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Despite Recent Headlines, Urban Farming Is Not a Climate Villain

Civil Eats

The issue most cited across critiques was simple: When urban farms were separated from community gardens in the study, the higher rate of greenhouse gas emissions reported essentially disappeared. Overall, they found greenhouse gas emissions were six times higher at the urban sites—and that’s the conclusion the study led with.

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Animal Ag News 11/19

Agwired

The Good Meat Project , a national nonprofit, is on a mission to catalyze marketplace innovation, connection, and education across the meat supply chain in order to increase the economic viability and ecological impact of livestock farmers who invest in healthy land, animals, and people.

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A Deep Dive on the Senate’s Farm Bill Proposal: the Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act of 2024

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

They help farmers and ranchers keep drinking water clean for our urban and rural communities, build soil resilience and limit the impacts of severe drought and flooding, provide healthy habitats for wildlife, mitigate agriculture’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and support farm operations that are productive and sustainable long-term.

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124 Food and Agriculture Organizations to Watch in 2024!

Food Tank

They currently have 13 urban agricultural facilities, school gardens, hydroponic greenhouses, and soil-based farms. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack , Mexico’s Secretary of Agriculture and Rural Development Manuel Villalobos Arámbula , and Secretary of the California Department of Food and Agriculture Karen Ross.

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125 Food and Agriculture Organizations to Watch in 2025

Food Tank

IICAs initiatives address critical areas like rural development, climate resilience, agricultural trade, and innovation to improve livelihoods and promote inclusive, sustainable progress. The Center addresses critical issues like food equity, animal agriculture, food waste, and the intersection of diets and climate resilience.

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Medically Important Antibiotics Are Still Being Used to Fatten Up Pigs

Civil Eats

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have been working to reign in the misuse and overuse of antibiotics in animal agriculture—which contributes to the problem—for more than a decade. Chan School of Public Health, in a press release.

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