National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Working closely with Congressional champions and USDA leadership, we secured a critical win: in October, the USDA announced a new round of funding for states, territories, and tribes to buy and distribute local, nutritious foods. We hosted a virtual briefing for lawmakers and the press to share key takeaways from the report.

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UnderstandingAg

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Image 3: The global distribution of soil acidity and alkalinity is largely related to annual rainfall and its excess over evapotranspiration. Except for the frozen artic regions, the distribution of acid soils (red areas on the map) corresponds quite closely to the distribution of forest vegetation.

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DTN

JULY 24, 2023

Two neighbors, Farmer A and Farmer B: both farm 1,000 acres and use the same crop rotation schedule. Farmer A tills 30% of their fields, uses cover crops on 20%, and applies anhydrous ammonia. Farmer B tills 50% of their fields, uses cover crops on 40%, and uses stable nitrogen sources. Consider this scenario.

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Civil Eats

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

This may seem like an antiquated concern for chefs in an era of global food distribution systems, but it’s an all-consuming preoccupation for Oyster Oyster, a restaurant named after two ingredients—a bivalve and a mushroom —known for their ecosystem benefits.

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Agwired

AUGUST 2, 2023

2 threat to the southern soybean crop in 2022, costing farmers more than 13 million bushels that year. In an effort to increase awareness about the pest, researchers have, for the first time, mapped the distribution of SRK in field crops (any field that might someday rotate to soybeans) by county across the continental United States.

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World Agri-Tech

OCTOBER 13, 2023

The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences will distribute more than $56 million to producers to enact climate-friendly practices and serve as a pilot program for a national model. It is the largest grant received in the university’s history.

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Farmbrite

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

In many regions, cooperatives also play a key role in ensuring food security by supporting local agricultural production and distribution networks. When farmers pool their resources, they can invest in local infrastructure, such as processing facilities, distribution networks, equipment, and storage units.

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