Family Farming Manure Science 
Food Tank
MAY 3, 2024
Iowa is the number-one pork producer in the United States, but it has relatively few hog farms. Large factory farm facilities have replaced smaller family farms. The state lost nearly 90 percent of its hog farms from 1982 to 2017, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Census data.
Civil Eats
JULY 2, 2024
Half an hour outside Portland, the 50-acre family farm is known for its ice cream and freshly churned cheddar, made from the milk of 20 pastured-grazed cows and sold a stone’s throw away at the farm stand and in a few local restaurants. Proper rotational grazing relies on pasture as the primary forage, cutting feed costs.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition
SEPTEMBER 17, 2024
At the same time, the US is losing small and mid sized family farms at a rapidly increasing rate. Notably, this includes provisions from the Agricultural Resilience Act , the Organic Science Research and Investment Act , and the Seeds and Breeds for the Future Act.
Civil Eats
APRIL 29, 2024
He plants nitrogen-rich legumes and other perennial cover crops amongst his pear, apple, plum, peach, and cherry trees, but he buys a commercial compost product to keep his 100-acre, fourth-generation family farm thriving. Ela knows first-hand how central compost is to his organic farm—and all organic agriculture.
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. Commodities and Crop Insurance Farming is a uniquely risky business. 7110, 7113, 7213). Reauthorizes the Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education (SARE) program (Sec.
National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition
AUGUST 28, 2024
Alternative Manure Management Practices (AMMP) The FFNSA does not contain a proposal to support AMMP technologies as envisioned in the ARA or the COWS Act. NSAC strongly supports the reinvestment of IRA funding into conservation programs’ baseline, however, the original climate-focus must also be retained.
Food Politics
AUGUST 15, 2023
Make USDA Farm Lending More Equitable Kirsten Gillibrand (D-New York) introduced the Fair Credit for Farmers Act , which would improve accountability and transparency within Farm Service Agency lending in an attempt to better ensure that historically underserved farmers and ranchers receive equal treatment.
Expert insights. Personalized for you.
116 
Let's personalize your content