Food Tank

JUNE 10, 2024

It finds that land ownership is being consolidated in the hands of a few powerful actors, squeezing out smaller farmers, pastoralists, Indigenous Peoples, and others who rely on traditional farmland. Fertile, productive, and biodiverse lands tend to be most at risk of being acquired. Become a member today by clicking here.

Farmland 85

Farmland Food Agroecology Agriculture 85

Civil Eats

MAY 1, 2024

This “leaky system” refers to what is not absorbed by the crops on the field, most dangerously, in this case, fertilizer. “It’s And farmers know they’re going to lose some fertilizer. Fertilizer as Poison The U.S. Fertilizer as Poison The U.S. As a consequence, they apply extra as insurance.”

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Fertilizer Farming Farming Acre 121

Modern Farmer

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

She later became the executive director of the nonprofit Friends of Toppenish Creek , which advocates for improved oversight of industrial agriculture. A primary cause of these nonpoint sources is runoff from nitrogen fertilizer on cropland. full_link LEARN MORE Find out why climate change has intensified fertilizer runoff.

Ruralism 71

Ruralism Manure Farming Farming 71

Daily Yonder

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

She later became the executive director of the nonprofit Friends of Toppenish Creek , which advocates for improved oversight of industrial agriculture. A primary cause of these nonpoint sources is runoff from nitrogen fertilizer on cropland. The counties’ pollution comes from food processing companies in the Port of Morrow.

Animal Agriculture 93

Animal Agriculture Agriculture Agriculture Manure 93

The Equation

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Resolving heirs’ property and returning land to BIPOC farmers has the potential to repair past wrongs and return generational wealth, bring back new farmers to an aging industry, and restore communities’ access to healthy and sustainable foods, all while implementing sustainable practices that will reduce the amount of carbon in the atmosphere.

Farming 79

Farming Farming Food Real Estate 79

The Equation

MARCH 4, 2024

But maybe the most famous sabotage occurred in March of 2023, after heavy rains flooded Dear Creek and someone artificially diverted the water flow toward Allensworth to protect industrial farmland operations elsewhere. And they will use one or two orders of magnitude less water, with no pesticides or synthetic fertilizers.

Agriculture 103

Agriculture Agriculture Pesticide Ruralism 103

Modern Farmer

JULY 10, 2023

As westward expansion swept across the region in the late 1800s, settlers began draining the 40-foot deep lake for farmland. Within decades, a network of dams, levees and canals had dried up the basin, transforming the fertile crater into an agricultural hub.

Farming 83

Farming Farming Manure Agriculture 83