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Lopes Family Farm Field Day: Integrated rice and duck farming

Caff

On June 29th, Lopes Family Farms hosted a field day with Community Alliance with Family Farms (CAFF) in Princeton, CA focused on rice and duck farming, a Biologically Integrated Farming System (BIFS). For more information on Lopes Family Farm follow them at Lopes Family Farms. *All

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Gov. Signs Historic Budget: Success for Family Farmers in the Capitol!

Caff

The pandemic has resulted in the unpredictability and loss of markets, which has had a disproportionate impact on California’s small-scale farmers; particularly historically underserved farmers of color. But when you’re a small family farm, you’re just trying to make ends meet.”

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From Civil Rights to Food Justice, Jim Embry Reflects on a Life of Creative Resistance

Civil Eats

SCN works with nonprofits and schools in the region to integrate farming and food production into their work and advocates for local policy that supports school gardens, urban farms, and community gardens and helps get fresh produce to food insecure residents.

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Ecological Pest Management Field Technician – Sacramento

Caff

Currently our programming is focused in four areas: Farm to Market, Policy & Advocacy, Farmer Services, and Ecological Farming.

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Family Farmers Return from State Capitol with High Hopes

Caff

The pandemic has disrupted markets and exacerbated many of the challenges and barriers that small and mid-scale farmers already face. 10 million for the Biologically Integrated Farming Systems (BIFS) program to establish on-farm demonstration projects, provide technical assistance and foster farmer-to-farm information exchange. $10

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Path to a New Farm Bill: Sustainable and Organic Research 

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

Other posts explore how the next farm bill can tackle issues in regional market development, crop insurance access, and more. At the same time, the US is losing small and mid sized family farms at a rapidly increasing rate. The effects of climate change on farmers are becoming ever more apparent.

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