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Correcting the Record: The IRA Made More Money Available for All Conservation Work

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

Climate-Smart Agriculture and Forestry Practice, CSP, FY2021 CSAF Category Practice Name Enhancement Name Code Financial Assistance Total Percentage of Total CSP Financial Assistance Nitrogen Management Nutrient Management 590 $3,369,356 $66,725,833 13.23% Improving nutrient uptake efficiency and reducing risk of nutrient losses E590A $38,293,260 Reduce (..)

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Wild Nuts Are Making a Comeback in Southern Appalachia

Civil Eats

Holt, who also works as an independent permaculture consultant and a guide for the foraging tour company No Taste Like Home , says the cooperative’s members haven’t yet paid themselves from Nuttery activities. Robust processing capacity could also encourage those who own land to establish new orchards planted with under-appreciated species.

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Letter supporting America Grows Act

NASDA

James Winery Supporters of Agricultural Research (SoAR) Foundation Synergistic Hawaii Agriculture Council The Breakthrough Institute The Good Food Institute Turfgrass Producers International U.S. 1628) Download The post Letter supporting America Grows Act appeared first on NASDA.

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Precision Ag News 3/14

Agwired

Millborn Seeds is expanding their North American footprint with the acquisition of Union Forage in Alberta, Canada and Luhrs Certified Seed in Imperial, Nebraska. The acquisitions further deliver on Millborn’s commitment to create a vertically integrated seed supply chain.

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The Fifth National Climate Assessment: Implications for Agriculture

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

The authors also note ongoing and increasing “disruptions to the ability of subsistence-based peoples to access food through hunting, fishing, and foraging.” the Osage Nation’s community orchard. Higher summer temperatures have stressed crops, while higher lows in the winter have meant damage to perennial forage.

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Farmer Conservation Stories: Why Inflation Reduction Act Funding Must Remain Focused on Climate Change

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

After heavy grazing, a mixed summer forage is still building soil. For example, at Eckert’s Farm in Belleville, MO, Chris Eckert has seen extreme freezes killing off parts of his peach orchard. The mix includes sorghum-sudangrass, sunn hemp, cowpeas, and millet.

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‘An Insane Amount of Water’: What Climate Change Means For California’s Biggest Dairy District

Modern Farmer

His 580-acre farm grows enough forage to supply the herd, so “I’m good with where I’m at,” he adds. Orchards, vines and other perennials cultivated as long-term investments have steadily replaced ephemeral crops such as tomatoes and cotton, which are far less costly to sacrifice or replace.

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