Agric4profits

AUGUST 31, 2024

Pineapple (Ananas comosus) belongs to the Bromeliaceae family and likely originated in South America. As global trade expanded, pineapple cultivation spread to

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Agric4profits

AUGUST 31, 2024

Cashew (Anacardium Occidentale) is originally from Central and South America, with its primary area of diversity in eastern Brazil. Today, cashew is cultivated

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Global Agtech Initiative

AUGUST 3, 2023

The post Intelinair, Eiwa Form Research Collaboration, Distribution Agreement appeared first on Global Ag Tech Initiative. Eiwa will license drone analytic technology of corn and soybean fields from Intelinair on Eiwa Vault’s analytics library.

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Food Politics

AUGUST 9, 2024

The persistence of family farming is among the most surprising facts about the economics of food. and elsewhere most farms do not sell directly to consumers but operate behind the scenes, selling their produce in bulk to specialists for transport and distribution, often for use as ingredients in packaged and processed foods.

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Civil Eats

OCTOBER 29, 2024

But as the company’s co-founders made calls to farming contacts beyond their home of Forest City, about 60 miles southeast of Asheville, Beam and Green learned that potable water was much harder to come by elsewhere in the region, especially in rural areas with challenging logistics.

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Agric4profits

MARCH 5, 2025

The scope of farm management reveals that the study of farm management involves all aspects of human endeavor. There is no area of agricultural economics that is not relevant to farm management. The study of production, distribution, consumption, and exchange are all essential in the study of farm management.

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Caff

MARCH 14, 2025

CAFFs Community Based Block Grant from the CDFA Office of Farm to Fork Urban Agriculture Grant Program Awardees Californias first-ever Urban Agriculture program is housed at the California Department of Food & Agriculture (CDFA). The grants will support the growth and sustainability of urban agriculture in cities throughout California.

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ATTRA

MARCH 4, 2025

The California Department of Food and Agriculture Office of Farm to Fork is seeking applications for a new grant program. The Farm to Community Food Hubs Program will award up to $13.75 Track 2 Infrastructure and Operations grants will fund food aggregation and distribution infrastructure and operational costs.

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Agric4profits

AUGUST 31, 2024

Banana and plantain are vital components of diets in many parts of the world. Although they look similar, their uses in cooking differ significantly. Bananas ar

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Real Agriculture

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Host Shaun Haney is joined by: Chip Flory, host of Agritalk to break down whats happening in the markets; Hear a clip with Dean Anderson from the Farm Safety Roundup on hazardous atmospheres; and, Keith Bremner & Sara Meidlinger of PRIDE Seeds for a. Read More Thanks for tuning in to this Wednesday edition of RealAg Radio.

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Civil Eats

MARCH 4, 2025

During a busy week of farm policy events in Washington D.C. Rollins added that the USDA will begin distributing $20 billion in disaster assistance after that. As a younger farmer, Ive only farmed with the weather changing. The post Continuing USDA Funding Freeze Hangs Over Farm Policy Events appeared first on Civil Eats.

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Agric4profits

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

Oil palm farming is one of the most lucrative and essential agricultural practices worldwide. Oil palms are primarily cultivated for their oil-rich fruit, which produces palm oil—a key ingredient in food, cosmetics, and biofuels.

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Civil Eats

DECEMBER 7, 2023

After half their farm’s crops were wiped out by a devastating heat wave in 2018, Ellee Igoe and Hernan Cavazos, co-founders of Solidarity Farm, changed their practices with the explicit goal of adding more carbon to the soil, or “carbon farming.” We recognized that we needed to scale our distribution capacities, and.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

DECEMBER 19, 2024

The NSAC staff retreat in West Virginia Theres no such thing as a quiet year when it comes to federal food and farm policy, and 2024 proved to be no exception! As the year comes to a close, we are reflecting on the progress we have made toward building a more resilient and equitable farm and food system.

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USDA Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Happy Compromise Farm + Sanctuary grows nutritious food for their local community distributed through a “free farm stand.”

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NASDA

JANUARY 22, 2024

They include the 2024 Farm Bill , food safety , labor reform , pesticide regulation and PFAS. Labor Reform Farmers and ranchers need a legal, reliable guest worker program that provides a workforce that supports farms and ranches and treats workers respectfully. NASDA CEO Ted McKinney remarked on the gravity of these issues for 2024.

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ATTRA

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

The Michigan Department of Agriculture & Rural Development is offering a one-time grant opportunity to strengthen Michigan food hubs and farm stops. The maximum award amount is $50,000. The maximum award amount is $50,000.

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Civil Eats

DECEMBER 23, 2024

In addition to looking at the greenhouse gas impacts of growing, harvesting, transporting, processing, packaging, and distributing food, we also examine the ways food-system players are addressing climate change with strategies that sequester carbon, cut emissions, save water, and establish new markets.

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Caff

MARCH 11, 2025

Harvestly, a proud Farms Together partner, is bringing the freshest veggies straight to the SLO Food Bank to nourish the community. March started off as a rollercoaster ride when news broke that Farms Together our program delivering food sourced from local farmers to food insecure communities across Californiahad been paused indefinitely.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

As the 119th Congress begins , the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (2018 Farm Bill) reauthorization is again on the agenda after numerous extensions. The farm safety net, which includes commodity support programs and federal crop insurance, is a fundamental component of any farm bill. What are ARC and PLC?

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

DECEMBER 4, 2024

This latest announcement of funds for 113 projects across 43 states is a part of the Agricultural Marketing Service’s Local Agriculture Market Program (LAMP) and is funded by a combination of mandatory funds from the farm bill and annual appropriations. To learn more, visit: Census of Agriculture Reveals the Promise of Regional Food Systems.

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Modern Farmer

JANUARY 1, 2025

While we produce enough food for people globally, it doesn’t always get distributed equally. From exclusive avocados and exorbitantly priced butter, to a microgreens farm and a community fridge, we took a look at all corners of our food system. Food is also a powerful cultural connector, and can bring communities together.

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Civil Eats

APRIL 7, 2025

Seed Savers Exchange , Southern Exposure Seed Exchange , Ujamaa Seeds , and Truelove Seeds are a few high-integrity organizations that distribute nationwide. Cycle the compost back into small-scale ecological gardening and farming. Start a seed library or a community seed network yourself.

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Civil Eats

MARCH 26, 2025

When farmer Kamal Bell first established a beekeeping operation at Sankofa Farms in North Carolina, his son Akeem was four years old and scared of bees. But with his fathers coachingand the help of a protective beekeeping suitAkeem now loves tending the hives and is now central to the farms beekeeping effort.

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Civil Eats

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

With a new perspective on farming, Flores began to prioritize self-care and be more mindful of her body. Cynthia Flores at Goranson Farm in Dresden, ME. If you or someone you know is struggling, we encourage you to take advantage of these resources for support: Farm Aid Hotline : 1-800-FARM-AID.

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ATTRA

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Harvest of the Month is a farm-to-school educational framework designed to promote locally grown food in Montana schools and communities. Maura, Molly, and Cheyenne talk about what they learned conducting the sessions, the process of developing the listening-session framework, and what their next steps will be.

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Wisconsin Farmers Union

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

In spring 2024 White Bison Farm was awarded a $15,000 contract to sell pork and bison to the Wisconsin Local Food Purchase Assistance (WI LFPA) program. Now the farm is providing high quality, nutritious food to the people in their community who need it most. Human and animal health is at the forefront for White Bison Farm.

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Modern Farmer

AUGUST 26, 2024

Choctaw Tribal Members Choctaw Fresh Tomika Bell (Choctaw Fresh Produce distribution manager): As Native Americans, we live in rural areas, which means we don’t have the ability to be near any kind of grocery stores or farm stands. I feel like the Farm Bill could help us a lot by getting a lot of our land back.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

The farm safety net is a cornerstone of agriculture policy and is a fault line in ongoing farm bill negotiations,” said report author Billy Hackett, NSAC Policy Specialist. Ultimately, the report recommends lawmakers adopt common-sense policy reforms to build a sustainable farm safety net that is fair, functional, and informed.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Joshua Cave, Cave Family Farm in Pilot Mountain, North Carolina. In the 2022 Census, 116,617 farms reported more than $3.26B in direct to consumer sales, an increase of nearly $458 million from 2017 (a 16% increase), although fewer farms (a 19% decrease) reported engaging in direct sales.

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Sustainable Food Trust

JULY 2, 2024

The next government should make sustainable food and farming key to the future economy, addressing climate change, restoring nature and re-building public health. Farming has arguably never been so prominent within the political agenda as over the last 12 months.

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The Equation

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Changes in growing seasons, plant hardiness zones , and outdoor working conditions (for farmworkers and other outdoor agricultural workers) will have negative impacts on our food and farming systems. This creates instability in the cultivation and overall supply and distribution of food, which affects human and environmental health.

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Caff

MARCH 11, 2025

March started off as a rollercoaster ride when news broke that Farms Togetherour program delivering food sourced from local farmers to food insecure communities across Californiahad been paused indefinitely. Over 20 million dollars spent on fresh food, equaling roughly 18 million meals distributed to people in need across the state.

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Civil Eats

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

This may seem like an antiquated concern for chefs in an era of global food distribution systems, but it’s an all-consuming preoccupation for Oyster Oyster, a restaurant named after two ingredients—a bivalve and a mushroom —known for their ecosystem benefits. Come February, we have this very short farm list. agriculture.

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Modern Farmer

AUGUST 26, 2024

Choctaw Tribal Members Choctaw Fresh Tomika Bell (Choctaw Fresh Produce distribution manager): As Native Americans, we live in rural areas, which means we don’t have the ability to be near any kind of grocery stores or farm stands. I feel like the Farm Bill could help us a lot by getting a lot of our land back.

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Food Tank

JUNE 12, 2024

Meats is working to create opportunities for small farms and ranches to support a more localized food system. “We’re Meats requires all their partner farms to be operating with never-ever practices or better. Meats works to connect small and medium-sized independent producers to distribution avenues and larger markets. “We’re

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Wisconsin Farmers Union

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Since then, the program has distributed over 94,500 Tribal Elder Food Boxes. In 2024, FAEW and the WFHC assisted with the purchase and distribution of over 31,230 Tribal Elder Food Boxes to all 11 Federally Recognized Tribes in Wisconsin and 3 Tribal-run organizations in Milwaukee County.

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