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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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20 Sustainable Sips to Cheer For

Food Tank

To help you find a winemaker, distiller, or brewer to support, Food Tank is highlighting 20 producers and programs bringing sustainable sips to glasses around the world. completely reuses all bagasse (the residual pulp left after juice is extracted from sugar cane) as biofuel and compost. for a new beer initiative. In 2016, Rhum J.M

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Building Resilience Through the Conservation Stewardship Program

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

In August 2022, Congress passed the historic Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), a landmark piece of legislation that provided nearly $20 billion dollars to the United States Department of Agriculture for various programs capable of reducing greenhouse gasses across our food and farm system, including CSP.

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PFAS Shut Maine Farms Down. Now, Some Are Rebounding.

Civil Eats

Farmers were hurting, consumers were worried, and Maine’s food system looked to be in crisis. Leafy greens, such as lettuce, have a high transfer rate and can easily carry dangerous levels of forever chemicals as can hay and grasses usedfor animal forage.

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Correcting the Record: The IRA Made More Money Available for All Conservation Work

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

Climate-Smart Agriculture and Forestry Practice, CSP, FY2021 CSAF Category Practice Name Enhancement Name Code Financial Assistance Total Percentage of Total CSP Financial Assistance Nitrogen Management Nutrient Management 590 $3,369,356 $66,725,833 13.23% Improving nutrient uptake efficiency and reducing risk of nutrient losses E590A $38,293,260 Reduce (..)

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Food as Filler OR Food as Medicine?

UnderstandingAg

The mineral and phytonutrient content in the majority of the plant and animal foods we consume has declined by between 20% to over 50%. calories consumed come from ultra-processed foods. trillion on food & beverages, but we spend $4.1trillion on healthcare. The EPA estimates food waste in the US at about 38.5

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The whole dam truth

Food Environment and Reporting Network

Herbicides and habitat loss have destroyed the bees’ forage. They are fed substitutes for their natural foods of pollen and nectar so they will quickly repopulate the hive to be ready for almonds. Each January, the sluggish bees are prodded into action much earlier than what would be their normal routine. EPA approved it anyway.

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