world’s biggest chemical, seed, and meat companies—many of whom drive the food system’s biggest sources of greenhouse emissions. degree warming target set in the Paris Agreement due to the state oil company’s plan to continue increasing oil and gas production. Packaged Food Policy.

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Modern Farmer

MARCH 20, 2024

Urban ag is any kind of food production space within a city, inclusive of commercial farms that grow and sell directly to consumers, non-profit farms that serve a broader mission, community gardens, school gardens and even vacant lots turned into thriving personal gardens or homesteads. Timothy Bowles, a professor of Agroecology at U.C.

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Modern Farmer

JANUARY 19, 2024

Sometimes, though, it’s the best and only option for the land and its long-term productivity. Some acreages are inherently less productive than others.” Created by Congress in 1985, the CRP asks agricultural producers to voluntarily take environmentally sensitive land out of active production and conserve it.

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Civil Eats

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Until a few years ago, Songbird Farm in Unity, Maine, grew wheat, rye, oats, and corn, as well as an array of vegetables in three high tunnel greenhouses, and supported a community-supported agriculture (CSA) program for over 100 customers. Some farms were able to stop production temporarily while they identified possible solutions.

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Sustainable Harvest International

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Conventional sugarcane production uses high levels of pesticides and other agrochemicals, which are harmful to local wildlife and local communities. SHI-Belize trains sugarcane producers in sustainable production and land management that restores healthy ecosystems and protects endangered species, including medicinal plants and timber trees.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

JANUARY 17, 2024

The primary message regarding agriculture as a whole is that the risks to agricultural production are rising and will continue to rise as a result of climate change. Drought and torrential rain will frequently reduce productivity in all regions. high-efficiency irrigation and genetic modification) rather than systems approaches.

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Sustainable Harvest International

JULY 19, 2022

The crisis in Ukraine reveals that now more than ever, we must embrace a food system grounded in local agroecology. This is simply untrue and ignores the fact that conventional farming degrades land, pollutes water, kills wildlife, and is responsible for about a third of global greenhouse gas emissions. Among the 12.6

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Civil Eats

JANUARY 8, 2024

Meanwhile, the cost of farm production expenses are expected to reach a record high in 2023. This helped them buy their first cache of shared equipment: a tiller, a harrow, a manure spreader, a trailer to move equipment between farms, and a log splitter for heating greenhouses with wood. isn’t working for many small producers.

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Food Tank

MAY 1, 2024

Approximately 2 percent of all greenhouse gas emissions come from nitrogen fertilizers , according to a study in Nature. Food production “doesn’t even start at the farm, it starts at the fossils. Because of the close ties between fossil fuels and agrochemicals, “they are one and the same industry,” Tostado says.

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Food Fertilizer Crop Rotation Agroecology 63

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

JULY 14, 2023

The question of how to diversify farm production is closely linked with the question of expanding access to land. Photo credit: Cathy Day Improving production and net returns Diversity often also increases crop production, quality, or stability of production.

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Civil Eats

AUGUST 1, 2023

Farms Adapt to Climate Change Sorghum—popular among young, BIPOC, and under-resourced farmers—has extra long roots that allow it to withstand drought and sequester greenhouse gasses. An Ancient Grain Made New Again: How Sorghum Could Help U.S.

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Agritecture Blog

MAY 3, 2023

More than just an explicit set of production practices, this way of farming is known as “agroecology”, and refers to working with, rather than against, nature. And finally, many farmers want to see a guaranteed market to sell their crops into - ideally one that carries a premium for regeneratively-grown products.

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Modern Farmer

MAY 7, 2024

“She thought that if we’re going to be able to end factory farming, it’s not just about creating a different system that runs parallel, like you might see a lot of organizations doing when they talk about agroecology or regenerative farming [and] things of that nature,” says Whitley. This former chicken barn is now a greenhouse.

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Farming Farming Poultry Contract Farming 133

Civil Eats

AUGUST 29, 2023

He used a conventional approach: He diligently mowed his animals’ pastures to control weeds, added lime to make the soil less acidic, and applied fertilizer to boost productivity. Trees, they say, can protect farm animals from wind and sun, prevent erosion, stabilize streambanks, and yield marketable products like fruit and nuts.

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Agritecture Blog

JANUARY 27, 2023

CONTENT SOURCED FROM JUST FOOD Written by: David Burrows January 27, 2023 Danone ’s greenhouse gas emissions are around 26MtCo2e, and agriculture accounts for 61% of them. There is also talk of healthier soils, fewer chemicals, more biodiversity – and even more nutritious products. It’s easier said than done, however.”

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Sustainable Food Trust

JULY 12, 2023

While many sustainability assessments focus on the impacts that farms have on people and planet beyond the farm gate (for example, the contribution of farm greenhouse gas emissions to global warming), less attention is focused on the need to ensure that future generations can meet their needs for farm products, in particular, food.

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Food Tank

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Food production and consumption that ensures everyone has access to healthy, affordable, culturally relevant, and delicious food. Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa (AFSA) , Africa AFSA is an alliance uniting civil societies dedicated to promoting agroecology and food sovereignty across Africa.

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Food Tank

DECEMBER 24, 2024

Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa (AFSA) , Africa AFSA is a coalition of civil society organizations advocating for food sovereignty and agroecology across the continent. They also foster unity among farmers and collaborate with partners to enhance production and marketing opportunities.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Such changes reduced the overall resilience of the agroecological system. Moreover, they have more potential to contribute to greenhouse gas mitigation via carbon sequestration. Reducing greenhouse gas emissions means moving away from the use of high-energy and polluting nitrogenous fertilizers.

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Seeding Food Agriculture Agriculture 96

Modern Farmer

JULY 12, 2024

Conspiracy Theories and an Ongoing Culture War Dozens of peer-reviewed studies have shown that livestock accounts for anywhere between 11 and 20 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions, much of which comes from land use and cow burps. There are a slew of challenges to scaling production in a way that makes it economically viable.

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Food Tank

DECEMBER 7, 2024

This is the second part of an articles series based on based on conversations held during COP16 (Cali) and COP29 (Baku) side events by leading food system actors, who explored solutions provided by agroecology. Called Resilient food futures: agroecology and climate finance for ambitious NDCs 3.0, Read part one.

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Civil Eats

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Regenerative agriculture is not an endpoint, but a continuous implementation of practices that over time minimize inputs and environmental impacts[,] and further enhances the ecosystem while maintaining or improving productivity, economic contributions and community benefits. I listened and said, You are stepping into muddy waters here.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

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.

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Civil Eats

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

And it found that despite an executive order directing agencies to consider greenhouse gas emissions in procurement, another addressing consolidation , and hundreds of millions of dollars granted to small and mid-size farms and processors over the past few years, the government isn’t exactly putting its money where its mouth is.

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National Young Farmers Coalition

JUNE 26, 2024

As it reads now, the bill fails to prioritize equitable farmland access, divests from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), and strikes climate provisions that would assist farmers in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and preparing for extreme weather events. The committee considered the bill in a 13.5-hour

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