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. Overcoming barriers to organic transition (especially ORG).

Food 105

Food Seeding Crop Poultry 105

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

OCTOBER 6, 2023

CSP pays producers to improve, maintain, and actively manage conservation activities already in place at the time of application and to adopt new conservation activities during the life of the five-year contract.

Crop Rotation 93

Crop Rotation Forage Pasture Crop 93

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

JULY 14, 2023

However, as with all social-ecological systems , change in any part of the system necessarily requires or causes change in other parts of the system. Who manages land determines which scientific perspectives, crop choices, traditions, and skills shape the landscape, with profound implications for its ecological sustainability.

Agriculture 87

Agriculture Agriculture Pasture Crop Rotation 87

Modern Farmer

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

A small sheep herd that was on the property from when her parents farmed the land was integrated into organic crop rotation. They ate grains that couldn’t be sold.” Elderberry, becoming popular as a hedgerow crop, provides both farm income and ecological benefits. They were a rough crew of sheep!” Johnson laughs.

Acre 126

Acre Pasture Farming Farming 126

UnderstandingAg

OCTOBER 29, 2023

Planning Winter Cover Crop Rotations Maximizing cover crop benefits in the garden requires strong crop planning with strategic rotations coupled with creative improvision so it’s important to examine strategies and considerations for incorporating cover crops with no-till methods and inter-seeding.

Crop 105

Crop Cash Crop Seeding Harvest 105

Civil Eats

JANUARY 23, 2024

Power of State Policymaking The Cohort for Rural Opportunity and Prosperity (CROP)—a subset of SiX’s Agriculture and Food Systems program—currently includes elected officials from 43 states who are positioned to advance socially and ecologically responsible rural, agricultural, and food policy.

Agriculture 142

Agriculture Agriculture Ranching Food 142

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

AUGUST 28, 2024

Currently, CSP only offers SAPs for Resource Conserving Crop Rotations , Improved Resource Conserving Crop Rotations , and Advanced Grazing Management. Without robust funding for public research that promotes ecologically-based production systems, scientific and technical innovation is stifled, and U.S.

Farming 83

Farming Farming Agriculture Agriculture 83