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Family Farmer Finds a Connection to Eaters Through Livestock

Food Tank

Many small-scale farmers struggle to make ends meet: in 2022, 40 percent of American farmers worked 200 or more days off the farm. Our area is very big into poultry. In 2016, they began pig farming by joining Niman Ranch, a network of more than 600 small to mid-sized, independent U.S. family farmers and ranchers.

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

Farmbrite

Farmers utilize a range of modern toolsfrom task management applications and drones that monitor crop health to sensors and software that help forecast yields. This shift to a data-driven approach not only enhances farm operations but can significantly improve harvest outcomes, turning a good year into an exceptional one.

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Catastrophic Floods Cause Major Disruptions to Brazil’s Agricultural Sector

Food Tank

The state is Brazil’s top summer corn producer, and produces 11 percent of Brazil’s pork and 20 percent of Brazil’s poultry, according to the Brazilian Animal Protein Association. Part of the crops will rot and be lost; others will have lower yields than expected.”

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Should Bioplastics Be Allowed in Organic Compost?

Civil Eats

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.

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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

Improved cost-share accounting for income forgone when farmers experience losses in revenue due to production changes, anticipated reductions in yield, transitioning to an organic resource-conserving system, or acreage converted to conservation uses. Commodities and Crop Insurance Farming is a uniquely risky business. 12103, 7124).

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Our 2024 Food and Farming Holiday Book Gift Guide

Civil Eats

Prioritizing ecological integrity and community health over yield, these farmers stay profitable by diversifying their crops, producing value-added products like jams and sauces, and building community support and social capital. Does the author ultimately take on the family farm? The read is well worth finding out.

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Digging into the House Farm Bill: Part 4

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

At a time when the effects of climate change on farmers are becoming ever more apparent and the country is losing small and mid-sized family farms at a rapidly increasing rate, the FFNSA maintains the status quo. farmers and ranchers are unable to fully participate in and benefit from emerging markets for sustainably-produced foods.

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