Food Tank

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Smallholders are witnessing the recovery of the fertility and moisture levels of their soils, higher productivity and competitiveness. In addition, a network of cover crop seed producers is expanding, allowing smallholder farmers to both protect the land and gain an extra source of income.

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Modern Farmer

DECEMBER 9, 2024

She is also the co-founder and owner of Alliance of Native Seedkeepers, Bertie County Seeds retail shop, and Quitsna Conniot ancestral gardens with Justin Fix Rahakwhstha Cain, who is Tuscarora (Skaroreh Katenuaka). Her approach is that new conservation, finance, opportunities that are directly accessible to tribes should be decided upon.

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Greenhouse Seeding Finance Acre 86

Food Tank

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Many women in West and Central Africa lack access to technology, quality seeds and fertilizers, agricultural infrastructure, credit, extension services, and markets. “But most of them are analphabetic, or have a very low level of education, and constraints to time management.” Find out the entry points of women’s empowerment.”

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Trimble Agriculture

JULY 5, 2023

As a lender that works exclusively in the agriculture space, AgAmerica has helped hundreds of farmers strengthen their finances. In farming, input costs typically include items like seeds, fertilizer, feed, and more. Lower Overhead Costs There are several strategies farmers can use to lower overhead costs.

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Food Environment and Reporting Network

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Theyre as fertile as can be. The history of how this happenedhow one of the countrys most fertile farming regions became a knot of poverty, hunger, and racial injusticeis complicated and painful. They till less, plant cover crops after harvest, and have drastically cut their use of fertilizer and insecticides.

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Farmbrite

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

In addition to income, Schedule F requires farmers to report their expenses, such as feed, fertilizer, seed, rent, and labor costs. Monitoring and valuing these assets accurately helps determine the net worth of the farm and the collateral available for securing loans or financing future investments.

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Farming Farming Finance Fertilizer 98

Trimble Agriculture

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Health Check Calculator Farm Cash Flow Statements: Key Terminology There are many different terms and documents for farm financing strategies. It categorizes cash flows into three main activities: operating, investing, and financing. To finance this capital expenditure, the farm drew $4,500 from a Line of Credit (LOC).

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Farming Farming Finance Fertilizer 59

World Agri-Tech

OCTOBER 17, 2024

October 17, 2024 Since featuring at the summit in March 2024, Switch Bioworks has gone from success to success, recently raising $17M in series seed financing to bring new biological fertilizer technology to the field. What is your value proposition? Be specific. What are your company’s recent key milestones?

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Agwired

AUGUST 2, 2024

Trade Representative Katherine Tai announced Dr. Samuel Crowell, Senior Director, International Programs and Policy for the American Seed Trade Association , was appointed to serve on one of seven agricultural trade advisory committees (ATACs). Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and U.S. Early bird pricing ends August 15.

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Farmbrite

JUNE 1, 2023

These days, farming is a lot more than just plowing the field and planting seeds. Farming also includes marketing your goods, managing finances and employees, keeping up with technology —and that's just the beginning. The Farm Service Agency (FSA) provides loans to farmers who are unable to obtain financing from commercial sources.

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Farming Farming Farmland Finance 52

Farm Credit of Southern Colorado

JULY 12, 2023

For example, a farmer who needs funding to purchase seed and fertilizer for the upcoming planting season may only require a one-year loan, while a farmer who needs to make larger investments in equipment or land may prefer a longer loan term.

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Finance Farming Farming Fertilizer 52

AGRIVI

JUNE 13, 2023

He is capable of providing expert advice advising farmers on optimal seed selection, recommending suitable crop protection products for specific pests or diseases, and providing insights on fertilizers and regenerative practices. What sets Ed apart is its accessibility.

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Farming Farming Agriculture Agriculture 52

Daily Yonder

APRIL 11, 2023

Despite incentives to establish more sustainable – even organic – farming practices, most farmers are caught in an industrial system of chemicals, hybrid seed, and genetically modified (GMO) seed. Winter cover crops could mean using less fertilizer and herbicide in the Spring. The incentives were helpful.

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Farming Farming Acre Seeding 52

Food Tank

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Having good seed won’t help you if your entire farm gets flooded,” says Sara Scherr, President and CEO of EcoAgriculture Partners. At the Future Economy Forum Pavilion, experts came together for a great conversation on making sure that food system financing aligns with climate goals. LIVESTREAM HERE! Read more HERE.

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Food Finance Agriculture Agriculture 58

Farmbrite

MAY 9, 2023

If the above factors strike, you will lose the resources you spend tilling the land, planting, and fertilizing. Financial losses Financial losses occur when your borrow money to finance farming. And financing the production depends on the ability to borrow money. But still, you'll decide to plant your crops.

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Farmbrite

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Purchasing cooperatives allow members to buy inputs, such as seeds and fertilizers, at lower prices through bulk purchasing agreements. Credit unions provide financial services tailored to the agricultural sector, helping farmers secure loans and manage their finances more effectively. Buy local when possible.)

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Farming Farming Marketing Agriculture 69

Food Environment and Reporting Network

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Around that time, Strey and her husband and cofounder, Robert, were teaching farmers in Gambia how to make organic fertilizer through a nonprofit they had started called Green Desert. The purchase launched a rush that pushed funding for agtech startups from $3.1 billion in 2012 to $51.7

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Pesticide Crop Agriculture Agriculture 103

Agritecture Blog

MAY 3, 2023

This approach is gaining popularity due to increasing fertilizer and pesticide costs, fragile ecosystems that provide essential water and air quality services, and increased attention for local and regional food systems. These pens are seeded with leafy greens that provide food and a hospitable environment for the development of the snails.

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Agriculture Agriculture Food Pesticide 52

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

MAY 10, 2024

Invests in public cultivar development and seed competition, including: The addition of regionally adapted cultivar and breed development for priority areas in the Agriculture & Food Research Initiative (AFRI) (Sec. 11103, 11208).

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The Counter

APRIL 27, 2022

All around Cobb, land-owning neighbors are beginning to lease out their fertile farmland—not to farmers, but to solar companies, taking that land out of production at a time when more, not less, farmland is needed to grow our food. Once again, it mostly comes down to finance. “A

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Farming Farming Farmland Acre 52

National Young Farmers Coalition

JUNE 26, 2024

FSA is currently unable to offer pre-qualification or pre-approval services for farm ownership loans, yet this service is routinely offered by other lenders working with competing buyers for farm properties, which puts buyers who must use FSA financing at a disadvantage.

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Food Tank

DECEMBER 27, 2023

The organization introduces beneficial plants called green manure/cover crops which fertilize the soil, control weeds, and respond to periods of drought. The researchers, farmers, chefs, artists, gardeners, and seed savers who contribute to the project work to preserve the seeds and stories of dozens of collard varieties.

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Food Agriculture Agriculture Seeding 145

Food Environment and Reporting Network

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Fertilizer, fuel, and labor costs increase every year, while prices hardly change. The more baroque fantasy, the tale of the miracle crop that founded a nation and ensured our freedom and financed our entry into the modern world? But someone has to be the last one holding the seeds.

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Farming Farming Acre Crop 108

National Young Farmers Coalition

DECEMBER 20, 2024

FSA is currently unable to offer pre-qualification or pre-approval services for farm ownership loans, yet this service is routinely offered by other lenders working with competing buyers for farm properties, which puts buyers who must use FSA financing at a disadvantage.

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Civil Eats

DECEMBER 18, 2024

They soon discovered the main source: sewage sludge spread as fertilizer. Why Farmers Use Harmful Insecticides They May Not Need Neonicotinoids coat nearly all the corn and soybean seeds available for planting. Some farmers could no longer produce safe food due to PFAS links to cancer and other health risks.

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Pesticide Farming Farming Production 136

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

JUNE 14, 2024

Price Loss Coverage and Agricultural Risk Coverage The centerpiece of Chairman Glenn “GT” Thompson’s (R-PA-15) farm bill is an increase in the reference price – or price floor below which a government payment is triggered – by 10-20 percent for commodities covered under PLC, including peanuts, rice, seed, cotton, corn, and soybeans.

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Farming Farming Processing Crop 98

Food Environment and Reporting Network

DECEMBER 31, 2024

The United States later financed a mill that would be run by a farmer cooperative. Seed funds came from wealthy friends and friends of friends, some of whom told me they hadn’t fully appreciated what they were supporting. A million palm seeds were soon imported from Ecuador, Colombia, Costa Rica, and Ivory Coast.

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Plantation Acre Cultivation Crop 126

Food Tank

JANUARY 31, 2025

This distinction may put USAID programs like AGRI-Ukraine which has supported over 15,000 Ukrainian farmers by providing seeds, fertilizers, crop protection, storage, and financing, and generated over US$1 billion agricultural revenueat risk. Meanwhile food aid remains in limbo. foodvalued at US$3.5

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