National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

They offer valuable resources and practical solutions for organic and transitioning producers, as well as conventional producers interested in ecologically and economically sound practices. These include: Livestock and poultry breed development for organic systems. Yet, knowledge gaps remain that warrant additional research attention.

Food 106

Food Seeding Crop Poultry 106

The Lunatic Farmer

JANUARY 10, 2024

One of the most common questions people ask me is “I live in an apartment; is there anything I can do to change the food system, to change the ecology, practically, to change nutrition and livestock abuse?” If the bedding is kept moist—and it should be so it’ll compost—it won’t have much dust. Nothing could be further from the truth.

Pasture 86

Pasture Food Compost Ecology 86

CalCAN

APRIL 6, 2023

The resilience centers would focus on specific areas of ecological improvement ranging from minimizing or abating adverse climate and environmental impacts to reducing dependency on fossil fuels. The Agriculture Resilience Act (ARA) addresses all of those additional areas that the IRA does not.

Agriculture 52

Agriculture Agriculture Greenhouse Food 52

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

MAY 10, 2024

As many portions of the country cannot transition fully to year-round, grass-based livestock systems, we believe it is vital for funding to be dedicated to AMMP technologies to ensure instances where confinement is likely to continue are as ecologically friendly as they can be. 12103, 7124).

Ruralism 110

Ruralism Food Farming Farming 110

The Lunatic Farmer

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

But instead it shackled us, enslaved us to nefarious scientists bringing us fertilizer and menus from laboratories instead of from God’s ecological womb. Meanwhile, the historic blessing of manure becomes a liability, clogging our streams and poisoning our groundwater because it’s too much in one place for our ecological womb to metabolize.

Agriculture 52

Agriculture Agriculture Fertilizer Manure 52

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Failure to robustly fund public research that promotes ecologically-based production systems stifles scientific and technical innovation and leaves US farmers and ranchers unable to fully participate in and benefit from emerging markets for sustainably-produced foods.

Farming 110

Farming Farming Agriculture Agriculture 110