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Local Activists in Animal Agriculture-Heavy Areas Fight Nitrate Pollution

Daily Yonder

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. dropped by half, but milk production increased, according to USDA data.

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Cream Co. Meats Is Reshaping the Meat Industry One Farm at a Time

Food Tank

“By regenerating soil health, sequestering carbon, and restoring biodiversity, sustainable ranching practices have the power to reverse the damage caused by decades of industrial agriculture.” This approach promotes resilience, reduces reliance on centralized production methods, and empowers smaller-scale farmers.

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The Agriculture Resilience Act Is a Win for Sustainable Nutrition Science 

The Equation

The ARA clearly delineates the need to focus on climate adaptation and mitigation strategies as well as sustainable nutrition science , an interdisciplinary approach at the intersection of food production, environment and climate, and human health. And it’s about time. So there is a lot of space for climate mitigation as well.

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Factory Farms Make Bad Neighbors. Folks Are Fighting Back

Modern Farmer

This frequency with which polluting industries are built in these communities is evidence of ongoing environmental injustice. Foster Farms is a poultry company that sells chicken and chicken products in chain grocery stores across the country. In Linn County, there was no public announcement of Foster Farms’ arrival.

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Rural Drinking Water Has a Nitrate Problem

Modern Farmer

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. dropped by half, but milk production increased, according to USDA data.

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Inside Florida’s Ban on Lab-Grown Meat

Modern Farmer

He denied that meat is making climate change worse, and presented the alternatives to be banned as a plot against the meat industry. One of the things that these folks want to do, is they want to eliminate meat production in the United States,” DeSantis said at his press briefing. The budding industry has raised $3.1

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Factory Farms Make Bad Neighbors. Folks Are Fighting Back

Modern Farmer

This frequency with which polluting industries are built in these communities is evidence of ongoing environmental injustice. Foster Farms is a poultry company that sells chicken and chicken products in chain grocery stores across the country. In Linn County, there was no public announcement of Foster Farms’ arrival.

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