Civil Eats

JULY 24, 2023

Ethan Duvall, a graduate student in ecology and evolutionary biology at Cornell University, wanted to find out how Washington dairy farmers feel about the eagles that swarm their fields each winter. But eagles and other raptors have not always been welcomed by farmers. Steensma said. It’s one of the major [wildlife] conflicts here.”

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Modern Farmer

OCTOBER 16, 2023

First, it must be distilled in the United States, and it must be a grain mixture with at least 51 percent corn mash. These trees have good bolting, they’re strong and their seeds are excellent genetic material. But it’s also incredibly important ecologically. There are five key rules to follow when making bourbon whiskey.

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Civil Eats

JANUARY 23, 2024

Power of State Policymaking The Cohort for Rural Opportunity and Prosperity (CROP)—a subset of SiX’s Agriculture and Food Systems program—currently includes elected officials from 43 states who are positioned to advance socially and ecologically responsible rural, agricultural, and food policy.

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Sustainable Food Trust

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

The Himalayan balsam spreads millions of tiny seeds that reach every nook and cranny of hedges and wild scrubby areas, which means that humans (often in combination with a handheld machine) are the most practical way to tackle the job. In the early 19th century, hay and grain would have still been hand cut by an army of people using scythes.

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Daily Yonder

APRIL 3, 2024

Permaculture means that gardeners work with existing ecological conditions in a specific place. More efforts, like The Free Market – a store where neighbors exchange household-items – and a Seeds Exchange Library, complete an impressive portfolio of community-lead projects.

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Food Environment and Reporting Network

MARCH 27, 2024

Friendly fescue hit the market in 2000, developed by Pennington Seed, Inc. For one thing, friendly fescue, formally known as “novel endophyte fescue,” costs twice as much as the toxic variety — $4 for a pound of seed versus $2. There aren’t good numbers on adoption rates because seed companies are guarded about how much they sell.

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RR2CS

APRIL 18, 2022

They’ve adapted an integrated approach to land management, practicing rotational grazing to improve the quality and biodiversity of the soil, which in turn has provided fertilized soils for growing grain and forage crops. When we can introduce cattle to that grain land, it really makes a big improvement,” explains Rod. “It

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Sustainable Food Trust

JANUARY 17, 2024

In its place, ‘agroecology’ was more explicitly recognised as a broad moniker for a range of practices that are grounded in biological / ecological farming; this has made the term more distinct in its definition. Kumar calls for “a new trinity for an age of ecology which has wholeness, integrity and cohesion”.

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Agritecture Blog

MARCH 30, 2023

It started with a post-war boom of generous government subsidies favoring overproduction , which coupled with advances in hybrid crops and synthetic inputs, meant farmers focused on just a select few staple grain crops. Of the more than 200,000 edible plant species , people today rely on just 15 for almost all of their regular food intake.

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RR2CS

APRIL 18, 2022

We decided to call the farm ‘Redtail Farms’ as an ode to my father and his love for birds and ecology — and the way he farmed as closely with nature as he could,” says Griebel. They are committed to farming with nature, not against it, and restoring the natural grassland ecology. It doesn’t need to be weeded, or seeded, or planted.

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RR2CS

MARCH 8, 2022

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.” Why are there not more BIPOC seed keepers? I think if we hadn’t been a small farm, we wouldn’t still be here,” admits Jenna.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

AUGUST 28, 2024

From losing seed crops as wildfires rage for weeks, losing entire crops due to erratic freezes, to losing farms as drought dries up available water, farmers’ risks are rising. Without robust funding for public research that promotes ecologically-based production systems, scientific and technical innovation is stifled, and U.S.

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CalCAN

APRIL 6, 2023

From losing seed crops as wildfires rage for weeks, to losing entire crops as a result of erratic freezes, to losing farms as drought dries up available water, farmers’ risks are rising. CalCAN is a member of NSAC and played a part in developing the original version of the Agriculture Resilience Act.

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Sustainable Food Trust

JUNE 28, 2023

But as we understand ecological systems better, we have come to realise that, while they can be very resilient, at some level of degradation they reach tipping points at which they flip into new states far less conducive to human life. Our cattle are outside all year, and we don’t feed any grain.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

MAY 10, 2024

Expands the types of “new or innovative conservation approaches” funded through On-Farm Conservation Innovation Trials to include on-farm nutrient recycling, perennial production systems including agroforestry and perennial forages and grain crops, and livestock-related practices that reduce GHG emissions including enteric methane emissions.

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NASDA

APRIL 1, 2025

Sincerely, 2Blades agInnovation North Central Agricultural & Applied Economics Association Agricultural Utilization Research Institute American Association of Mycobacterial Diseases American Association of Veterinary Medical Colleges American Institute of Biological Sciences American Malting Barley Association American Meat Science Association (..)

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Civil Eats

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

He planted wheat and other grains directly into the meadows and relied solely on rainfall for much of his acreage. Irrigated crops receive higher payouts than dryland crops, while farmers often risk their coverage to engage in some of the most ecologically sound practices. It soon proved worth it. I said, ‘No, I did not intercrop.

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NASDA

APRIL 1, 2025

Sincerely, 2Blades agInnovation North Central Agricultural & Applied Economics Association Agricultural Utilization Research Institute American Association of Mycobacterial Diseases American Association of Veterinary Medical Colleges American Institute of Biological Sciences American Malting Barley Association American Meat Science Association (..)

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Food Tank

DECEMBER 24, 2024

Through its Seeds for Resilience project, Crop Trust aims to strengthen national gene banks across sub-Saharan Africa, helping local farmers access diverse, climate-resilient crops. Every seed is important. Theres nothing more meaningful than planting a seed and watching it grow, says Waters.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

APRIL 10, 2024

In addition, this project will establish a “community science” training program through partnerships with regional community colleges and high schools to increase producer participation in research and education, ensure the scientific rigor of farmers’ observations, and share science-based extension.

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Food Environment and Reporting Network

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Western natural resource management “developed in the service of a utilitarian, exploitive, dominion-over-nature worldview of colonist and industrial developers,” writes Fikret Berkes, an emeritus professor of ecology at the University of Manitoba and the author of the award-winning book Sacred Ecology. Photo by Taylor Glascock.

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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. The organization operates their Farmer Training Centre and community seed banks. food culture.

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Civil Eats

JUNE 20, 2024

Nina Elkadi Medicine Wheel for the Planet: A Journey Toward Personal and Ecological Healing By Jennifer Grenz “To use only fragmented pieces of [Indigenous] knowledge is to admire a tree without its roots,” Nlaka’pamux ecologist turned land healer Jennifer Grenz writes in Medicine Wheel for the Planet.

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