National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

JUNE 14, 2023

From this dishonorable top 10 list, at least eight could be considered industrial, with practices targeted toward large-scale, animal or commodity crop operations. Improvements in soil health, more thoughtful crop rotations and learning from traditional ecological knowledge can also go a long way in conserving the U.S.’

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Manure Agriculture Agriculture Ruralism 52

NASDA

APRIL 1, 2025

As your committees consider Appropriations for the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies for FY2026, we respectfully request $1.877 billion for ARS salaries and expenses, which represents a five percent increase over the FY2025 level. agriculture.

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ATTRA

JANUARY 30, 2024

So, it’s ecological or cybernetic or complexly interrelated, but it is not magic. In 1990, after a couple of disastrous crop failures in my orchard and feeling that I had no business advising others about growing fruit, I quit farming and started teaching high school English. I should have 34 years with NCAT, not 24. ATTRA.NCAT.ORG.

Ecology 40

Ecology Farming Farming Rural Development 40

NASDA

APRIL 1, 2025

As your committees consider Appropriations for the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies for FY2026, we respectfully request $1.877 billion for ARS salaries and expenses, which represents a five percent increase over the FY2025 level. agriculture.

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Agriculture Agriculture Science Rural Development 130

Food Tank

DECEMBER 24, 2024

Asian Farmers Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA) , Asia AFA empowers small-scale farmers, fishers, Indigenous peoples, and rural communities across Asia through advocacy, capacity building, and knowledge sharing. Abdou Tenkouano, former Executive Director of CORAF, tells Food Tank. Every seed is important.

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Food Agriculture Agriculture Ruralism 139

National Young Farmers Coalition

APRIL 23, 2024

I also argued that non-farmers should pay more attention if they want to counter the long-time dominance of Big Agriculture in decisions shaping which basic commodities get produced, how, how much, by who, and with what long-term ecological and societal impacts. Most readers of this blog know about the Farm Bill (its generic label).

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Farming Farming Ecology Ruralism 53

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

MARCH 27, 2024

On one hand, the Joint Explanatory Statement accompanying the Act encourages NRCS “… to hire staff fluent in non-English languages, experienced in Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK)-based practices, and familiar with a range of operation types and business structures. million for FY2024.

Agriculture 59

Agriculture Agriculture Ruralism Rural Development 59

Food Tank

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Asian Farmers Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA) , Asia AFA works to empower and strengthen the capacities of leaders and technical staff to increase resilience and combat hunger. To achieve this goal, the organization focuses on farmers and producers to address food insecurity and reintroduce Indigenous crops.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

JULY 24, 2024

On July 11, the Senate Appropriations Committee approved the fiscal year (FY) 2025 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill with unanimous, bipartisan agreement. United States Capitol building in Washington, DC. Photo credit: USDA. Organic Agriculture Research.—The

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Agriculture Agriculture Production Food 59

ATTRA

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

I see myriad varieties of vegetable crops one after the other in planned succession–seedlings and vegetative and fruiting–and I can smell the musty earthiness of the compost pile in the center of the field plots. I remember a warm summer day, the sun casting shadows of cornstalks on freshly tilled humic soil. ATTRA.NCAT.ORG.

Farming 40

Farming Farming Meadow Compost 40

Civil Eats

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Her grandfather raised hogs and grew row crops. In February 2024, after three years of research, public meetings, and subcommittee meetings, the commissionwhich included civil rights advocates, diverse farm group representatives, and rural development experts presented its final report to former Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack.

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