ATTRA

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

With funding from USDA’s Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities Program, the National Center for Appropriate Technology (NCAT) and its partners — Carbon Cycle Institute , Fibershed , New York Textile Lab , Seed2Shirt , and the Colorado State University Department of Soil and Crop Sciences — are ready to provide technical assistance and $18 (..)

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Civil Eats

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Patrick Brown, who was named North Carolinas Small Farmer of the Year by North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University this year, grows almost 200 acres of industrial hemp for both oil and fiber, and 11 acres and several greenhouses of vegetablesbeets, kale, radishes, peppers, okra, and bok choy. To note: Hemp contains only.3

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UnderstandingAg

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Processing and distributing these energy products release additional greenhouse gases, as well as when we create electricity, cook our food, or while we’re standing still idling in traffic on a highway or downtown in any metropolitan area. There is fossil carbon in the form of natural gas (methane), oil and coal.

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Civil Eats

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

His mom, Christy Walton—widow to Sam’s son John—has a net worth of about $11 billion, which she has used to fund restaurants, large ocean aquaculture projects, and a 40,000-acre ranch that offers a “regenerative experience” to tourists and has acted as a site for research on land and livestock management.

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Farmbrite

MARCH 2, 2023

Farmers and Ranchers It’s hard to talk about agriculture without mentioning farming and ranching. They work on farms, in fields and greenhouses, around livestock, with plants, soil and water. They are responsible for supervising employees as well as all operations on the farm or ranch. We wish you the best in your search.

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Modern Farmer

JULY 10, 2023

As such, his grandfather, who lived through the 1955 deluge, often stressed the proper maintenance of the berms protecting the ranch from the nearby Tule River—a lesson echoed by his father, who faced a similar event in 1983. But the epic flooding this past March was simply unprecedented, says the owner of Lerda-Goni Farms.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

fertilizer or feed). In recent years, a tremendous amount of research and field work has elucidated the potential for some of the largest reductions of greenhouse gas emissions through advances in livestock feeding that reduce enteric methane emissions. They use energy directly (e.g., electricity or propane) and indirectly (e.g.,

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Civil Eats

AUGUST 29, 2023

He used a conventional approach: He diligently mowed his animals’ pastures to control weeds, added lime to make the soil less acidic, and applied fertilizer to boost productivity. “I’m trying to figure out what it looks like to be wedded to a place with more of a conservation mindset while still producing food.”

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

JULY 14, 2023

Prairie strips are one means of increasing biodiversity and perennial presence in fields Diversification in practice Diversification may mean a variety of changes in a farm or ranch system. agriculture toward more diverse landscapes that directly reduce greenhouse gasses and increase agrobiodiversity.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

JANUARY 17, 2024

On the other hand, the chapter’s assessment of alternative plant proteins is more measured, noting their potential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions but also identifying the clear downsides in terms of increased needs for infrastructure and energy. Ranching decisions frequently exclude climate change-related information.

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Food Environment and Reporting Network

JULY 13, 2023

Department of Agriculture (USDA) program, this amalgam of farming methods aims to keep the American agricultural juggernaut steaming ahead while slashing the sector’s immense greenhouse gas footprint. Others say science has yet to prove that climate-smart practices truly reduce greenhouse gas emissions. “We It’s a greenwashing scheme.

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Agriculture Agriculture Greenhouse Manure 78

Food Tank

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Audubon Society, United States Recognizing the link between food systems and wildlife conservation, the Audubon Society launched the Conservation Ranching Initiative. The organization introduces beneficial plants called green manure/cover crops which fertilize the soil, control weeds, and respond to periods of drought.

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Modern Farmer

AUGUST 13, 2024

The CAFO would not be able to claim that nearby farms were going to use the manure as fertilizer. Federal and state governments have put forth biogas technology as a way to cut down on greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture. And yet, this technology is part of both state and federal plans to decrease greenhouse gas emissions.

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Farming Farming Manure Industrial Agriculture 107

Modern Farmer

AUGUST 13, 2024

The CAFO would not be able to claim that nearby farms were going to use the manure as fertilizer. Federal and state governments have put forth biogas technology as a way to cut down on greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture. And yet, this technology is part of both state and federal plans to decrease greenhouse gas emissions.

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Farming Farming Manure Industrial Agriculture 81

Civil Eats

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

.” Broadly speaking, regenerative agriculture improves soil health and carbon sequestration through diverse crop rotations, animal grazing, limited tillage, and reduced (or eliminated) external inputs like fertilizer and pesticides. The problem is that its notoriously hard to define. For them, the definition does not go far enough.

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Agriculture Agriculture Fertilizer Family Farming 133

National Young Farmers Coalition

DECEMBER 20, 2024

This new generation of farmers deserve USDA programs that better address the real needs for their farms and ranches. 2501); requires at least 80% of the funds to be used for easements that will most reduce, capture, avoid, or sequester greenhouse gas emissions associated with land eligible for the program as laid out in the IRA (Sec.

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Civil Eats

JANUARY 23, 2024

On a crisp weekend this past fall, 30 state legislators from across the nation descended on TomKat Ranch , an 1,800-acre ranch focused on regenerative agriculture in Pescadero, California, an hour south of San Francisco. Attendees at the TomKat Ranch tour organized by the State Innovation Exchange (SiX).

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

JUNE 14, 2024

The Biden Administration used $3 billion from the CCC to fund the Partnership for Climate-Smart Commodities as well as initiatives such as the Regional Agricultural Promotion Program , the Organic Market Development Grants , the Fertilizer Production Expansion Program , and the Local Food Purchase Assistance Program.

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