Modern Farmer

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

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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Manure Farming Farming Production 107

Civil Eats

MAY 1, 2024

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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Fertilizer Farming Farming Acre 145

Modern Farmer

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

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.

Acre 126

Acre Pasture Farming Farming 126

Daily Yonder

JUNE 28, 2024

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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Crop Ruralism Agriculture Agriculture 79

Agwired

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

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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Logistics Cattle Manure Poultry 45

Food Tank

DECEMBER 24, 2024

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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Food Agriculture Agriculture Ruralism 139

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

MAY 10, 2024

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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Ruralism Food Farming Farming 110