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Farm Bill Coalition Letter

NASDA

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.

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Farm Bill Coalition Letter

NASDA

Bayer Bayou Land Conservancy Bernheim Forest and Arboretum Biotechnology Innovation Organization Bird Conservancy of the Rockies Black Appalachian Coalition Blood Origins Bongards’ Creameries Brattset Family Farm Caddo Lake Institute California Beet Growers Association California Citrus Mutual California Dairies, Inc California Farm Bureau California (..)

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The value of well-managed grazing on Scotland’s grasslands

Sustainable Food Trust

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.

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Release: National Young Farmers Coalition Advocates for Land Access in Senate Hearing

National Young Farmers Coalition

September 28, 2023) – Yesterday morning, the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry held a hearing titled “Foreign Ownership in U.S. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Yahaira Cáceres, Policy Team Manager National Young Farmers Coalition yahaira@youngfarmers.org Washington D.C. Agriculture.” The hearing, chaired by U.S.

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Colombian Farmers Turn Deforested Land into Sustainable Amazonian Farms

Agritecture Blog

A typical farm in the foothills of the Amazon in southern Caquetá. As one gets closer to the Quimbayo Gutiérrez family farm, the landscape begins to change. Family, land, forest, water and the desire to work — that has been our commitment, and be aware that this is not an overnight process. Image by Antonio Paz.

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RFA Roundup: Spring 2024 Sustainable Agriculture Funding Opportunities 

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

These grants may be used to fund business and marketing plans and feasibility studies, or to acquire working capital to operate a value-added business venture or alliance. This year, there is approximately $30 million available for VAPG grants.

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Transfarmation: The Movement to Free Us From Factory Farming

Modern Farmer

Photography by Transfarmation / Mercy for Animals) In the United States, we still hold close an image of a quaint, independent family farm. Agricultural work is some of the most dangerous work in the country, ranking third among all occupations in fatal injuries together with forestry, fishing, and hunting.

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