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The Transition to Cage-Free Eggs

Jayson Lusk

That’s the title of a new research report I co-authored with Vincenzina Caputo and Aaron Staples at Michigan State University and Glynn Tonsor at Kansas State University. The research was funded both by egg producers, represented by the United Egg Producers (EUP) and the United Egg Association, and by food retailers, represented by the Food Industry Association Foundation (FMI Foundation).

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Series A boost for Australia’s SwarmFarm Robotics and its Integrated Autonomy solutions

Food and Farming Technology

Queensland, Australia is home to SwarmFarm Robotics, an agritech firm which this week announced it has raised US$8.

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Why Engineering Determines the Success of an Indoor Farming Installation

Agritecture Blog

Edited by: Sarah Jordan February 24, 2023 The global indoor farming market has experienced tremendous growth in the past decade. Today, many CEA facilities operate successfully around the globe. However, a portion of the operating indoor farming installations worldwide are not as efficient as they could be. How can a farmer or investor know when a facility is operating at its full potential?

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Marin County farmers market leader honored by family-farming group

Caff

Naja-Riese, executive director of the Agricultural Institute of Marin (AIM) , has been named the 2023 Farmers Market Champion of the Year, an annual recognition awarded by Community Alliance with Family Farmers (CAFF). The post Marin County farmers market leader honored by family-farming group appeared first on Community Alliance with Family Farmers.

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A chilling effect: How farms can help pollinators survive the stress of climate change

Food Environment and Reporting Network

Share Tweet This Story’s Impact 170 MILLION MONTHLY UNIQUE VIEWERS GLOBALLY This article is part of FERN’s series The Biodiversity Crisis /.slide-intro --> A remote Alaska village depended on the snow crab harvest for survival. Then billions of crabs died. By Julia O'Malley , July 5, 2023 A chilling effect: How farms can help pollinators survive the stress of climate change By Lela Nargi , February 23, 2023 The future of wild rice may depend on an unlikely alliance By Nancy Aver

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Series A boost for Australia’s SwarmFarm Robotics and its Integrated Autonomy solutions

Food and Farming Technology

Queensland, Australia is home to SwarmFarm Robotics, an agritech firm which this week announced it has raised US$8.

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Key Metrics Every Cattle Rancher Should Know

Farmbrite

Introduction to Key Metrics When you’re managing a ranch, it's important to track key metrics that tell the story of your herd. These metrics can differ depending on the size and type of your operation, but here are some key metrics every rancher should know: Cattle Gains Cattle gains is a measurement of the amount of weight gain (or loss) in cattle over time.

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Part 2. Black People Building Food Sovereignty in Philly and Beyond

Share Food Program

For this year’s Black History Month, we’re highlighting organizations led by Black people that are doing transformative food justice and food sovereignty work in Philly and nationally. Sankofa Community Farm Sankofa Community Farm is a spiritually-rooted, intergenerational farm uplifting people and cultures of the African diaspora. Sankofa spans 3.5 acres in Southwest Philadelphia, produces over 15,000 pounds of food per year using natural agricultural practices, and is powered by paid hig

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Welcome SILT’s New Executive Director

SILT

Iowa’s only land trust dedicated to preserving land to grow table food announced today its transition from founder to first professional executive director, a complicated but promising transition for a young nonprofit. The Sustainable Iowa Land Trust (SILT) has hired Breanna Horsey of Storm Lake as its next leader upon the announcement of Executive Director Suzan Erem’s retirement after nearly a decade launching the statewide organization.

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BARN SHEEP

The Lunatic Farmer

Saturday night I did my last of three 3-hour workshops, just outside of Hebron, and am now heading back home. I should be home Monday afternoon. I’ve visited 10 farms, most of them several hundred sheep on more than 1,000 acres. One was beef cattle on about 4,000 acres. I’ve traveled to more than 20 countries in the world, but I’ve never seen anyone produce sheep like I’ve seen here in Israel in Judea and Samaria.

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Social Media Best Practices – 5 Marys Farm shares her success!

Caff

Learn more about Five Marys Farm successful use of social media and how she sells 100% of their products to 30K customers using direct-to-consumer marketing strategies. Mary provides information on her most used marketing tools which include Instagram and FloDesk for email marketing. Her presentation is inspiring and helpful, encouraging small farms that everyone has a story to share!

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What the Food Donation Improvement Act Means for Food Recovery

Share Food Program

The Food Donation Improvement Act (FDIA) passed in Congress on December 21, 2022. By expanding existing food donation policy, the FDIA strengthens growing efforts to mitigate food waste and redirect surplus food to the millions of people currently experiencing food insecurity in the U.S. Food Rescue Hero—the technology platform behind Share Food Program’s Philly Food Rescue initiative— hosted a webinar last week about what the FDIA will mean for food recovery efforts across the country.

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How to Select the Right Facility Design Firm for Your Vertical Farm

Agritecture Blog

Surna Cultivation Technologies is an industry-leading CEA facility design expert that has been supporting growers in setting up successful farming operations for over 16 years. Written by: Henry Gordon-Smith , Isabelle Dom , and Sarah Jordan February 21, 2023 The journey to becoming a profitable indoor farm begins long before opening the doors to your operation.

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ROGUE FOOD CONFERENCE

The Lunatic Farmer

I’m thrilled to announced that the Rogue Food Conference is coming back to Polyface this spring May 13. I try to keep promotions on this blog to a miniumum, but sometimes it’s really appropriate to bring you up to speed on something. We’re bringing famous harassed farmer Amos Miller and the legal aide handling his case to this gathering, plus maverick Congressman Thomas Massie will be here, as well as other leaders in the rogue food movement.

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How have governments’ climate policies evolved in the last decade?

OECD: Environment

by Daniel Nachtigall, OECD Environment Directorate We have seen a growing number of countries strengthen their emission reduction pledges by updating their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) or by pledging carbon neutrality targets towards mid-century. But with the increasing urgency of the climate crisis, what are countries actually doing to implement these targets and how has the climate policy landscape evolved over the last decade or so?

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When to Vaccinate Beef and Dairy Calves

Farmbrite

Knowing when to vaccinate your calves is an important part of cattle management. Calves can develop many diseases, but the best way to prevent them is to vaccinate them. There are certain ages at which some vaccinations are more important than others, and these vary depending on whether you’re raising dairy or beef calves. Below is a guide to calf vaccinations so you know when it is recommended to administer certain vaccines, and how these vaccines help to keep your new farm additions healthy an

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An Indigenous reservation has a novel way to grow food – below the earth’s surface

Agritecture Blog

An underground greenhouse currently under construction in Pine Ridge. Credit: Dawn E. LeBeau/The Guardian. Editor’s Note: Historically, many indigenous communities in America have faced food insecurity and poverty , often as a direct result of government policy. As these communities grapple with climate change and historical inequities, they create innovative solutions, such as these underground greenhouses.