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Leather Companies Can Play a Critical Role in Stopping Deforestation

Food Tank

This dynamic puts leather producers and leather-purchasing companies in a position to have significant influence on the creation of responsible beef supply chains. This system will connect different tiers of the supply chain with verification tools that credibly document DCF status.

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Despite Recent Headlines, Urban Farming Is Not a Climate Villain

Civil Eats

Forbes declared that, “Urban Farming Has a Shockingly High Climate Cost,” a headline that was outright wrong in terms of the study’s findings. Earth.com led with a single, out-of-context data point: “Urban agriculture’s carbon footprint is 6x greater than normal farms.”

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NASDA recognizes agriculture’s economic impact on each state in celebration of National Ag Day

NASDA

food and agriculture sectors is a direct result of the dedication and commitment of individuals working at every point along the supply chain. food and agriculture sector, and its release continues to be an ideal way to celebrate National Agriculture Day,” NASDA CEO Ted McKinney said. “The and the world.”

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Walmart’s ‘Regenerative Foodscape’

Civil Eats

Flat, sprawling farm fields fill the screen. While their investments and philanthropy tend to float under the radar compared to those of other billionaires, already it’s nearly impossible to turn a corner in the realm of sustainable food and agriculture without running into Walton money. A fisherman tosses a net into pristine waters.

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Animal Ag News 12/9

Agwired

Thats according to Transforming the Farmer to Consumer Supply Chain project leaders. The dairy checkoff has launched the Dairy Conservation Navigator , an online resource hub designed to provide farm advisors, stakeholders and conservation professionals with science-based information on sustainable farming practices and technologies.

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Comments on DOL’s proposed rule for Temporary Agricultural Employment

NASDA

million Americans do not have broadband access and USDA reports only 51 percent of farms can connect to the Internet through a broadband connection.1 American agriculture continues to face a critical shortage of labor that impacts annual harvests, animal agriculture production, and processing facilities throughout the entire supply chain.

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Animal Ag News 1/29

Agwired

Recognizing the vital role that four-legged friends often play on family farms and ranches, Farm Bureau launched the Farm Dog of the Year contest several years ago now a popular feature of the American Farm Bureau Federations Convention. Grotegut Dairy Farm of Newton, Wisc.