Farmbrite

MARCH 28, 2024

CROPS: Automate watering tasks by using an automatic drip system or sprinkler system. Things like automatic windows in the greenhouse are lifesavers. Consider various factors such as the size of your land, the type of livestock you have, the quality of pasture, the seasonality, and your goals for land management.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

OCTOBER 6, 2023

In August 2022, Congress passed the historic Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), a landmark piece of legislation that provided nearly $20 billion dollars to the United States Department of Agriculture for various programs capable of reducing greenhouse gasses across our food and farm system, including CSP.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

JULY 14, 2023

Including noncrop vegetation alongside crops may further increase genetic diversity in a geographic area, as with prairie strips or field borders and other conservation buffers within or adjacent to crop fields. And diversity may also include the temporal diversity of crop rotations.

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Agriculture Agriculture Crop Rotation Pasture 98

Farmbrite

AUGUST 23, 2023

Rotate your crops. Rotating crops is one of the best ways to improve long-term soil health on your farm. There are several types of crop rotation that farmers can implement to maximize the benefits of this practice. Avoid overgrazing your pasture lands.

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Modern Farmer

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Seasonal crops rotate through expansive pastures, cattle graze the rich sea grasses and several colonies of bees hurry about their business. Building a community around a farm will also save farmers shipping costs and reduce greenhouse gas emissions as produce no longer needs to be transported over long distances.

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Civil Eats

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Last year, the foundation supported the production of a report on greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture , which played a significant role in the national conversation around regenerative agriculture. What’s more, deforestation is one of the main drivers of greenhouse gas emissions in animal agriculture.

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Agritecture Blog

MAY 3, 2023

Importantly, many farmers also argue that profitability can be significantly increased due to lowered reliance on expensive chemical inputs, thanks to techniques such as crop rotation, holistic grazing, and cover cropping that can add nutrients back to the soil.

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