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Letter supporting farm bill orphan programs

NASDA

These vital programs operate in all fifty states and a failure to fund them in a farm bill or farm bill extension in 2024 negatively impacts countless farmers, ranchers, and food system stakeholders.

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Opinion: Why the Farm Bill Isn’t Prioritizing the Right Things

Modern Farmer

The farm animals that remain should be treated with respect and be given the best life possible. Prioritize ecological efficiency, not economic efficiency The ecological boundaries of natural resources, including soils, should dictate what’s grown, as well as where and how.

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20 Sustainable Sips to Cheer For

Food Tank

Boochcraft partners with The Ecology Center for the advancement of regenerative agriculture. In order to preserve the cooperative and the future of the families it supports, Garibaldi strives to be “socially fair, ecologically correct, economically viable and culturally diverse,” according to their website. Martinique Rhum J.M

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Lunch and Learn: Ethanol, Implications and a Livelihood

Wisconsin Farmers Union

Ecological Impacts of Corn Production and the Ethanol Market Tyler Lark is a scientist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Center for Sustainability and the Global Environment (SAGE), where he leads research on U.S. There was also discussion of biofuels in general and using a crop source other than corn for ethanol production.

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The Kelp Business is Booming. How Big is Too Big?

Modern Farmer

Now seen as a “future-proof” material, seaweed is a hardy, fast-growing protein source useful for everything from biofuel to petroleum-free plastic to consumer goods like utensils , soap , clothing , and of course, food. The World Bank said raising this versatile crop in just 5 percent of U.S.

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Building Resilience Through the Conservation Stewardship Program

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

CSP pays producers to improve, maintain, and actively manage conservation activities already in place at the time of application and to adopt new conservation activities during the life of the five-year contract.