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Letter supporting farm bill orphan programs

NASDA

These vital programs operate in all fifty states and a failure to fund them in a farm bill or farm bill extension in 2024 negatively impacts countless farmers, ranchers, and food system stakeholders. These critical programs support numerous stakeholders across the U.S.

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Nature and Scope of Farm Management

Agric4profits

There are many branches of agriculture which, among others, include: Agricultural Economics, Crop Science, Soil Science, Animal Science, Fishery, Forestry, and Agricultural Engineering. Agricultural Economics involves the… Read More » Nature and Scope of Farm Management

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A world farm, illustrated

Agricultural Biodiversity

Benjamin Nowak, a “French lecturer in agronomy with teaching and research activities focused on soil sciences and remote sensing for crop monitoring” has a nice infographic showing “ what a large farm would look like, growing all the world’s crops.” ” Pretty cool.

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Farm Bill Coalition Letter

NASDA

We write to express our gratitude for your efforts to advance the 2024 farm bill within your jurisdictions and to seek your continued support for passing this critical legislation before the end of the year. We look forward to working with you to bring a bipartisan 2024 farm bill to fruition. Thank you for considering our request.

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Young Farmers Dig Into Land

Modern Farmer

Sam Rudman, one of the first-year farmers of Friends Farm in Lafayette, Colorado, says covering a field with fertilizer shortly before 60-miles-per-hour winds started up was definitely one of his many “rookie mistakes” as a new farmer. But the Friends Farm team isn’t counting on luck alone. Photography by Claire Duncombe.

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Dispatch from the U.N. Climate Change Conference: Saturday, Nov. 16

Food Tank

Powerful Quotes From Recent Discussions “The soil health in a place determines the health of the people that live there. The soil health is a perfect mirror of the people. Solidarity in climate finance gives us the power to address food insecurity and enhance peace, security, and development.” — H.E.

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We Can’t Achieve Food Justice if We Don’t Prioritize Soil Health

Food Tank

Without well-nourished soil, “the global issues of climate change and food security cannot be addressed,” says soil scientist Dr. Rattan Lal. He’s the recipient of the World Food Prize and a Distinguished University Professor of Soil Science at The Ohio State University. Let’s put this in the next Farm Bill!

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