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Using Grazing Animals to Reduce the Risk of Wildfires

CalCAN

In 2020, wildfires became the second highest emitter of greenhouse gasses in the state, second only to the transportation sector. These high-intensity, uncontrolled wildfires are both exacerbated by and contribute to climate change. near communities or critical infrastructure) or not appropriate for the ecosystem (e.g.

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Why we’re in a critical period in the development of regenerative agriculture

Agritecture Blog

CONTENT SOURCED FROM JUST FOOD Written by: David Burrows January 27, 2023 Danone ’s greenhouse gas emissions are around 26MtCo2e, and agriculture accounts for 61% of them. Producer premiums for regenerative products have begun to pop up but, as Bande notes, the financing mechanism must be “way broader” than this.

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Path to a New Farm Bill: Sustainable and Organic Research 

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

Failure to robustly fund public research that promotes ecologically-based production systems stifles scientific and technical innovation and leaves US farmers and ranchers unable to fully participate in and benefit from emerging markets for sustainably-produced foods.

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