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Rail Canada Supply Chain Letter

NASDA

Letter Dear Prime Minister: Our members represent a broad array of the agricultural supply chain that relies on freight rail transportation from the Canadian National Railway Company (CN) and CPKC, and we write to express concerns regarding a potential significant disruption to the North American supply chains.

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Letter to the President on shipping disruptions due to the East and Gulf Coast port strike

NASDA

Letter Dear Mr. President: Our members represent a broad collection of the agricultural and food supply chains that faced severe shipping disruptions due to the East and Gulf Coast port strike that lasted from October 1 through October 3, 2024. In fact, the American Farm Bureau Federation estimates that $1.4

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The World is Farming More Seafood Than it Catches. Is That a Good Thing?

Modern Farmer

A new report from the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization, or FAO, has found that more fish were farmed worldwide in 2022 than harvested from the wild, an apparent first. The organization found that global production from both aquaculture and fisheries reached a new high — 223.3 Tuna farm rings. Of that, 185.4

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The Future of Seaweed Farming in America

Civil Eats

About 5 miles off the coast of Santa Barbara, California, a vast swath of giant kelp— Macrocystis pyriferia , which can grow nearly 3 feet per day—sways just below the surface of one of the world’s first open-ocean seaweed farms. seaweed farm of 1 to 4 acres—and a new frontier for ocean farming. seaweed industry.

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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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Walmart’s ‘Regenerative Foodscape’

Civil Eats

Flat, sprawling farm fields fill the screen. Consider Lukas Walton, Tom’s cousin, who is using a $2 billion venture capital fund to invest in organic chicken, grass-fed dairy, plant-based supply chains, and ag-tech, while supporting food access and fisheries innovations with his philanthropy.

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Northeast Regional Business Builder Sub-Awards

ATTRA

This program will equip small- and mid-sized farm and food businesses with funding to develop and amplify regional supply chains. Farm and food businesses, including aquaculture and wild-caught fisheries, and qualified nonprofits are eligible to apply. Awards range from $25,000 to $50,000.