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PFAS Shut Maine Farms Down. Now, Some Are Rebounding.

Civil Eats

Others have been able to relieve the problem through water treatments and removal of affected hay and manure. We are trying to be as optimistic as possible that there will be feasible scientific strategies in the future,” says Nancy McBrady, deputy commissioner of the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry (DACF).

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Inflation Reduction Act Conservation Dollars Are a Vital Bulwark Against Climate Change

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

Snapshot of a page of the Climate-Smart Agriculture and Forestry Mitigation Activities List In addition to reducing tillage, increasing the presence of plant matter through other means can also accomplish parallel increases in organic matter. Such changes leave the system less vulnerable to temperature extremes, droughts, and floods.

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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

Expands the types of “new or innovative conservation approaches” funded through On-Farm Conservation Innovation Trials to include on-farm nutrient recycling, perennial production systems including agroforestry and perennial forages and grain crops, and livestock-related practices that reduce GHG emissions including enteric methane emissions.

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