Food Tank

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Strengthening local economic markets and smallholders access to them creates a mutually generative cycle of food and ecological resilienceessential to strong local incomes and livelihoods. Specialty crop export and global food trade are still only a minor part of the worlds food story.

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Food Tank

MARCH 19, 2025

This spring, dig into the complexities of the modern food systemand dont be afraid to get your hands dirty! These books will help satisfy your appetite for knowledge and inspire you to work toward a more just and sustainable food system. Gluten Free for Life: Celiac Disease, Medical Recognition, and the Food Industry by Emily K.

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Food Tank

DECEMBER 4, 2024

This is the third part of a series exploring the work of EARTH University as they provide resources and support to future food systems leaders. They also aim to provide integrated solutions to food systems challenges and create new models that can broaden EARTH’s global impact. Read parts one and two.

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NASDA

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Press Release INDIANAPOLIS – Today at the 2024 National Association of State Departments of Agriculture Annual Meeting , three key thought leaders joined the Food Systems & Nutrition Committee to share their insights on the integration of local and regional food systems into nutrition security programs. territories.

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Real Agriculture

APRIL 8, 2024

Planting corn directly into a living cover crop before it is killed by herbicide or tillage is not something growers would have considered 30 years ago, says Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural affairs soil management specialist Jake Munroe. Read More

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Food Tank

DECEMBER 16, 2024

If the merger had been allowed, the combined company would have become the second-largest grocery chain in the United States, controlling 22 percent of the grocery market , according to the organization Food and Water Watch. Articles like the one you just read are made possible through the generosity of Food Tank members.

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Farmers Weekly

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Farmers Weekly A group of cross-party MPs has expressed disappointment after the UK government rejected its calls to host an annual food security summit.

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Daily Yonder

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

If you’re like most Americans, you probably don’t give too much thought to where your food comes from. If we don’t control our food sources, we don’t control our health and safety,” said Anna Scheyett , lead author of the study and a professor in UGA’s School of Social Work. food supply could go a long way, the researchers said.

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Civil Eats

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

This designation helps sustain Native culture, reassure public health, and encourage state food sovereignty. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has yet to embrace these benefits. The rise of plantation agriculture uprooted Native communities, replacing local food systems with sprawling sugarcane and pineapple fields.

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NASDA

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Extreme natural disasters and global supply chain disruptions have further compounded the economic stress faced by Americas producers of food, fuel, fiber, and shelter. NASDA encourages Congress to act swiftly in passing the continuing resolution and deliver on its critical economic and disaster assistance for Americas farmers and ranchers.

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Farmers Weekly

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Farmers Weekly A committee of MPs has accused the government of having a “worrying degree of complacency” on rural mental health issues. The cross-party Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Efra) select committee spoke out after the government rejected its calls for targeted action on the issue.

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NASDA

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Extreme natural disasters and global supply chain disruptions have further compounded the economic stress faced by Americas producers of food, fuel, fiber, and shelter. Sincerely, Ted McKinney Chief Executive Officer NASDA Contact Information RJ Karney Sr.

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Real Agriculture

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs soybean specialist Horst Bohner says growers are okay with the “power lean” — that’s when pod-laden plants tilt slightly under the weight of their bean bounty. When soybean plants lodge, bad things happen.

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Real Agriculture

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

On this edition of the RealAgriculture Soybean School, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs weed specialist Mike Cowbrough looks at control options for the perennial pest in both identity-preserved (IP) and conventional soybeans. Read More

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Real Agriculture

APRIL 30, 2024

That’s a question Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs soybean specialist. That’s a question Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs soybean specialist. But how important is it to make the right agronomic and management decisions at planting to set up that yield success?

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Real Agriculture

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

That’s the combined number of years Horst Bohner and Rob Templeman have spent leading Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) soybean research and extension efforts. You can learn a lot about reducing tillage in 35 years. Read More You can learn a lot about reducing tillage in 35 years.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

For Immediate Release Contact: Laura Zaks National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition press@sustainableagriculture.net Release: Stabenow Introduces Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act Comprehensive Farm Bill Draft Would Strengthen Support for Farmers and Rural Communities Washington, DC, November 19, 2024 – Yesterday, U.S.

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Real Agriculture

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Jason Deveau, application technology specialist with Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, and Tom Wolf, co-founder of Agrimetrix and both of Sprayers 101 are BACK for this episode of Exploding Sprayer Myths! If you’re cleared to fly a drone, spraying product with a drone is easy peasy, right?

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

The world is increasingly recognizing the value of sustainable food systems, and organic agriculture plays a vital role in this movement. This translates to healthier food and a healthier environment and reduces reliance on synthetic fertilizers and pesticides. For the FY25 budget, NIFA is suggested a $3.5

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Real Agriculture

OCTOBER 23, 2023

“It’s simple physics,” says Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs application technology specialist Jason Deveau. “It’s simple physics,” says Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs application technology specialist Jason Deveau. Read More

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Agricultural Biodiversity

OCTOBER 20, 2024

Global and local perspectives on food security and food systems. Six experts have their say on how to transform food systems, and dietary diversity seems to be a common (though not a universal) theme. Plant-based diets–impacts of consumption of little or no animal-source foods on human health. Damn you, nuance!

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Food Politics

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

A lot of good stuff is going on about school food these days. The USDA’s Healthy School Meals Incentives Lifting Up School Meals Resources: Media Toolkit , School Meals Webpage , Support for Schools webpage List of the Healthy Meals Incentives small/rural school district grantees III. Here are five items. pepperoni pizza). Get to work!

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Real Agriculture

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs soybean specialist Horst Bohner says good arguments can be made for planting either crop first. Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs soybean specialist Horst Bohner says good arguments can be made for planting either crop first.

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Real Agriculture

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs plant pathologist Albert Tenuta says a dry start to the growing year meant tar spot arrived a little late in 2023. Read More Tar spot leaf disease has been a little tardy in 2023, but the later-arriving yield robber is still having an impact on the Ontario corn crop.

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Real Agriculture

DECEMBER 5, 2023

The Ontario Ministry of Agriculture Food and Rural Affairs has published its new Guide to Vegetable Production in Ontario – Publication 839.

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Food Politics

JULY 21, 2023

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N. released its annual State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World report last week. The economic recovery from the pandemic has contributed to this, but there is no doubt that the modest progress has been undermined by rising food and energy prices magnified by the war inUkraine.

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Real Agriculture

JULY 18, 2023

On this episode, we will hear from Brett Halstead with SaskWheat on pending Canadian Grain Commission changes for August 1, and Colin Elgie, with the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture Food and Rural Affairs, on nitrogen loss in. Read More

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Real Agriculture

JULY 18, 2023

That’s a question Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs corn specialist Ben Rosser has been hearing a lot lately as many areas of the province have been dealt a deluge of rain. Read More Can heavy July rains fuel nitrogen leaching and push the valuable nutrient beyond the reach of corn plant roots?

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Food Tank

JULY 25, 2024

The Rural Studies Institute (RSI) at Georgia College is working to support the sustainable development of rural communities in the southern United States. For me, the academy serves as technical assistance,” Womack tells Food Tank. “For For me, the academy serves as technical assistance,” Womack tells Food Tank.

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Real Agriculture

JULY 20, 2023

On this episode of RealAgriculture’s Corn School, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs weed specialist Mike. On this episode of RealAgriculture’s Corn School, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs weed specialist Mike. Read More

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Real Agriculture

AUGUST 10, 2023

The Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs plant pathologist started hearing from growers across the province in late June as soil-borne disease moved into many soybean fields after a series of pounding rain events. When heavy summer rains arrive, Albert Tenuta’s phone starts to ring.

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Modern Farmer

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Instead, she will return to her roots in rural Nevada. She is one of a dwindling number of veterinarians choosing to enter rural animal practice. Between three and four percent of new veterinary graduates pursue careers focusing on livestock or food systems. “I’ve always had a deep attachment to veterinary medicine.

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NASDA

MARCH 3, 2025

Letter Dear Secretary Rollins: The undersigned participants in the Food Industry Codex Coalition (FICC)1 congratulate you on your recent confirmation as Secretary of Agriculture. Mission in Rome to influence positions on Codex issues at the UN Food and Agriculture Organization or with other countries at bilateral levels.

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Daily Yonder

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

A new initiative seeks to increase the number of farmers of color through a new freight farm to be placed in rural Minnesota. Route 1 is an organization focused on increasing food access, specifically by supporting Black, Brown, and Indigenous emerging farmers in the state, said Marcus Carpenter, founder of the organization.

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Food Tank

MARCH 22, 2025

A recent report, Climate technologies for agrifood systems transformation , highlights the urgent need for innovative climate solutions to tackle food insecurity and the escalating impacts of climate change on global agrifood systems. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the U.N. The joint report from the U.N.

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Food Tank

JULY 20, 2024

Ustawi Afrika is working to improve gender equity for rural women and expand sustainable agricultural practices in Kenya. Doreen Irungu founded Ustawi Afrika after watching her mother struggle as a woman in agriculture in a semi-arid, rural area. According to UN Women , over 60 percent of people living in rural Kenya are women.

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NASDA

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

State agriculture departments see greater demand for biofuels as a win-win for their mission to enhance agricultural production and strengthen rural economies across the nation. NASDA grows and enhances American food and agricultural communities through policy, partnerships and public engagement. territories.

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