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In Hawai‘i, Restoring Kava Helps Sustain Native Food Culture

Civil Eats

Kava has endured a long history of adversity, said Lakea Trask, a Hawaiian farmer and local activist who cultivates kava and other Native crops for Kanaka Kava , his familys farm-to-table restaurant in Kailua-Kona, on the Big Island. s Lincoln is wary of kava becoming another commodity crop, where profits flow up, not down.

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The Role of Data in Modern Farming: Separating Fact from Fiction

Farmbrite

Farm Management Software Comprehensive farm management software (FMS) platforms consolidate various data sources into a single dashboard, pulling in information from satellites, employees and more enabling farmers to track crop rotation, labor, and pricing. The Small Farm Case Study A small family farm in the western U.S.

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Digging into the House Farm Bill: Part 4

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

Currently, CSP only offers SAPs for Resource Conserving Crop Rotations , Improved Resource Conserving Crop Rotations , and Advanced Grazing Management. The FFNSA also proposes creating Supplemental Activity Payments (SAP) for adopting and acquiring precision agriculture technologies through CSP.

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Restoring a Cornerstone of the Local Grain Economy

Civil Eats

Lately, Heyn has been fielding inquiries from people looking to start mills with federal Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure grant funding , which supports the middle of the food-supply chain and bolsters markets for small farms and food businesses. Appalachian White Wheat at Brown Family Farms in Warren Co, NC.

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