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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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Building Resilience Through the Conservation Stewardship Program

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

Climate-Smart Agriculture and Forestry Practices, CSP FY2022 CSAF Category Practice Name Code Financial Assistance Total Percentage of Total CSP Payments Nitrogen Management Nutrient Management 590 $2,605,647 $97,382,301 15.84% Improving nutrient uptake efficiency and reducing risk of nutrient losses E590A $71,916,154 Reduce risks of nutrient loss (..)

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20 Sustainable Sips to Cheer For

Food Tank

completely reuses all bagasse (the residual pulp left after juice is extracted from sugar cane) as biofuel and compost. 64° Reykjavik Distillery, Iceland 64° Reykjavik Distillery continues Iceland’s tradition of foraging and respect for the land. In 2016, Rhum J.M Rise & Win Brewing Co.,

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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 Practices, CSP FY2022 CSAF Category Practice Name Code Financial Assistance Total Percentage of Total CSP Financial Assistance Nitrogen Management Nutrient Management 590 $2,605,647 $97,382,301 15.84% Improving nutrient uptake efficiency and reducing risk of nutrient losses E590A $71,916,154 Reduce risks of nutrient (..)

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The whole dam truth

Food Environment and Reporting Network

Herbicides and habitat loss have destroyed the bees’ forage. Meanwhile, there are signs that almond growers are becoming more amenable to bee-friendly practices such as modifying pesticide use and planting flowers in their orchards that would provide alternate forage for the bees while they wait for the almond bloom.

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

Civil Eats

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. This year,” says Stanley, “We’re sending samples to the University of Minnesota to test breaking [the hemp] down and turning it into biofuels.”

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A remote Alaska village depended on the snow crab harvest for survival. Then billions of crabs died.

Food Environment and Reporting Network

Herbicides and habitat loss have destroyed the bees’ forage. Meanwhile, there are signs that almond growers are becoming more amenable to bee-friendly practices such as modifying pesticide use and planting flowers in their orchards that would provide alternate forage for the bees while they wait for the almond bloom.

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