Finance Pesticide Seeding 
Food Tank
DECEMBER 11, 2024
There is a strong market demand for local products from agroecological farms and producers, including green leafy vegetables, fruits, grains, small livestock, and native seeds. Local manufacturing of bio-inputs including fertilizers, bio- pesticides, and inoculants is booming. Finance can be inclusive and accessible.
National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition
OCTOBER 5, 2023
Editor’s Note: This post is the first in a two-part series about seed breeding. This series will explore the history of seed breeding in the US, the impacts of consolidation and concentration of seed breeding on farmers and our food systems, and what a more democratic seed breeding system might look like.
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Food Environment and Reporting Network
OCTOBER 24, 2024
If successful, Strey says a little sheepishly in the clip, Plantix would “save the environment by using less pesticides.” During the three intervening years, Strey and her team had reshaped Plantix from a tool they hoped would help reduce global pesticide use into an app that would make it easier for farmers to buy pesticides.
ATTRA
AUGUST 6, 2024
Farmers deal with a complex web of processes in diverse areas that may be under their purvue, including crops, livestock, finance, recordkeeping, harvesting, marketing, etc. As farmers, we probably ask ourselves this question often, when we are confronted with the many challenges that arise within our agribusiness operations.
Agwired
FEBRUARY 14, 2024
The Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research (FFAR) is providing a $998,784 Seeding Solutions grant to Practical Farmers of Iowa (PFI) to quantify how adopting soil health practices can reduce the need for nitrogen inputs without sacrificing yield.
Agwired
AUGUST 21, 2024
The final strategy incorporates a wide range of stakeholder input, ensuring EPA not only protects species but also preserves a wide range of pesticides for farmers and growers. Beck’s and the American Seed Trade Association (ASTA) announce the election of Scott Beck as the central regional vice president. The tour runs Aug.19-22,
Farmbrite
JUNE 1, 2023
These days, farming is a lot more than just plowing the field and planting seeds. Farming also includes marketing your goods, managing finances and employees, keeping up with technology —and that's just the beginning. The Farm Service Agency (FSA) provides loans to farmers who are unable to obtain financing from commercial sources.
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