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Missouri Innovation Center cultivates growth in local agribusinesses

Todays Farmer Magazine

Value-added agricultural producers now have access to a variety of hands-on assistance and resources through the new Missouri Agriculture, Food and Forestry Innovation Center (MAFFIC). Supported by a two-year, $1.3

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20 Food Systems Reads that Will Inspire You this Summer

Food Tank

Barefoot Biodynamics: How Cows, Compost, and Community Help Us Understand Rudolf Steiner’s Agriculture Course by Jeff Poppen In Barefoot Biodynamics , Jeff Poppen integrates stories from his time in rural Tennessee in his guide to biodynamic principles and practices.

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Wild Nuts Are Making a Comeback in Southern Appalachia

Civil Eats

Their shells are harder and thicker than those of the English walnut, the most common commercially cultivated species, and are difficult to separate from the kernel within. Perhaps ironically, the mixes have sold best not in rural Virginia but at markets in Washington, D.C. Acorn is a wildness supplement—Vitamin W.”

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Farmer Conservation Stories: Why Inflation Reduction Act Funding Must Remain Focused on Climate Change

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

Last week’s post highlighted the stories of farmers who have used practices from the Climate-Smart Agriculture and Forestry practice list to build climate resilience and mitigation solutions. Photo credit: Cathy Day Editor’s Note: This post is the second in a two-part series. We appreciate your work!

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Colombian Farmers Turn Deforested Land into Sustainable Amazonian Farms

Agritecture Blog

Visitors to the rural area will notice that cattle ranches dominate the landscape, once covered by Amazonian forests. For almost 17 years, Amazonian Farms has been transforming local methods for the appropriation and use of Amazonian resources, with rural families actively participating.

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124 Food and Agriculture Organizations to Watch in 2024!

Food Tank

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. Nobody wants farmers in urban and rural contexts to go hungry,” Reverend Eugene Cho, CEO and President of Bread for the World tells Food Tank.

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From Commodification to Conservation: Restoring Agrobiodiversity through Seed Breeding – Part I: 

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

Over time, the consolidation and commodification of seeds has eroded the resilience of our food systems, diminishing the agrobiodiversity of crops cultivated in the US at an alarming rate. Over the past decades we have seen a hyper consolidation of seed systems that has led to a dominant culture of seed commodification.

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