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Civil Eats
APRIL 29, 2024
Steve Ela is an organic fruit grower in western Colorado who relies on compost to nourish his heirloom tomato crop each year. Ela knows first-hand how central compost is to his organic farm—and all organic agriculture. But he’s concerned that a new proposal to rewrite U.S.
Modern Farmer
AUGUST 23, 2024
Farm Hounds Family farms often struggle to stay profitable as agriculture becomes more concentrated. There were 141,733 fewer farms in the US in 2022 than in 2017, according to the Census of Agriculture. Like the hog tails, hides, organs, and hooves that aren’t always suitable for compost. Farm Hounds jerky.
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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition
MAY 10, 2024
Excessive proposed cost-share payments for livestock feed management. Creates a 10% set-aside of EQIP funds for payments for practices implemented on small farms. Retargeting two-thirds of the 50 percent EQIP set-aside for livestock practices towards advanced grazing management. No language to prevent payment limitation abuse.
Modern Farmer
JULY 14, 2023
Treehouse Almonds sources nuts from roughly 50,000 acres in California’s Central Valley, and Gardiner’s family farm provides about 20,000 of them. The farm has changed a lot since his grandfather ran it and grew tomatoes and potatoes. The shells are used in cosmetics, as bedding for livestock and in biofuels.
National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition
SEPTEMBER 17, 2024
At the same time, the US is losing small and mid sized family farms at a rapidly increasing rate. Many practices can lower a farm’s greenhouse gas emissions, including alternative manure management techniques and the use of renewable energy. The effects of climate change on farmers are becoming ever more apparent.
National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition
DECEMBER 15, 2023
Another livestock farmer, Bob Vollinger, has also shifted toward grazing practices. Long a hay farm, Vollinger Farms, in Florence, NH, was seeing his hay cuttings severely reduced by drought. She also employs cover crops, composting, and reduced tillage.
Modern Farmer
JULY 10, 2023
Despite the resilience of family [farms], the mega-trend is undeniable,” says Raudabaugh. Dairy and livestock account for more than half of California’s production of the powerful greenhouse gas (GHG), one that traps 84 times more heat than carbon dioxide.
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