Farmbrite

MARCH 2, 2023

This career field is as varied as the subject of agriculture itself is: there are dairy farmers, livestock ranchers, fruit growers, crop farmers, and organic farmers, just to name a few. Farmers are the people who grow crops and raise livestock, but they are also so much more.

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Civil Eats

AUGUST 29, 2023

Before RiCharde and his wife, Anna, took over Good Wheel Farm outside of Asheville in 2019, he managed the livestock operations for another farm in Western North Carolina. He’s still in the livestock business—cows, chickens, and goats all graze across Good Wheel’s 42 acres. It’s a potentially lucrative opportunity.

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Food Environment and Reporting Network

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Harvey Williams Perhaps the most immediate economic opportunity, he said, would be for the Delta to lean into specialty versions of the commodities its known for: growing edamame for human consumption instead of soybeans for livestock, or jasmine or basmati rice instead of long-grain. But he has bigger plans.

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Agritecture Blog

MAY 3, 2023

Incentives to derisk the transition to more sustainable production practices such as carbon credits , ecosystem service credits , and creative financing solutions may play a crucial role in facilitating the transition. The conventional meat industry is one of the leading sources of greenhouse gas emissions.

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The Counter

APRIL 27, 2022

Eventually, the Cobbs would decide to bring in livestock to graze, mimicking herds of wild buffalo that once roamed these prairies and added nutrients with their manure, and voila: They had meat to market while restoring the earth, storing carbon, and keeping the land farmland. Once again, it mostly comes down to finance. “A

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World Agri-Tech

JANUARY 3, 2024

Ag-tech that is smart, innovative and actually improves or increases the quality, productivity or profitability of crop and livestock production will find a market and eager adopters.” Policy support has also been crucial, as have creative financing mechanisms. have available and how much they have to pay for it.

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Farmbrite

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Credit unions provide financial services tailored to the agricultural sector, helping farmers secure loans and manage their finances more effectively. Diversify Crops & Livestock A great strategy for sidestepping tariffs can be to diversify. This is fuel efficient and provides business locally.

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Sustainable Food Trust

MAY 31, 2023

Next to the entrance is an eye-catching display of bedding plants which are grown in one of the farm’s greenhouses. With her background in finance and HR, she recruits staff and sorts out the rota – not an easy task with 70 full and part time workers and casual labour in the peak seasons.

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Agritecture Blog

JANUARY 27, 2023

CONTENT SOURCED FROM JUST FOOD Written by: David Burrows January 27, 2023 Danone ’s greenhouse gas emissions are around 26MtCo2e, and agriculture accounts for 61% of them. Just how far regenerative agriculture can cut emissions from livestock farming remains moot. Nestlé ’s footprint is 92MtCO2e with 71% from ‘ingredients sourcing’.

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Food Tank

DECEMBER 9, 2023

An assessment of potential impacts of selected novel alternatives to conventional animal products” — the UN Environment Programme outlines concrete ways we can change our diets and consumption patterns to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions. Register here.

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Civil Eats

DECEMBER 12, 2023

It generates about a third of greenhouse gas emissions globally.” also released a roadmap this weekend that lays out how to transform the food sector to curb greenhouse gas emissions. percent of international climate financing, according to AFA’s analysis released prior to COP28.

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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 committee considered the bill in a 13.5-hour

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Food Tank

DECEMBER 24, 2024

Climate Policy Initiative (CPI) , International CPI is an analysis and advisory organization specializing in finance and policy, focused on helping governments, businesses, and financial institutions drive economic growth while addressing climate change.

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Food Tank

DECEMBER 27, 2023

They currently have 13 urban agricultural facilities, school gardens, hydroponic greenhouses, and soil-based farms. Their Food Is Medicine Task Force aims to integrate food is medicine interventions into policy and finance to support nutrition security. The nonprofit is working to inspire the next generation to lead healthy lives.

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Civil Eats

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

And it found that despite an executive order directing agencies to consider greenhouse gas emissions in procurement, another addressing consolidation , and hundreds of millions of dollars granted to small and mid-size farms and processors over the past few years, the government isn’t exactly putting its money where its mouth is.

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Food Tank

DECEMBER 7, 2024

And integrating these into Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs)which countries are scheduled to revise by COP30can help them tap the climate finance needed to make food systems transformation a reality. Called Resilient food futures: agroecology and climate finance for ambitious NDCs 3.0, Become a member today by clicking here.

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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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