National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Notably, this includes provisions from the Agricultural Resilience Act , the Organic Science Research and Investment Act , and the Seeds and Breeds for the Future Act. Despite these positive steps, RPFSA falls short in several critical areas important to NSAC members. The Senate and House also agree on various funding opportunities for 1890s.

Farming 109

Farming Farming Agriculture Agriculture 109

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

MAY 20, 2024

From the beginning, NSAC and its more than 150 members nationwide have called for a farm bill that incorporates lessons learned since 2018 by advancing programs and policies that build resilience and equity, restore competition, invest in science, and renew our environment for current and future generations.

Agriculture 98

Agriculture Agriculture Farming Farming 98

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

AUGUST 28, 2024

SARE was first created in 1988, and in 1990 Congress authorized the SARE program and determined that it should be funded at no less than $60 million a year, consistent with recommendations by the National Academy of Sciences.

Farming 83

Farming Farming Agriculture Agriculture 83

National Young Farmers Coalition

JUNE 26, 2024

This approach negates recent progress made in 2021 to update the TFP, bringing a science-based and realistic approach to calculating SNAP benefits—and also risks regressing to outdated dietary standards that fail to support the well-being of American families. 7125, 7204, 7208, 7305, 7503). 12113).

Food 40

Food Farming Farming Farmland 40

Civil Eats

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Through captivating case studies, Thurow’s hopeful book showcases farmers who have boldly gone against the grain of modern agriculture orthodoxy and are instead embracing regenerative practices—like agroecology and permaculture—that restore soil health, enhance biodiversity, and promote resilience against climate change. And she could.

Food 137

Food Farming Farming Agriculture 137

The Equation

AUGUST 10, 2023

For example, ranchers fatten cattle on grain during the final months of their lives in large-scale feedlots, which—along with massive hog and poultry feeding operations—are major sources of methane and nitrous oxide emissions, primarily due to the way cattle digest fiber and the mismanagement of open-air manure lagoons.

Food 98

Food Farming Farming Agriculture 98

ATTRA

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Virginia Tech and Virginia Cooperative Extension’s project team conducted 11 semi-structured interviews and conversations across Virginia to learn and better understand farmers’ and ranchers’ agroecological motivations and overall values related to the protection and conservation of water resources.

Cattle 69

Cattle Pasture Poultry Family Farming 69