NASDA

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Failing to reauthorize a farm bill without meaningful investments in commodity programs and crop insurance, or settling for a simple extension of current law, would leave thousands of family farms with no options to continue producing for this nation in 2025 and beyond.

Farming 130

Farming Farming Grain Supply Chain 130

Sustainable Food Trust

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

To others, they represent an inefficient use of land and would be much better put under forestry or bioenergy crops to help the nation meet its net zero targets. It’s a benefit I see clearly at home, with half of our family farm designated as an SSSI because of the mix of species-rich upland habitats that cover our hill ground.

Livestock 81

Livestock Pasture Cattle Arable Land 81

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Last week’s post highlighted the stories of farmers who have used practices from the Climate-Smart Agriculture and Forestry practice list to build climate resilience and mitigation solutions. The farm is profiled along with other conservation-minded farmers here. Ryan Vogel, in Iowa, credits CSP with enabling some of his practices.

Pasture 117

Pasture Crop Orchard Farming 117

Sustainable Food Trust

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Conservation uses valuable land, and yet I am sure that areas are available on all farms which, if taken out of production, would provide the habitat so vitally needed for wildlife. INTENSIFICATION Modern farming is intensive. Gone are the days when a family farm could make a living with 20 cows and a few sheep.

Ruralism 52

Ruralism Farming Farming Food 52

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

MAY 10, 2024

Commodities and Crop Insurance Farming is a uniquely risky business. The federal government must play a role in helping farmers mitigate financial loss from unforeseeable risks to maintain a reliable food supply chain and support family farms and the economic security of the communities in which they live. 7110, 7113, 7213).

Ruralism 111

Ruralism Food Farming Farming 111

NASDA

JANUARY 16, 2025

Rollins spent summers working on her familys farm in Minnesota and participated in all levels of 4-H and FFA. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Rollins has been engaged in American agriculture since an early age, baling hay and raising livestock in Glen Rose, Texas. USDA has the power to help turn things around with strong leadership.

Grain 148

Grain Seeding Ruralism Poultry 148

National Young Farmers Coalition

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow (D-MI). This marks the latest step in the ongoing process of shaping the next Farm Bill. The environmental impact of precision agriculture is not yet understood, but it can potentially increase energy use and the use of pesticides and chemical fertilizers.

Farmland 40

Farmland Ruralism Agriculture Agriculture 40