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Digging into the House Farm Bill: Part 4

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

Precision Agriculture The FFNSA dramatically increases support for precision agriculture technologies in conservation programs (Sec. The FFNSA also proposes creating Supplemental Activity Payments (SAP) for adopting and acquiring precision agriculture technologies through CSP. 2202, 2204, 2302).

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Animal Ag News 11/19

Agwired

Hosted by AFIA’s Equipment Manufacturers Committee, this year’s conference embraced the theme, “Feed Industry 4.0 – Leveraging Emerging Technologies,” with sessions covering regulatory updates, artificial intelligence and emerging technologies. Made possible by an endowing Foundation gift from Georges Inc.,

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THE RIGHT SIZE

The Lunatic Farmer

As anyone watching the news knows by now, Sunday a ransomware attack on the world's largest meat and poultry processor, JBS, closed 6 processing plants in the U.S. As companies pay ransom and sophisticated geniuses play havoc with centralized mega-companies, isn't it time to consider decentralized and less technology-dependent suppliers?

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Release: House Farm Bill Misses Opportunity to Move Agriculture Forward

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

2101) Dramatically increases support for precision agriculture technologies. 10105) Title 12 – Miscellaneous Provides limited funding for grants and resources for small- to medium-sized meat and poultry processors to expand processing capacity through equipment upgrades.

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Bird Flu May Be Driven By This Overlooked Factor

Civil Eats

poultry production. Geological Survey’s Western Ecological Research Center. poultry industry, resulting in the death of over 90 million domestic birds since January 2022, when the virus was first detected in wild ducks in the Carolinas and then soon after in poultry.

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Federal Climate Policy: Agriculture Resilience Act Re-Introduced

CalCAN

The resilience centers would focus on specific areas of ecological improvement ranging from minimizing or abating adverse climate and environmental impacts to reducing dependency on fossil fuels. Facilitating the adoption of year-round living cover and perennial production systems would also be part of their mandate.

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Our 2024 Food and Farming Holiday Book Gift Guide

Civil Eats

Prioritizing ecological integrity and community health over yield, these farmers stay profitable by diversifying their crops, producing value-added products like jams and sauces, and building community support and social capital. Swiftly, an era of CAFOs began in poultry production, which still reigns today. And she could.

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