Caff

JULY 20, 2022

It’s not always obvious that some of the ecological farming practices used frequently by farmers, also provide wildfire protection and recovery benefits. Check out the infographic below which was developed by our cross team at CAFF to learn more! Click on the buttons below to view links to the peer reviewed articles and papers used to develop this resource.

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The Lunatic Farmer

JULY 20, 2022

Are you interested in how to have a more ecologically and economically enriching grass farming experience? Do you struggle with when to move cows, what kind of cows to keep or cull, and whether to add sheep or other enterprises? My mentor Allan Nation used to say that information is one of the best investments anyone can ever make. Thomas Jefferson said “knowledge is power.

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Agribusiness Blog

JULY 19, 2022

Most every farmer has likely filed their FSA-520 Application for the Emergency Relief Program (ERP) by now. However, if you have not filed it, make sure to file by this Friday July 22. This is the deadline for filing the application. The FSA-510 Form is required to be filed with FSA within 60 days of July 22 or approximately September 20. This is the form that indicates to FSA that farm income exceeds 75% of overall AGI that allows for an increased payment.

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RR2CS

JULY 19, 2022

Most of us are familiar with the Canadian Agricultural Partnership or CAP. It is the funding agreement between the federal government and provinces and territories supporting many programs and services for the agriculture sector. CAP is coming to an end this year and right now a new Agricultural Policy Framework (APF) is being negotiated. In fact, federal, provincial and territorial ministers are meeting on July 20th, 2022 to hammer out the next five year APF.

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Caff

JULY 19, 2022

Dear listeners, click here to listen to our last episode of the season. We hope you enjoy this special episode in Spanish hosted by our podcast producer, Jaime Roque. In this episode we visit Luna’s Farm, a multi-generational Latinx family farm growing organic vegetables in Hollister, California. Antonio Luna shares about his family’s farm and their agricultural history in the United States, dating back over three decades.

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Sustainable Harvest International

JULY 19, 2022

By: Florence Reed , Founder + Director of Sustainable Harvest International With the war in Ukraine, the global food crisis looms large, given that Ukraine is a major global exporter of both wheat and chemical fertilizers. The FAO is now warning that nearly 200 million will face acute hunger due to the conflict compounded by other factors such as climate change and the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Caff

JULY 18, 2022

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