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Opinion: European Farmers Are Standing Up to Free Trade—Will US Farmers?

Modern Farmer

Dumping manure in public spaces, hurling eggs at government buildings, blocking major roads —the European farmers who have taken to the streets to challenge free trade policies sure know how to raise a ruckus. Now, with the Farm Bill debate continuing at least through September of this year, pricing policy reforms could take center stage.

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On the Ground with the Midwest Farmers Going All-In On Agroforestry

Modern Farmer

Gretebeck worked with the Savanna Institute and Bob Micheel of the Natural Resources Conservation Service to help finance the planting of 1,200 trees that included honey locust, black walnut and a poplar hybrid on his property. Elderberry, becoming popular as a hedgerow crop, provides both farm income and ecological benefits.

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Across Farm Country, Fertilizer Pollution Impacts Not Just Health, but Water Costs, Too

Civil Eats

The other main factor, manure, is also increasing as CAFOs become more prevalent. Des Moines finances its removal system from its roughly 600,000 ratepayers. Conservation on the Farm One way to do this is by using less fertilizer on the field. Tesdell’s farm is not the typical Iowa farm, which averages 359 acres.

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Q&A: Should Crop Insurance Be Subsidized?

Daily Yonder

In a recent paper on crop insurance and finance in agriculture you wrote about rural politicians from both parties scrambling to prop up widely unpopular farm subsidies. Photo provided by Hamilton. Why do rural politicians feel the need to defend policies widely understood to favor large-scale agribusiness?

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Animal Ag News 11/25

Agwired

America’s cattle producers need a Secretary of Agriculture who will protect family farms and ranches, roll back crushing regulations, and stand up for rural values—and we look forward to working with Secretary-Designate Rollins to make it happen.” 5 during CattleCon 2025 in San Antonio, Texas.

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A Deep Dive on the Senate’s Farm Bill Proposal: the Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act of 2024

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

Alternative Manure Management Program (AMMP) The RPFSA does not contain a proposal to support AMMP technologies as envisioned in the ARA or the COWS Act. This new program offers guaranteed loans to finance real estate and infrastructure investments and provide working capital for commercial supply chain development.

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125 Food and Agriculture Organizations to Watch in 2025

Food Tank

The initiative aims to triple the productivity of smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa in 20 years by promoting green manure and cover crops that restore soil health, combat drought, and enhance farm resilience. The food system cant change overnight, but the flow of finance can, says Dharshan Wignarajah, CPIs UK Director.

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