Food Tank

JANUARY 10, 2025

Hutton grew up working to build soil health through methods like no-till and cover crops, because Chesapeake Bay Watershed soils are typically low in organic matter. Hutton feeds his grain crops to the pigs, which produce manure that he uses to nourish the ground and repeat the cycle.

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Livestock Ranching Poultry Manure 98

Modern Farmer

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

The Lower Yakima Valley in Washington state has been home to large-scale animal agriculture for decades, but in 2008 when one dairy operation tried moving onto the Yakima Indian Reservation, the community balked at the proposition. As the number of animals stuffed onto corporate farms increases, so has the amount of waste.

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Ruralism Manure Farming Farming 87

Modern Farmer

OCTOBER 2, 2024

(Photography by Transfarmation / Mercy for Animals) In the United States, we still hold close an image of a quaint, independent family farm. But what actually exists is industrial animal agriculture, a system that does more harm than good. In late 2019, Mercy For Animals, the organization I lead, launched a new project.

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Farming Farming Animal Agriculture Ruralism 77

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

MAY 10, 2024

Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) EQIP is a voluntary conservation program that provides farmers and ranchers with financial cost-share assistance and technical assistance to implement conservation practices on working agricultural land.

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Ruralism Food Farming Farming 111

Civil Eats

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

For example, many more are planting cover crops, with acreage increasing by 17 percent between 2017 and 2022. The EPA also reported lower nitrous oxide emissions from feedlot manure, captured in manure lagoons, “which are major sources of both methane and nitrous oxide,” said Lilliston. “So, produced a record corn crop.

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Agriculture Agriculture Fertilizer Cattle 140

Food Tank

DECEMBER 24, 2024

The initiative aims to triple the productivity of smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa in 20 years by promoting green manure and cover crops that restore soil health, combat drought, and enhance farm resilience. Abdou Tenkouano, former Executive Director of CORAF, tells Food Tank. Every seed is important. Every seed is important.

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Food Agriculture Agriculture Ruralism 139

Food Tank

DECEMBER 27, 2023

The organization introduces beneficial plants called green manure/cover crops which fertilize the soil, control weeds, and respond to periods of drought. Crop Trust , International Crop Trust is dedicated to conserving plant genetic resources to promote sustainable agriculture and support global food security.

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Food Agriculture Agriculture Seeding 145