Civil Eats

JULY 31, 2024

One type in particular, kelp—a large brown algae with many species, including sugar kelp— has been hailed as an ecologically beneficial, nutritious superfood that can be farmed on both U.S. Other states with less-developed but emerging kelp businesses—like Alaska, Connecticut, and New York—need processing help even more urgently.

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The Lunatic Farmer

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

But on these sales, taxpayers paid for the roads, paid for the bidding process, inventory evaluation, etc. Not only would such use, if expanded to the government land, be an ecological stimulant, it would completely eliminate the need for factory hog houses. When I sell timber, I bear all the costs.

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Caff

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Currently, our programming is focused on four areas: Farm to Market, Policy & Advocacy, Farmer Services, and Ecological Farming. Reference requests will be made further along in the application process. To learn more about CAFF, our history, and our core values, visit [link].

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Cropaia

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

Constructed wetlands for wastewater treatment represent a seamless integration of engineering innovation with ecological principles. Understanding Constructed Wetlands Constructed wetlands are engineered systems designed to mimic the processes of natural wetlands in treating wastewater.

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Caff

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Their pioneering solutions and commitment to sustainable practices underscore the essential contributions of women in driving technological and ecological advancements in agriculture. Rachel is a winner in the Do It Yourself (DIY) category of the Small Farm Innovation Challenge.

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Sustainable Food Trust

OCTOBER 11, 2023

The exact meaning of rewilding can be difficult to pin down, but properly speaking , it involves the landscape-scale restoration of the full (or near enough full) suite of natural processes and species that would be present were it not for human activity. There are various other issues I haven’t even touched on here.

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Kavya Organic Farm

AUGUST 1, 2023

In this article, we will delve into the world of woolly aphids, exploring their behavior, lifecycle, ecological impact, specific control methods, and additional preventive measures to effectively manage and protect our green spaces. This process allows them to rapidly multiply in favorable conditions without the need for mating.

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ATTRA

DECEMBER 27, 2024

Root rot and blight virtually eradicated a tree species that was a significant component of eastern forests and that provided an ecological and economic underpinning for the region as a source of food for wild animals, domestic livestock, and people, as well as lumber.

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Caff

JULY 19, 2023

the Lopes provided a great demonstration of the unique equipment involved in the establishment of the rice (rice flat tray machine) and the transplanter machine (used to mechanically transplant the rice plugs into the field) allowing the attendees a great visual of the process and commitment involved in establishing their rice paddy fields.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

JANUARY 26, 2024

Farmers are some of the best-placed people to help protect the ecosystem services found in healthy ecologies,” said Jared Phillips of Branch Mountain Farm who spoke on the panel alongside his wife Lindi Phillips. The application process itself presents an obstacle for farmers who want to implement some of these practices in their farms.

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Caff

JUNE 6, 2024

Currently, our programming is focused in four areas: Farm to Market, Policy & Advocacy, Farmer Services, and Ecological Farming. The preferred candidate comes with experience supporting organizations through similar processes. To learn more about CAFF, our history, and our core values, visit [link].

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Civil Eats

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Many are in the process of transitioning from more extractive conventional methods to regenerative practices, with data being collected from 2022 through 2024. Fanny Brewer, IAC technical assistance specialist for the Great Plains region, discusses the regenerative agriculture projects with Jess Brewer.

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Wisconsin Farmers Union

OCTOBER 21, 2024

After 30 years of clean energy siting research, Hatlestad noted there are 2 factors pivotal to a project’s success A Fair community engagement process - which includes early and consistent interactions with trusted community stakeholders that engage them in the planning process. 715-492-0329

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ATTRA

JANUARY 16, 2024

In this series, we will explore the positive ecological impacts, challenges, and process for utilizing this perennial mulch on your farm or homestead. Welcome to the Clover Living Mulch System (CLMS)!

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NASDA

MARCH 18, 2024

These challenges have greatly slowed agency regulatory functions, which in turn have delayed product registrations needed by growers and other users, as well as the implementation of new ecological and human health protections. million for the operations of EPA-OPP.

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ATTRA

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Where are we in the ecological succession? Trees exist in a different ecological succession stage than pioneering stage plants, also known as weeds. Ecological succession is the process by which plant communities change over time, eventually yielding a climax community. I did my graduate work in cotton.

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Modern Farmer

AUGUST 24, 2023

She is excited to see if the new regenerative organic practices improve soil health, having tested it at the start of the certification process, with planned tests every three years to track progress. For livestock farmer and Land to Market certified producer Reuben Hendricks of Cabriejo Ranch , good ecology is good for business.

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Civil Eats

OCTOBER 31, 2024

The risks are broad and varied, but add up to an alarming concept we call “dewilding,” the process of privileging human interests, perspectives, and sovereignty at the expense of other interests and considerations. Maricultural dewilding impacts our oceans and marine life in four major ways. That may soon change.

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Food Tank

NOVEMBER 23, 2024

Reducing the use of harmful and synthetic inputs and fostering farmer-led seed systems offer good entry points for countries to introduce ecological and agroecological practices, proposed Fegert. Agroecology offers a powerful pathway towards achieving biodiversity, climate, and food security goals simultaneously.

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NASDA

AUGUST 7, 2023

The ability of the agency to execute a robust pesticide registration, registration review, and, when applicable, an Endangered Species Act (ESA) consultation process based on the best available science is a critical step in achieving this goal. For instance, in Section 4.2.1

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Modern Farmer

DECEMBER 26, 2023

He realized the ecological importance of milkweed, sometimes viewed as a pest plant, and turned to gathering seed pods and encouraging gardeners to plant the flower. After seeing the lively discussion sparked by our profile of Steve Bushey, we know better. Read about their story here.

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Civil Eats

JANUARY 8, 2024

” He eventually bought a mill from a grain farmer who went out of business, but finding the other equipment necessary for both farming and processing grain was an ongoing struggle. Prior to that, they had all either harvested by hand, an intensely laborious process, or hired someone with a combine.

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Sustainable Food Trust

APRIL 10, 2024

They are then worked upon by both chemical and biological processes, including water and more concerningly, earthworms. MPs are generated through the breakdown of larger plastics over time, gradually degrading to increasingly smaller residues.

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UnderstandingAg

MAY 22, 2023

Education and understanding form a critical foundation for the implementation of the soil health principles and adaptive grazing rules to drive the ecosystem processes and ensure long-term ecological advancement on farms and ranches.

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Modern Farmer

OCTOBER 16, 2023

As it takes 90 years for an oak to fully mature, anything to speed up the process is a help. And while there are rules about how bourbon is made, the process is one that Frey thinks about a lot. “One But it’s also incredibly important ecologically. Now their acorns have improved genetics, and it’s spreading out.”

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Civil Eats

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

It’s a tedious but worthwhile process: drying mushrooms, vegetables, and herbs, making pickles and slaw, and preserving garlic blossoms and coriander seeds in airtight jars before these ingredients vanish with the end of the season. Seafood processing houses, they just cut the filet off and throw the carcass in the bin.

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Modern Farmer

DECEMBER 6, 2023

With a tack hammer in his other hand, he tap-tap-tapped the shell into the wood, repeating this process every four inches around the tree. Holly’s shallow root system spawns new growths through a process called suckering, in which holly fledglings, connected to their parent’s network, shoot out of the ground.

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The Lunatic Farmer

JANUARY 4, 2024

Obviously, the dehydrating makes everything lighter for shipping, but is this really an ecological process? It takes a lot of energy to pull the moisture out of banana peels and moldy oranges. People are subscribing to this service all over the country.

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ATTRA

DECEMBER 7, 2023

director of the Center for Grazinglands and Ranch Management, Bryan-College Station, said an increasing amount of scientific research suggests that by focusing on ecological principles, grazing animals become yet another tool in the toolbox to help conserve and manage wildlife habitat and other ecosystem processes. Jeff Goodwin, Ph.D.,

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

They offer valuable resources and practical solutions for organic and transitioning producers, as well as conventional producers interested in ecologically and economically sound practices. Continued and strengthened support for both OREI and ORG is crucial.

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Civil Eats

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

And it’s kind of impossible to raise children who don’t love Fruit Snacks and other processed foods.” in the Karuk language, is in many ways a record of that process in addition to a compendium of recipes. And it’s kind of impossible to raise children who don’t love Fruit Snacks and other processed foods.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

MARCH 21, 2024

The EAT Local Foods Act would direct USDA to enter into cooperative agreements with States, Tribes, and territories through a non-competitive application process to support purchases of food from local small, beginning, and underserved producers to distribute to community organizations in their locality.

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UnderstandingAg

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Civilizations rise and fall based on their ability to manage these critically important soil functions and ecosystem processes, and they are not being taught to most high school or college students today, just as they were not taught to us decades ago. But there’s good news.

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The Lunatic Farmer

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

They are further processed into almond milk for folks who don’t want to drink real cows’ milk. Without getting into the health tradeoffs, let’s think about the ecological tradeoffs. Switching to grass-based (not grain based) cow’s milk could be one of the most ecologically-friendly decisions you could make right now.

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Sustainable Food Trust

AUGUST 6, 2024

We have indeed lost the meaning and importance of food in an increasingly homogenised landscape of ultra-processed products, and this is something we should be deeply concerned about. Unfortunately, most hedgerows are now flailed in the autumn, a brutal process that is likely to leave them “degraded habitat” according to the charity, Buglife.

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Civil Eats

AUGUST 23, 2023

Lahaina, the former capital of the Hawaiian Kingdom , was once a thriving, ecologically diverse landscape full of fish ponds and diverse crops that included sweet potatoes, kalo (taro), and ‘ulu (breadfruit). I think the long-term ecological implications of those changes were a huge factor in [the conditions that led to] the fire.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Agriculture Appropriations We engaged throughout the annual appropriations funding process for critical existing food, agriculture, and nutrition programs. NSAC staff and farmers stand in front of the Capitol building before the SEEC briefing.

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