CalCAN

APRIL 6, 2023

Farming is also an important contributor to greenhouse gas emissions. Side by side with that loss of diversity was a long growth in greenhouse gas emissions that has only recently begun to be addressed. public, across party lines, is concerned about the impacts of climate change on agriculture and food production.

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Agriculture Agriculture Greenhouse Food 52

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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Crop Rotation Forage Pasture Crop 93

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

MAY 10, 2024

They help farmers and ranchers keep drinking water clean for our urban and rural communities, build soil resilience and limit the impacts of severe drought and flooding, provide healthy habitats for wildlife, mitigate agriculture’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and support farm operations that are productive and sustainable long-term.

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Ruralism Food Farming Farming 110

Food Environment and Reporting Network

MARCH 27, 2024

They can supplement their cows’ diets with grain (an expensive remedy), or cut and dry their fescue and feed it to them as hay, which reduces its toxicity somewhat. To understand the fescue-native debate requires an understanding of the ecological tradeoff between warm- and cool-season grasses.

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RR2CS

MARCH 8, 2022

Through careful observation of land and climate, Jenna and Thomas have gradually built two cabins, a greenhouse, an organic market garden, and apiary. Many of our neighbours who have larger farms — grain and cattle — they’ve had to sell out and move because of flood years, drought years, and this increasingly warming trend we’re seeing.”

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Farming Farming Forage Seeding 52

Civil Eats

JUNE 12, 2024

According to a Harvard study published this week in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition , people who eat more vegetables, legumes, and whole grains and less meat, dairy, and sugar may significantly lower their risk of several diseases and live longer. Chan School of Public Health, in a press release.

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Pesticide Food Animal Agriculture Poultry 145

Food Tank

DECEMBER 24, 2024

GRAIN , International GRAIN partners with small-scale farmers and social movements across Asia, Africa, and Latin America to promote community-driven, biodiversity-focused food systems. They focus on improving livelihoods through the promotion of ecological land-use management practices and empowering farming communities.

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Food Tank

DECEMBER 27, 2023

GRAIN , International Working across Asia, Africa, and Latin America, GRAIN supports small farmers and social movements trying to achieve community-controlled food systems that prioritize biodiversity. They currently have 13 urban agricultural facilities, school gardens, hydroponic greenhouses, and soil-based farms.

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Food Agriculture Agriculture Seeding 145