Modern Farmer

AUGUST 24, 2023

As a result of the ROC standards, livestock now graze the cover crops in the almond orchards, fertilizing the soil with their manure and providing space for beneficial insects. For livestock farmer and Land to Market certified producer Reuben Hendricks of Cabriejo Ranch , good ecology is good for business.

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Wisconsin Farmers Union

JANUARY 31, 2024

According to the statute, “It is the policy of this state to restore and maintain the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of its waters to protect public health, safeguard fish and aquatic life and scenic and ecological values, and to enhance the domestic, municipal, recreational, industrial, agricultural, and other uses of water.”

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Caff

APRIL 22, 2021

This Earth Day, CAFF is proud to endorse this bill on behalf of our members as part of the solution to the climate crisis, recognizing the invaluable role that ecologically-focused farmers and ranchers can play. It’s a hopeful sign that our advocacy is moving from the state level to the national stage.”

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The Lunatic Farmer

APRIL 20, 2021

Just like Jesus presented Himself as "the bread of life" so those of us in the authentic food and farming tribe present our protocols and production as life-giving rather than sickness-giving--economically, emotionally, and ecologically.

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The Lunatic Farmer

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Nobody puts down carbon for bedding, so all the sheep are on solid manure packs that stink and are filthy. This land has seen more than 2,000 years as wave after wave of foreign occupation plundered the ecology. First, the sheep only graze outside about 5-8 hours a day. They spend the rest of their time inside large sheds.

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Modern Farmer

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Elderberry, becoming popular as a hedgerow crop, provides both farm income and ecological benefits. Photos courtesy of Wil Crombie) Manure from the fowl helps fertilize the silvopastures and fields, and the chickens help with pest control by eating insects and grubs. Chicken, originally jungle fowl, thrive in forested environments.

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Caff

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Hans Herren, Barbara Gemmill-Herren and their daughter Gis è le Herren spoke about how they utilize their combined studies and experiences in ecology, biological control, entomology, and nematology to guide the operation of their small farm. We kicked off the event with introductions from the family.

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Modern Farmer

JANUARY 9, 2024

Photo: Lauren Rothman) While many of the vendors adhere to organic practices, others continue to sow native crops but take advantage of the convenience offered by agrochemicals, such as one farmer from the mountainous La Cañada region who admitted to mixing commercial fertilizer in with goat manure.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

JULY 14, 2023

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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Civil Eats

JANUARY 8, 2024

This helped them buy their first cache of shared equipment: a tiller, a harrow, a manure spreader, a trailer to move equipment between farms, and a log splitter for heating greenhouses with wood. Every year, they pool funds to add to their growing collection of tools. And, at $6,000, he wouldn’t have been able to afford one on his own.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

AUGUST 28, 2024

Alternative Manure Management Practices (AMMP) The FFNSA does not contain a proposal to support AMMP technologies as envisioned in the ARA or the COWS Act. 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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Sustainable Harvest International

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Composting Organic materials including agricultural residue such as corn stalks and rice hulls, weeds, manure, ash from cookstoves and kitchen waste, such as peels and eggshells, join to create rich, life-giving compost. How do family farmers restore soil health? The composting process creates an environment for decomposition.

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CalCAN

APRIL 6, 2023

Transforming the food and farming system through the above domains as well as through crop insurance, agroforestry, organic farming, farmland protection, pasture-based systems, conservation set-asides, manure management, and agrivoltaic systems, the bill creates a clear focus on farm and food system resilience.

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Agwired

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

From the stage of the Africa Food Systems Forum in Rwanda, the World Food Prize Foundation announced Dr. Dennis Beesigamukama, a Postdoctoral Fellow at the International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe) in Nairobi, Kenya, as the 2024 Recipient of the Norman E. Vermeer has forged an alliance with G.T. Rivulis Pte.

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CalCAN

MARCH 27, 2023

Prescribed grazing is a versatile and ecologically-based wildfire mitigation strategy with well-documented co-benefits including carbon sequestration, native plant and habitat restoration, and the production of local food and fiber.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

JUNE 14, 2023

Improvements in soil health, more thoughtful crop rotations and learning from traditional ecological knowledge can also go a long way in conserving the U.S.’ These practices include waste storage facilities and waste facility covers, practices intended to prevent seepage of liquid animal manure from CAFOs into local water supplies.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Practices That Sequester Carbon and Increase Resilience Within EQIP and CSP in particular, the practices that receive funding through the IRA tend to accomplish multiple ecological goals. For example, reducing tillage and maintaining in-field residues can reduce the losses of carbon dioxide and may reduce nitrous oxide emissions.

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RR2CS

MARCH 8, 2022

Then, we planted green manures and cover crops to help build up the topsoil again, which had been pretty depleted over the years. Even more so, we’re focusing on green manures and cover crops to keep the soil safe. Occasionally, we will work with a small tractor, but we use only very light equipment. It was literally cooking.

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Sustainable Food Trust

JULY 12, 2023

The couple show a real passion for nature, as evidenced by the sign at the entrance of their farm which reads, “Ecology now!” Troed y Rhiw is an 8.5 ha certified organic farm, which also offers courses in beekeeping and organic farming and has holiday accommodation on the farm as well.

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Civil Eats

JULY 17, 2023

Partida uses an inhaler and believes the air quality in the region has worsened over time—not just from dust storms and pesticides, but also due to particle emissions from farm animals and manure. It’s associated with air quality, ecology, and biologicals in the lake. Water quality isn’t just water quality.

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Civil Eats

MAY 15, 2024

Geological Survey’s Western Ecological Research Center. Geological Survey’s Western Ecological Research Center, a team of scientists, including Casazza and Pitesky, affixed a solar-powered radio signal to over 600 waterfowl that travel along the Pacific Flyway, which runs from Alaska to Patagonia. Led by the U.S.

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Modern Farmer

JANUARY 19, 2024

Removing livestock for even 10 years from this land can cause an ecological disaster in grassland communities.” He credits this with the deep-rooted grasses aerating the soil and the added nutrients deposited from the manure of the grazing animals. Julie Elliot is a director on SRM’s board. In the long run, though, costs are reduced.

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Modern Farmer

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Organic farming is a practice that emphasizes natural processes, ecological balance and the conserving of resources. What happens if their manure comes under scrutiny? Federally accredited agencies are trying to suss out the fakes—while some organic farmers wonder whether staying organic is worth the price of admission.

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Civil Eats

JANUARY 31, 2024

How do you do that and create ecological change, economic value, and social benefit? Behind them, green pastures stretched into the distance toward looming, sand-colored peaks. How do you make the best beef business in America?” he asked, crossing one brown leather boot in front of another. The September Montana ranch tour and presentation.

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Sustainable Food Trust

JUNE 14, 2023

The UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology estimates that “One teaspoonful of topsoil contains around 1 billion microscopic cells and around 10,000 different species.” A claim repeated in various ways, is that a teaspoonful of healthy soil contains more living organisms than there are people on the planet.

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Agritecture Blog

JANUARY 27, 2023

The project involves using alternative feeds, like seaweed, for cows (reducing those methane burps), better manure management and growing more grass and feed crops using regenerative agriculture. This approach to dairy farming could be a game changer,” says Jenna Evans, global sustainability manager for Ben & Jerry’s.

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Civil Eats

JUNE 20, 2024

Meg Wilcox You Can’t Market Manure at Lunchtime: And Other Lessons from the Food Industry for Creating a More Sustainable Company By Maisie Ganzler Many, many years ago, I spent a long time covering the world of sustainable business practices. Additionally, they say, children must have a voice in policymaking.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

MAY 10, 2024

Alternative Manure Management Program (AMMP) The RPFSA does not contain a proposal to support AMMP technologies as envisioned in the ARA or the COWS Act. To be sure such ground truthing occurs, NSAC advocates dedicating a minimum amount or percentage of RCPP funds for the purpose of supporting State and Tribal Soil Health Programs.

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The Lunatic Farmer

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

But instead it shackled us, enslaved us to nefarious scientists bringing us fertilizer and menus from laboratories instead of from God’s ecological womb. You couldn’t pack more animals in a house than you could bring in feedstocks and haul out manure by draft power. Travelers drug manure into hotels. Poop covered the streets.

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Food Tank

DECEMBER 24, 2024

The initiative aims to triple the productivity of smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa in 20 years by promoting green manure and cover crops that restore soil health, combat drought, and enhance farm resilience. ReFED , United States ReFED is a U.S.

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Food Tank

DECEMBER 27, 2023

The organization introduces beneficial plants called green manure/cover crops which fertilize the soil, control weeds, and respond to periods of drought. At the start of 2024, Dr.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

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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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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