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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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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Civil Eats

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

We should be mapping todays thought processes and technology onto Indigenous stewardship models to help promote food knowledge. Photo courtesy of Rob Kinneen) Those dishes reflect a harmony between past and present, and are an acknowledgment of modern Alaska Native communities where traditional ecological knowledge is alive and well.

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Food Tank

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Strengthening local economic markets and smallholders access to them creates a mutually generative cycle of food and ecological resilienceessential to strong local incomes and livelihoods. Remember that family farms continue to feed 70 percent of the worlds population.

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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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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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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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Food Tank

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Boochcraft partners with The Ecology Center for the advancement of regenerative agriculture. In order to preserve the cooperative and the future of the families it supports, Garibaldi strives to be “socially fair, ecologically correct, economically viable and culturally diverse,” according to their website. Martinique Rhum J.M

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Civil Eats

JULY 15, 2024

BK Rot is part of a diverse ecology of community compost organizations throughout New York City. Meanwhile, local residents are educated and empowered to manage their own waste, less pollution goes into transporting and processing food scraps, and community bonds are deepened. But its future is unclear.

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Civil Eats

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

There, she’s using her vast ecological expertise to develop curriculum for the Indigenous Food Lab training center and lead community engagement programming. “As Why is traditional ecological knowledge so important as it relates to both food sovereignty and climate change? Let’s back up a bit.

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Modern Farmer

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

The farm animals that remain should be treated with respect and be given the best life possible. Prioritize ecological efficiency, not economic efficiency The ecological boundaries of natural resources, including soils, should dictate what’s grown, as well as where and how.

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UnderstandingAg

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Farming and ranching involve the fields of biology, ecology, chemistry, botany, physics, geology, meteorology, politics, economics, psychology and mechanics, just to name a few. Acid rain falling downwind of industrial processes acidifies soils much quicker, as was observed during the 19 th and 20 th centuries.

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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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Civil Eats

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Source: “Review and Synopsis of Natural and Human Controls on Fluvial Channel Processes in the Arid West,” by John J. Indigenous agriculture relies on an approach to land that is grounded in time-tested, abiding ecological principles rather than technical innovation. “We Farming in the Arid West Illustration by Nhatt Nichols.

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UnderstandingAg

MARCH 10, 2025

Farming and ranching involve the fields of biology, ecology, chemistry, botany, physics, geology, meteorology, politics, economics, psychology and mechanics, just to name a few. This wriggling, or weathering, of nutrients is a never-ending process that resupplies soil with usable nutrients. Old headstones are testament to this process.

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Cropin Blog

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

centimeters of topsoil necessitates 500 years of uninterrupted ecological processes, the alarming reality is that over the past four decades, one-third of arable land was lost to erosion and pollution. While creating a mere 2.5

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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