Food Tank

JULY 12, 2024

A version of this piece was featured in Food Tank’s newsletter, released weekly on Thursdays. I’m still reflecting on something Zitouni Ould-Dada, a Senior Advisor at FAIRR, said during Food Tank’s inaugural London Climate Action Week Summit earlier this summer. And as Food Tankers, we need to reflect on ourselves, too.

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Modern Farmer

MARCH 11, 2024

Not only does she mention them, she lists them as one of the top species to forage. Wong is a professional forager, finding, growing and collecting edible plants, many of which are considered weeds by the general population. TMW: I want [the work that I do] to become part of the food system. Left: Open-lashed edging.

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Civil Eats

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

are preparing for the dwindling of food in the coming winter. This may seem like an antiquated concern for chefs in an era of global food distribution systems, but it’s an all-consuming preoccupation for Oyster Oyster, a restaurant named after two ingredients—a bivalve and a mushroom —known for their ecosystem benefits.

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Food Tank

MARCH 1, 2024

A version of this piece was featured in Food Tank’s newsletter, released weekly on Thursdays. We knew Covid-19 was out there, but we had no idea of the scale of devastation that the pandemic would bring to our communities and the food system. Every spring, I find much solace and purpose in gardening.

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Agricultural Biodiversity

AUGUST 22, 2023

.” Low productivity, high production risks, and insufficient diversification towards producing more nutritious foods are critical drivers of the elevated cost of healthy diets, especially in low-income countries. I learnt about it on Jeremy’s latest newsletter , which is also a must-read, natch.

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Real Agriculture

JUNE 24, 2023

On this episode, host Shaun Haney is joined by Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister David Marit to discuss new funding for the Livestock and Forage Centre of Excellence. We will also hear from Dan Darling of the Canadian Agri-food Trade Alliance the disappointment over Bill C-282, and Ian. Read More

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Modern Farmer

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Some of the terms used on food labels are official certifications, enforced by the USDA or a nonprofit entity, and the presence of the certification means that the farming operation has been verified in some way for compliance. Below is a list of definitions for common phrases on food labels. Do you know what “cage-free” means?

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Agricultural Biodiversity

AUGUST 13, 2023

New evidence of plant food processing in Italy before 40ka. Why did foraging, horticulture and pastoralism persist after the Neolithic transition? It took a long time for chickens to outcompete other sources of food. Did modern humans outcompete Neanderthals in Italy by grinding up and eating wild cereals?

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Modern Farmer

JULY 26, 2024

As a coastal forager and educator, this stretch of the Pacific Coast is her office, her classroom, her kitchen, and the inspiration for founding her own company, Shifting Tides. Kieffer hold freshly foraged seaweed. Seaweed is the primary focus of Kieffer’s work as an educator, forager, and farmer.

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UnderstandingAg

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

How do the food scientists growing these products know what nutrients and ratio of nutrients are best for our health? Have they even considered the vast array of phytonutrients that exist in real food, or are they just looking at the basic nutritional panel of crude protein (CP), carbohydrates, fats, minerals, and vitamins?

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Wisconsin Farmers Union

JANUARY 21, 2025

Small farmers who are growing food for their communities must build resilience to climate changes in order to insulate and strengthen the local food system. Josh is originally from southwest Wisconsin where his family grows grains, forage, and maintains woodlands as wildlife habitat.

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West Texas Livestock

JULY 31, 2024

Forages stop producing, making it difficult for ranchers to make food. Drought can be devastating. Drought can make things seem bleak. With all this difficulty, it can be easy to fall into a ‘survival’ mode during this time.

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Sustainable Food Trust

AUGUST 6, 2024

Graves draws upon the example of Troed y Rhiw Organics in Ceredigion, run by the Sustainable Food Trust’s Editor, Alicia Miller, and her partner Nathan Richards. Agriculture had not yet quite arrived as a practice and food was abundant.

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Agricultural Biodiversity

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

When the first farmers arrived in northern Europe armed with their greedy plants, they learned a lot about food from the local hunter-fisher-gatherers, and vice-versa, but without much interbreeding. Jeremy interviews one of the authors on his podcast. Early contact between late farming and pastoralist societies in southeastern Europe.

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West Texas Livestock

JANUARY 5, 2025

A healthy pasture is the backbone of a successful livestock operationit provides the food that keeps your animals strong and growing. Plus, when your pasture is in good shape, it takes a big load off your wallet by cutting down on feed costs.

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The Lunatic Farmer

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

The infamous Food Pyramid? All these alleged maladies have been steadily increasing since the 1979 Food Pyramid while red meat consumption in that same time period has fallen by about 20 pounds per capita per year. Remember the first U.S. Dietary Guidelines from 1979? Twinkies and Nabisco crackers on the foundational bottom?

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Far Eastern Agriculture

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

New Holland Agriculture recently announced that it has been honored with three prestigious AE50 Awards from the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) These awards recognise the most innovative designs in engineering products or systems for the food and agriculture industries. Presented in 3.0

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AgriLife Today

MARCH 20, 2024

This is the time of year when ants begin foraging for food and when spring rains percolate through the soil. AgriLife Extension method is a safe, effective way to manage imported red fire ants Spring is an ideal time to take the first step to fire ant control, said a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert.

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UnderstandingAg

MAY 8, 2024

Concentrations of minerals in cereal rye forage at several developmental stages when harvested at a 4-inch height. Nutrient removal is a function of not only nutrient concentration but also forage yield. are on a per ton of dry matter basis for the forage. Results from several locations in Iowa (Dahlke, 2019). Boot stage 3.8

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Modern Farmer

AUGUST 29, 2023

Walla Walla’s hands-on coursework is bringing together agriculture and culinary students as part of a nascent movement among community colleges that are increasingly bringing food production into curricula in new and innovative ways. Walla Walla Community College hopes to offer surplus agricultural products at its food pantry, too.

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Real Agriculture

JUNE 9, 2023

As Christine O’Reilly, Ontario’s forage and grazing specialist, tweeted out on June 5, hay that was put up “dry” Read More Reports of at least one hay shed fire in Ontario this week should serve as an alert to other farmers who took advantage of the dry, hot week in late May to put up dry hay.

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Farming Secrets

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

And know with each step if you get stuck that a rich community of other soil and food lovers is waiting to help when things get too muddy. Pick foods and products made naturally Wherever possible, choose products made from the ground up. Forage for native foods and herbs Discover useful plants growing naturally in nearby landscapes.

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Food Politics

JANUARY 16, 2024

We conduct a pairwise comparison of pasture-finished operations in which cattle almost exclusively consume grasses and forage, and grain-finished operations in which cattle are first grazed and then fed a grain-based diet. appeared first on Food Politics by Marion Nestle. Thanks Kris, for raising the issue so thoughtfully.

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Food Tank

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Birds that live on grasslands rely on the ecosystem for everything from foraging to nesting. Confirmation through bird species counts has been very rewarding; we view diversity as confirmation that our management style has been positive,” Stoltzfus tells Food Tank. There’s a lot [of greenwashing] in food and beef, especially.

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Modern Farmer

DECEMBER 28, 2023

The Modern Farmer team has been hard at work this year, bringing you great stories about farming and food systems, and we’ve covered a lot of ground. As Chaga Keeps Trending, Mycologists Worry About Running Out Chaga, a fungus found in colder climates, is a trendy ingredient in supplements and functional foods.

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Farmbrite

JANUARY 23, 2025

Animal Feed Recipes for Chicken, Cattle, Sheep, Goat, and Pig Feed Raising livestock can be a rewarding experience, whether you're doing it for fun, food, or as a full-time agricultural business. Local byproducts from farms, mills, or food processors (like unsold produce, leftover grains, or pulp) can be repurposed as animal feed.

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Civil Eats

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

She spent a great deal of time during those formative years outside, learning about her plant and animal relatives and eating a combination of commodity foods and the foods her parents grew, gathered, hunted, and bartered for. “We are all colonized, our palates are colonized. .

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Food Environment and Reporting Network

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Of course, the region does include diverse cuisines, but you have to seek them out, and even those restaurants often depend on ingredients from massive food suppliers such as Sysco that tend to homogenize flavors. The middle of the country’s reputation for bland food completely ignores our Indigenous peoples. Photo by Nancy Bundt.

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Ohio State University

APRIL 4, 2024

In recognition of National Native Plant Month, examine our place among Ohio’s native food web and explore the work of leading gardeners, educators, herbalists, foragers, amateurs, and other groups stewarding native plants for food. Learn more about the event and register by clicking here.

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Food Tank

SEPTEMBER 16, 2023

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) recently published its first ever Global Assessment of Soil Carbon in Grasslands. Having this information from the FAO, especially on the negative carbon balance, is really a huge opportunity,” she tells Food Tank. Become a member today by clicking here.

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Modern Farmer

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Food has always been an important part of Michalsen’s life, both personally and within her community. Within the Tlingit culture, the connection to food was once seen as subsistence farming and foraging. They were beaten for talking their language or eating their foods.

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Civil Eats

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Given their labor-intensive harvest and processing requirements, however, wild nuts largely fell out of favor as the country’s food system became more industrialized and commercial U.S. They’re creating new equipment, new processing methods and food types,” he says. nut production became concentrated in California.

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Agwired

MARCH 15, 2024

The largest wildfire in state history destroyed more than 1 million acres of land and property, leaving surviving livestock without adequate forage. The boost in plant nutrition increased forage yields enough to create a surplus. Following devastating wildfires, ranchers in the Texas panhandle face dire conditions.

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NASDA

JUNE 22, 2023

Letter Dear Chairs and Ranking Members, As organizations concerned about the future of food and agricultural science, the undersigned are writing to express our support for the America Grows Act of 2023 (S.1628), Food and agriculture remain a pillar of the U.S. Thanks to the U.S.

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Civil Eats

DECEMBER 26, 2023

We looked into how the next farm bill could best tackle some of the biggest problems related to food and ag, from climate change to food insecurity. The National Park Service is working with a local tribe to determine how to safeguard the tule elk, which compete with cattle for forage in the dry season. We Explain Why.

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ATTRA

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Besides healing overgrazed and damaged grazing lands, regenerative grazing can increase forage production, drought resilience, and profitability. It facilitates local food systems offering healthy meat products to consumers. Over and over again, we saw that a little emotional support and encouragement goes a long way.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

JULY 8, 2024

Cover crop experiment at Rogers Farm Forage and Crop Research Facility in Orono, Maine. On June 11, 2024, the House Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee advanced the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2025 on a party-line vote. Photo credit: Reana Kovalcik.

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