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What’s in a Name? Food Labels, Explained

Modern Farmer

Pasture-raised”? Some of the terms used on food labels are official certifications, enforced by the USDA or a nonprofit entity, and the presence of the certification means that the farming operation has been verified in some way for compliance. Do you know what “cage-free” means? How about “free range”?

Food 101
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Heaven’s Hollow Farm: A Soil for Water Case Study

ATTRA

Heaven’s Hollow Farm: A Soil for Water Case Study Jacob Gilley Madison County, Virginia Heaven’s Hollow Farm is a fourth-generation family farm that has been in operation since 1951. Jacob, his wife Jennifer, and their children operate the farm in Orange, Virginia.

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2023 California Farm Champions

Caff

Climate Smart Farmers of Year: Foggy Bottoms Boys For six generations, this family farm has operated in the foggy bottoms of the Eel River Valley on the far northern coast of California. This duo is bringing new regenerative practices to their farm, while improving upon time-tested traditions.

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The Role of Data in Modern Farming: Separating Fact from Fiction

Farmbrite

The Small Farm Case Study A small family farm in the western U.S. used farm management software to consolidate their farm data from multiple years of running their cattle, pig, poultry, and sheep farm operation that was disorganized, not able to scale, and the land was suffering from overgrazing.

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Soil for Water Video Case Studies

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Bramble Hollow Farm: A Soil for Water Case Study Brent and Anna Wills Bedford County, Virginia Bramble Hollow Farm is owned and operated by Brent and Anna Wills and is located along the eastern foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Bedford County. Brent and Anna and their family raise pork and chicken on pasture.

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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

As with all programs, NSAC will continue to analyze the RPFSA’s CSP provisions, including a proposed one-time CSP subprogram focused on enrollment of up to 500,000 acres of native or improved pasture land used for livestock grazing in the Lower Mississippi River Valley to address water quality issues leading to hypoxia in the Gulf of Mexico.

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Conservation Programs Offer Solutions to Climate Threats, But Are Vastly Underfunded 

Modern Farmer

Johnson, 81, who lives near Lexington, Mississippi, was among thousands deemed to not qualify for settlement money, his family said. Against all odds, their family farm has persisted, part of the just 1 percent of remaining Black-owned farms in the United States. Albert Johnson Jr. Albert Johnson Sr.

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