ATTRA

OCTOBER 17, 2023

With a bigger staff and a new executive director, they also educate the community, create quality natural fertilizers, and take compost to a new level, all while remaining human-powered. Six years later, Soil Cycle has gone from Lewis picking up scraps from a few clients to six bikers transporting upwards of 60,000 pounds of compost per year.

Food 97

Food Production Compost Rural Development 97

ATTRA

APRIL 16, 2024

This means that one acre of cover crop on irrigated farmland with a 25% reduction in nitrogen fertilizer will sequester 0.27 For example, if you want to know how much CO2 equivalent will be sequestered for cover cropping one acre in Travis County, Texas, entering 1 acre in the model will yield zero. tonnes per year, not zero.

Greenhouse 98

Greenhouse Ranching Processing Acre 98

ATTRA

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Urban soils are often nutrient-poor and depleted, but with proper soil management, they can become fertile ground for planting relatively quickly. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, National Agroforestry Center, under the authority of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978. Remediate your soils.

Food 111

Food Distribution Rural Development Forestry 111

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Reducing greenhouse gas emissions means moving away from the use of high-energy and polluting nitrogenous fertilizers. Small and regionally-based private seed companies acted mainly as breeders of regional seed and distributors of publicly developed seed varieties. Diverse plants and manure must take their place.

Seeding 115

Seeding Agriculture Agriculture Food 115

Food Tank

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Asian Farmers Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA) , Asia AFA works to empower and strengthen the capacities of leaders and technical staff to increase resilience and combat hunger. They engage in policy advocacy, capacity building, knowledge management, and sustainability initiatives.

Food 145

Food Agriculture Agriculture Seeding 145

National Young Farmers Coalition

DECEMBER 20, 2024

The Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act of 2024 was recently introduced by U.S. Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow (D-MI). This bill builds on the framework she shared earlier this year, with even more concrete proposals aimed at boosting rural communities and supporting farmers.

Farmland 40

Farmland Ruralism Agriculture Agriculture 40