ATTRA

AUGUST 1, 2023

A rain harvester rule of thumb is that 1 inch of rain on 1 square foot yields 0.6 Even after nearly a year, I’m still out there for nearly every rainfall, happily watching the tanks fill and clearing any debris blocking the water flow. gallons of potential water capture.

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Harvester Harvest Harvesting Food 96

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

JANUARY 17, 2024

Moreover, despite a steady growth in total factor productivity (TFP, “a ratio of agricultural outputs produced to inputs used“) since 1948 as a result of technological change, climate change has already dampened TFP, and it is expected to decline to pre-1980 levels by 2050 unless adaptation measures adequately respond.

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Agriculture Agriculture Forage Livestock 105

Civil Eats

AUGUST 1, 2023

These severe conditions have a tremendous impact on our food system, affecting everything from crop yields to working conditions on farms. While agriculture is a major contributor to climate change, it can also play a significant role in mitigating the impacts—and we at Civil Eats make a concerted effort to focus on solutions in our coverage.

Food 95

Food Seeding Crop Farming 95

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. The combined use of solar photovoltaic technology and agriculture allow farmers and energy developers to share the same land.

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Agriculture Agriculture Food Pesticide 52

Sustainable Food Trust

JUNE 28, 2023

It has been argued that taking a lot of care of the systems which grow our food is unnecessary – in the UK many areas of East Anglia have been cropped intensively for decades and still maintain their yields.

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Farming Farming Food Cattle 52

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

MAY 20, 2024

2101) Dramatically increases support for precision agriculture technologies. This approach is misguided given the ample evidence that scale-neutral, management-intensive practices likely yield even greater environmental benefits.

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Agriculture Agriculture Farming Farming 102

Agritecture Blog

JANUARY 27, 2023

Using data from Canadian arable farms, Bain’s consultants showed yield loss was typical in the first two seasons of transforming to regenerative agriculture. He argues agroecological systems are “networks of relationships, not collections of practices. Work is ongoing to prove some of the benefits these new systems tout.

Agriculture 52

Agriculture Agriculture Food Production 52

Civil Eats

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Prioritizing ecological integrity and community health over yield, these farmers stay profitable by diversifying their crops, producing value-added products like jams and sauces, and building community support and social capital. The young couple started a 180-acre dairy farm for livelihood to raise their 14 children.

Food 52

Food Farming Farming Agriculture 52

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

OCTOBER 5, 2023

While these breeding programs furthered the base of scientific knowledge around plant breeding and led to significant increases in yields, farmers were slowly pushed out of their historical role as the primary stakeholders in seed saving and development. Such changes reduced the overall resilience of the agroecological system.

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Seeding Agriculture Agriculture Food 115

National Young Farmers Coalition

JUNE 26, 2024

The House Farm Bill reauthorizes several longstanding, small, but impactful rural development programs, such as the Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Program, Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas, Rural Business Development Grants, and Rural Cooperative Development Grants. 6422, 6314, 6410, 6411). 7125, 7204, 7208, 7305, 7503).

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