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Strengthening Local Processing Act – Critical Reasons for Support in the Farm Bill

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

Building an array of financing options can enable different processors to provide more diverse services for producers as well. It would do so by creating incentives for states to create their own Meat and Poultry Inspection programs, or if they already do – incentivize them to join the Cooperative Interstate Shipping program.

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GRASS FARMING KNOW-HOW

The Lunatic Farmer

We’ll have Abram Bowerman, a young 24-year-old farmer in the Midwest who is bootstrapping a sheep operation, self-financed, and fully employed. Every species is different, and he’ll address cattle, hogs, and poultry transport and movement. Three of our urban patrons will talk about why they buy pastured meat and poultry.

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How to Write a Business Plan For Your Farm

Farmbrite

Is it beef cattle, dairy cows, pigs, sheep, goats, poultry, etc? Facilities: Detail the existing or planned farm infrastructure (barns, pastures, fencing, water systems, irrigation, processing facilities, equipment, what you will need on-farm and off-farm to produce your product, etc). Where will you keep track of your finances?

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Agricultural Commodities Forecast 2023 Update 

Trimble Agriculture

Animal and Livestock Commodity Prices Cattle and Calves In 2022, dry weather reduced the amount of pasture available for grazing, forcing many ranchers to send a higher-than-average number of cattle to slaughter, driving quantity up and demand down. Our range of loan options allows your financing to be as adaptable as you.

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A Deep Dive on the Senate’s Farm Bill Proposal: the Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act of 2024

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

As with all programs, NSAC will continue to analyze the RPFSA’s CSP provisions, including a proposed one-time CSP subprogram focused on enrollment of up to 500,000 acres of native or improved pasture land used for livestock grazing in the Lower Mississippi River Valley to address water quality issues leading to hypoxia in the Gulf of Mexico.

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Soil for Water Video Case Studies

ATTRA

Farming for Mike is about continuous improvement, assessment of finances and hard to measure ecological metrics, and making management decisions that push forward the adoption of regenerative practices, while being mindful of farm transition and conservation planning. Brent and Anna and their family raise pork and chicken on pasture.

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Terra Regenerative Capital: A Venture Capital Firm that Believes in a Sustainable Future for Farming

Food Tank

Securing financing for the transition to regenerative practices is often difficult, and this financial strain can deter farmers from adopting sustainable methods, writes Laimonas Noreika , CEO and founder of European climate technology firm HeavyFinance.

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