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.

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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. Notably, this includes provisions from the Agricultural Resilience Act , the Organic Science Research and Investment Act , and the Seeds and Breeds for the Future Act.

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Daily Yonder

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

I should mention that our farm was, and still is, a family farm in the strongest sense. From my brothers, my grandparents, my aunts and uncles, and especially my parents, I learned the science and arts of agriculture. A childhood photo from the family farm. We tended the land, crops, and animals together.

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Caff

MARCH 28, 2022

CAFF does that for farmers– it sees and describes trends in soil science and productivity, it helps farms find new sales outlets, it makes the importance of both food safety and food security prominent in its work, and it provides financial assistance to small family farms.

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CalCAN

AUGUST 10, 2023

For farms to have the option and ability to eliminate burning, sequester carbon, build healthy soils, conserve water and reduce dust, they first need specialized, expensive equipment like no-till seed drills, compost spreaders, chippers, shredders, and low-dust harvest equipment. There is nothing worse than the feeling of regret.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

MAY 10, 2024

However, NSAC is disheartened to see no reference to establishing composting as a national practice standard in the RPFSA. On-farm composting is foundational to many operations’ approach to climate mitigation and broader operational sustainability. Commodities and Crop Insurance Farming is a uniquely risky business.

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Ruralism Food Farming Farming 111

Food Politics

AUGUST 15, 2023

Make USDA Farm Lending More Equitable Kirsten Gillibrand (D-New York) introduced the Fair Credit for Farmers Act , which would improve accountability and transparency within Farm Service Agency lending in an attempt to better ensure that historically underserved farmers and ranchers receive equal treatment.

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