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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.

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

Civil Eats

It was by a stroke of luck that Alvarado learned about North Carolina-based Rural Advancement Foundation International-USA (RAFI), a nonprofit which helps farmers in tough situations free of charge. 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.

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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

NSAC welcomed the pragmatic Senate bill, the Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act of 2024 (RPFSA) , as an important step toward completing a bipartisan farm bill reauthorization this year. Conservation and Climate The benefits of on-farm conservation programs are widespread. 12103, 7124).

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The Shrimp on Your Table Has a Dark History

Civil Eats

He didn’t travel to the rural area for any of his job responsibilities; he was there to document injustice. It’s the first time that the virus—which has been circulating in wild birds and poultry the U.S. Read more: The Field Report: A Deadly Bird Flu Resurfaces How Will Bird Flu Affect Backyard Poultry?

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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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Release: House Farm Bill Misses Opportunity to Move Agriculture Forward

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

NSAC hopes that Congress can ultimately see the wisdom of funding state and tribal soil health programs through RCPP, as proposed in the Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act in the Senate. 5102, 5103, 5019, 5110, 5202, 5503, 5402, 112205 ) Title 6 – Rural Development Includes the Food Supply Chain Guaranteed Loan Program.

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Digging into the House Farm Bill: Part 2

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

Cooperative Interstate Shipment Program Meat and poultry processing is a closely regulated industry. The FFNSA offers a few new options for infrastructure investments but does not adequately respond to the needs of rural communities for specialized food workforce training and technical assistance for scaling businesses.