Food Tank

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Today, this model of industrial agriculture is no longer fit for purpose. The country has pioneered a move towards agroecology for two decades and has already seen a 4 percent improvement in rural food security. Many farmers, for example, farmers are now producing drought-resistant nopal cacti to feed their livestock.

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Industrial Agriculture Agroecology Food Agriculture 144

Daily Yonder

JUNE 28, 2024

Each week, Path Finders features a Q&A with a rural thinker, creator, or doer. Shane Hamilton is a historian of American agriculture and agribusiness who teaches at the University of York in the United Kingdom. Editor’s Note: This interview first appeared in Path Finders , an email newsletter from the Daily Yonder.

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Civil Eats

MAY 1, 2024

A report by the Union of Concerned Scientists concluded that the cost for rural Iowa residents—who often live in areas with smaller, more expensive water systems—could be as much as $4,960 more per person per year to filter out nitrates from their water than their counterparts in cities like Des Moines. “A

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Food Tank

DECEMBER 12, 2023

The environmental impacts of certain types of livestock production and other industrial agriculture are well-known. The question is no longer if farmers should adopt more sustainable business models, says Daniela Chiriac , the Manager for Climate Finance at Climate Policy Initiative. It’s more the ‘How?’” Learn more HERE.

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Food Environment and Reporting Network

OCTOBER 24, 2024

In recent years, its government has aggressively expanded telecommunications infrastructure, increasing the number of smartphone users to about 450 million people and doubling coverage in rural areas. That meant a farmer walking through an ailing field in Jharkhand could be scrolling Plantix in search of remedies.

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Pesticide Agriculture Agriculture Crop 74

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. 6422, 6314, 6410, 6411).

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