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The ranching industry’s toxic grass problem

Food Environment and Reporting Network

By the early 20 th century, decades of timber-cutting and overgrazing had left the ranching region in southern states barren, its nutrient-rich native grasses replaced by a motley assortment of plants that made poor forage. I visited Hamilton’s ranch in November 2022, where they run about 45 cows and 150 bison. The southeastern U.S.,

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Guest Post: Is the Future of Organic Food at Risk? Research Funding Holds the Answer

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

They offer valuable resources and practical solutions for organic and transitioning producers, as well as conventional producers interested in ecologically and economically sound practices. Yet, knowledge gaps remain that warrant additional research attention. These include: Livestock and poultry breed development for organic systems.

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Inflation Reduction Act Conservation Dollars Are a Vital Bulwark Against Climate Change

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

Wild Weather Threatens Farm Viability Although the IRA funds are directed at greenhouse gas mitigation, many forms of agricultural climate mitigation also increase farm resilience. At the same time, they decrease greenhouse gas emissions. Perennial livestock systems have similar capacities to reduce vulnerability to climate impacts.

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Animal Ag News 11/19

Agwired

The Good Meat Project , a national nonprofit, is on a mission to catalyze marketplace innovation, connection, and education across the meat supply chain in order to increase the economic viability and ecological impact of livestock farmers who invest in healthy land, animals, and people.

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Agricultural Diversification: Practice and Policy

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

However, as with all social-ecological systems , change in any part of the system necessarily requires or causes change in other parts of the system. Who manages land determines which scientific perspectives, crop choices, traditions, and skills shape the landscape, with profound implications for its ecological sustainability.

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More Money Out the Door! Farm Bill and IRA Funding Available Through Conservation Innovation Grants

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

In recent years, a tremendous amount of research and field work has elucidated the potential for some of the largest reductions of greenhouse gas emissions through advances in livestock feeding that reduce enteric methane emissions. Building on what is known, on-farm trials seek to fill in knowledge gaps.

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Can Agroforestry Breathe New Life Into Carbon Markets?

Civil Eats

But rather than reduce fossil fuel use directly in their supply chains, some choose to offset their pollution by buying “carbon credits” designed to reflect greenhouse gasses taken out of the air elsewhere. And agroforestry has broad ecological positives that aren’t necessarily reflected in the raw accounting of carbon offsets.