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NASDA shares new promotions for policy and trade team staff

NASDA

She helped plan and execute the policy team’s first-ever “NASDA 101” briefing for Capitol Hill staff, compiled and facilitated a nationwide survey on African Swine Fever preparedness, and continues her engagement with lawmakers to discuss farm bill priorities. food and beverage companies reach new global markets.

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Project Coordinator – Regenerative Agriculture Lab

RR2CS

Rural Routes to Climate Solutions (RR2CS) is an Alberta-based initiative shining a spotlight on the climate solutions that farmers, ranchers and communities in rural Alberta can benefit from. You’re a delight to speak with, thoughtful, flexible, and passionate about empowering rural communities.

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In Hawai‘i, Restoring Kava Helps Sustain Native Food Culture

Civil Eats

Last fall, Ava Taesali opened Kava Queen , Oahus only brick-and-mortar kava bar, after three years of building a loyal following for this traditional beverage at farmers markets in Honolulu. As recognition grows, so have opportunities for small-scale farming initiatives and environmental restoration. In Florida, the so-called U.S.

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Profile: Grayson LandCare – Incubating Rural Innovation

Daily Yonder

And with support from a local farm – River Ridge Farm – GLC introduced the LandFair Competition where local high schoolers can win up to $1,000 to launch projects aligned with agriculture, environment, and small business innovation. Today, Food Independence supplies a box of food to approximately 350-400 households every month.

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On the Ground with Organizations Uplifting BIPOC Farmers

Modern Farmer

BFF is one of a handful of organizations formed since 2020 to support BIPOC farmers and food businesses unable to obtain capital and other critical aid through conventional options, like a farm credit bureau or bank. Another is Potlikker Capital , a social justice charitable fund supporting mainly rural BIPOC farmers across the country.

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Op-ed: Big Ag Touts Its Climate Strengths, While Awash in Fossil Fuels

Civil Eats

Most of America’s farms are dependent on prodigious amounts of fossil fuels at every stage of production. From planting to harvest, farm machinery such as tractors and combines burn diesel fuel to churn out the raw materials for our food system. On-farm activities like irrigation rigs also require a lot of generated power.

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What’s Left Out of the Conversation When it Comes to Urban Agriculture

Food Tank

Urban agriculture can take on many different forms including, but not limited to, community gardens, urban farms, greenspaces, bioswales, rain gardens, community composting, beekeeping, and aquaculture. According to Farming Concrete , Kelly St Garden grows about 1,500 pounds (680 kilograms) of food on 3,000 square feet of growing space.