ATTRA

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Weve experienced nothing like this before, said New River Conservancy Executive Director Andrew Downs.This is due to fuel, pesticides, and sewage that has polluted the streams. I live outside of Boone, North Carolina, and have driven past many farms and witnessed firsthand the destruction of farmland and forests. ATTRA.NCAT.ORG.

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Civil Eats

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

He stopped using pesticides in the early 1980s, got certified organic in the ‘90s, and over time, built a highly diversified farm that produces corn, oats, wheat, barley, and vegetables while raising cattle, chickens, and pigs outdoors. Rosmann’s 700-acre organic operation is an anomaly in the region.

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Farmbrite

JUNE 1, 2023

Farming also includes marketing your goods, managing finances and employees, keeping up with technology —and that's just the beginning. How to lease farmland for alternative energy Why you should join or start a farm cooperative Is a CSA right for you The government offers a number of programs for young farmers.

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RR2CS

JANUARY 3, 2024

By Trina Moyles Glen and Kelly Hall have been managing Timber Ridge Ranch, a 480-acre farmland situated an hour south of Calgary near Stavely, Alberta, for over 40 years. Our cover crop cocktail has resulted in an immense reduction in synthetic fertilizers, herbicides, and pesticides.

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Caff

JULY 28, 2024

Pollutant Binding: Biochar acts like a sponge in soil due to the relatively high surface area which is useful for capturing very small particulates, making it great at trapping heavy metals, pesticides, and organic pollutants. See this research paper on the energy balances and economics of biochar production to learn more.

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Food Tank

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

25 For our morning Summit, conversations presented by Food Tank and American Farmland Trust will center around the theme “ Climate Resilience through Agriculture.” Monday Summits: REGISTRATION + TICKET INFO Wednesday, Sept. Friday Morning Summit: REGISTER HERE!

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Modern Farmer

MARCH 1, 2024

Both durable and efficient, with no need for farmland or vast amounts of water, it threatened to leave natural fibers like cotton in the dust. Companies are working on technology to make it easier—yet thousands of dangerous chemicals are used to make plastic goods and researchers are sounding the alarm about recycling them.

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Food Tank

JUNE 28, 2024

Farmers have reduced the amount of labor and land used to farm and increased inputs such as machinery, farm structures, fertilizer, and pesticides, according to the U.S. counties experiencing faster farmland consolidation. Between 1935 and 2023, the number of farms in the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).

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The Equation

MAY 9, 2024

We’ve seen this in the digital technology sector. Those lesser-known companies tend to operate up the supply chain, and include Bayer and Syngenta, which sell the seeds farmers need and the pesticides they’ve come to rely on, and Nutrien and CF Industries Holdings, which manufacture synthetic fertilizers.

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Food Tank

DECEMBER 24, 2024

40 Acres & A Mule Project , United States 40 Acres & A Mule seeks to acquire Black-owned farmland to be used to celebrate and preserve the history, food, and stories of Black culture in food and farming. American Farmland Trust (AFT) , United States AFT is dedicated to protecting and preserving farmland and ranchland in the U.S.,

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Modern Farmer

JULY 12, 2024

This is about allowing a technology to be developed and potentially marketed.” These bans hinder innovation rather than seek protocols for vetting new technologies in food science, she added. Lab-grown meat made its public debut in 2013, when researchers at Maastricht University served the first lab-grown beef patty on live television.

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The Lunatic Farmer

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

A cheap information technology policy? That’s farmland, equipment, and buildings. Stewarding our air, soil, and water with our best and brightest will only come when we have a precious food policy. That’s up to consumers, not farmers. Can you imagine a cheap religion policy? A cheap road-building policy? The difference is profound.

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National Young Farmers Coalition

JUNE 26, 2024

As it reads now, the bill fails to prioritize equitable farmland access, divests from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), and strikes climate provisions that would assist farmers in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and preparing for extreme weather events. The Farmland Access Act (S.2507)

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NASDA

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Letter Dear Deputy Director Guertin, The PPC represents agriculture, food, fiber, public health, pest management, landscape, environmental, and related industries, including small businesses/entities, which are dependent on the availability of pesticides. farmland, creating a significant ability to affect agricultural production.

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