Modern Farmer

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

The societal cost, meaning the hidden costs associated with poor labor conditions such as child labor or unlivable wages, of our food supply chains is estimated at around $100 billion. Our food system depends on cheap labor that consists predominantly of migrant workers, of which half are estimated to be undocumented.

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Farming Farming Ecology Food 113

The Lunatic Farmer

JANUARY 10, 2022

One dog generates more manure than 11 chickens, and dog manure is nasty. Visceral connection to our ecological umbilical is foundational to immune vibrancy. Supply chain issues and inflation are jeopardizing dietary requirements. Chickens (without roosters) are far quieter than dogs. Chickens don’t chase or bite.

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Manure Supply Chain Ecology Food 52

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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Agriculture Agriculture Ranching Food 142

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. Local Food: Markets, Supply Chains and Access The farm bill plays an important role in supporting the health and prosperity of our rural and urban communities. 12103, 7124).

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Ruralism Food Farming Farming 110

Modern Farmer

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Organic farming is a practice that emphasizes natural processes, ecological balance and the conserving of resources. Small producers, like Eaton, say many parts of the process don’t scale down to small producers, especially within questions about their supply chain. “We What happens if their manure comes under scrutiny?

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Food Supply Chain Farming Farming 101

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

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. million starting in 2024.

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Agriculture Agriculture Greenhouse Food 52