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Coalition Letter Regarding Opportunities for Fairness in Farming Act

NASDA

Sincerely, American Farm Bureau Federation American Honey Producers Association American Mushroom Institute American Soybean Association American Sheep industry Association American Wood Council Clean Fuels Alliance America Corn Refiners Association National Association of State Departments of Agriculture National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (..)

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The Bounty Between the Tides

Modern Farmer

Regenerative aquaculture is giving back to the environment, rather than just taking from or having a neutral effect on it, and requires no or very minimal inputs to grow food,” explains Kieffer. Seaweeds, for instance, require sunlight and natural nutrients; no freshwater, herbicides, or pesticides.

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What the Rapid Rise of Norway’s Farmed Salmon Industry Means For the Rest of the World

Civil Eats

According to their reporting, problems range from the many illnesses suffered by penned fish to sea lice and the pesticides used to treat them. The book looks past the question of whether aquaculture is good or bad and explores instead why things are the way they are. Which kind of pesticides did they use to kill the lice?

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The Best of Both Worlds: Hybrid Farms are Bridging Agriculture Systems

Agritecture Blog

Their most recent venture into hybridized farming was in 2021 with the launch of the new micro-farming system that combines aquaculture with vertical farming. Combining aquaculture and regenerative agriculture, the farm grows fish and plant crops in a closed loop system. Credit: Hudson Valley Fisheries.

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The Long Reach of the Walmart-Walton Empire

Civil Eats

In some ways, those implications have been positive, raising the bar on renewable energy and making substantial gains in recycling , the accessibility of organic food and reduced dependence on pesticides. Many of those endeavors may have implications for Walmart and its supply chain. Some are, in their own right, vast enterprises.

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Walmart’s ‘Regenerative Foodscape’

Civil Eats

His mom, Christy Walton—widow to Sam’s son John—has a net worth of about $11 billion, which she has used to fund restaurants, large ocean aquaculture projects, and a 40,000-acre ranch that offers a “regenerative experience” to tourists and has acted as a site for research on land and livestock management.

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5 Critical Agriculture Topics to Incorporate Into Any Climate-Related Event

Agritecture Blog

This approach is gaining popularity due to increasing fertilizer and pesticide costs, fragile ecosystems that provide essential water and air quality services, and increased attention for local and regional food systems. However, the long-term potential and total quantity of carbon storage is still very much up for debate.