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Ask a Scientist: What Value Do Wetlands Provide?

The Equation

While development, forestry, and climate change all contribute to wetland loss, draining for agriculture has been the single biggest cause since the 1800s. STACY WOODS: The US has lost half of its wetlands since its founding.

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21 New Books to Inspire the Movement for Sustainable Food Systems

Food Tank

Ben Brisbois reveals the less-palatable side of the banana industry, from devastating health impacts of pesticides to imperialism and ecological destruction. Raskin and Dibben lend decades of experience and the latest scientific research to this practical guide to successfully incorporating forestry into your growing space.

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Ask a Scientist: Stopping Big Ag from Hijacking US Farm and Food Policy

The Equation

The sector includes commodity crop traders, meat and poultry processors, fertilizer and pesticide makers, multinational food and beverage companies, giant supermarket chains, and all of their related trade associations. ranking member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry. David Scott (D-Ga.),

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Precision Ag News 4/10

Agwired

Department of Agriculture published the second edition of Quantifying Greenhouse Gas Fluxes in Agriculture and Forestry: Methods for Entity Scale Inventory. This recognition from The Fertilizer Institute (TFI) marks a significant milestone as PrimAgro C-Tech becomes the inaugural product to receive such acclaim.

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Ask a Scientist: What Value Do Wetlands Provide?

The Equation

While development, forestry, and climate change all contribute to wetland loss, draining for agriculture has been the single biggest cause since the 1800s. STACY WOODS: The US has lost half of its wetlands since its founding.

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Why Are Scope 3 Emissions a Key Concern for Food Manufacturers?

AGRIVI

Tools and Practices to Combat Emissions from Farming According to the latest McKinsey report on ‘Agriculture and Climate Change,’ over one-quarter of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions originate from agriculture, forestry, and land-use change.

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USDA Staffing Cuts Hurt Farmers and Rural Communities

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

These cuts have meant the immediate end of research with long-term implications for agriculture, like research done by Cornell PhD student Alex Lando who studies the potential for Entomophthoralean fungi which could provide a safer alternative to chemical pesticides. And without them, I wouldn’t be here fighting the fight now.

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