article thumbnail

A Black-Led Agricultural Community Takes Shape in Maryland

Civil Eats

Creative, Collaborative Financing Without Dirt Capital Partners and Foodshed Capital , this next chapter might not have been possible. Each—from Steward to Iroquois Valley to RSF Social Finance —uses a different approach to give a leg up to farmers who might not otherwise qualify for financing.

article thumbnail

The Shrimp on Your Table Has a Dark History

Civil Eats

It’s the first time that the virus—which has been circulating in wild birds and poultry the U.S. Experts fear that the flu could have been transmitted through “poultry litter,” a type of cattle feed that contains poultry excrement, spilled feed, feathers, and other waste scraped off the floors of poultry barns.

Poultry 143
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Farmers Need Help to Survive. A New Crop of Farm Advocates Is on the Way.

Civil Eats

Bunting, now 79, runs a family farm with his son in Oak City, North Carolina, where he once raised poultry and hogs and now grows hemp and corn. Vogel told Civil Eats that farmers often had to seek finance information themselves and help one another in order to get by.

Farming 136
article thumbnail

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.

article thumbnail

Letter Urging the Opening of Mexico International Rail Crossings

NASDA

Regrettably, we must inform you that Mexico’s livestock and poultry industry is already running low on feed. If the crossings are not immediately reopened, Mexican livestock and poultry producers will need to begin making decisions that could include depopulating animals for humanitarian reasons. Senate Committee on Finance U.S.

article thumbnail

From Livestock to Lion’s Mane, the Latest From the Transfarmation Project

Civil Eats

Whitley, meanwhile, said that while the number of farmers may seem small and the finances complicated, the point was never to go out and help farmers transition out of operating concentrated animal feeding operations one by one. It’s more complicated than just switching what you grow in a giant, windowless barn.

Livestock 136
article thumbnail

2024 Year in Review: Key Wins, Challenges, and What’s Next for Sustainable Agriculture

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

We created a blog series: Recent Investments Fuel Local Food Systems and How People Power Local Food Systems which includes stories of farmers that illustrate the broader impact and effectiveness of USDA food system investments and technical assistance programs for farmers, small-scale meat and poultry processors, food hubs, and more.