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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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Building Resilience Through the Conservation Stewardship Program

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 Payments 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 risks (..)

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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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The Fifth National Climate Assessment: Implications for Agriculture

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

Moreover, despite a steady growth in total factor productivity (TFP, “a ratio of agricultural outputs produced to inputs used“) since 1948 as a result of technological change, climate change has already dampened TFP, and it is expected to decline to pre-1980 levels by 2050 unless adaptation measures adequately respond.

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Precision Ag News 3/14

Agwired

FloraPulse , the first easy-to-install water sensor that provides accurate and low-cost water-sensing technology, is enhancing the lives of farmers and researchers who want real-time data that will enable them to make the quick, accurate decisions that will benefit their crops. Ag tractor sales dipped 14.2

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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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Apprenticeships Bring a Fresh Generation to Small Dairy Farms

Civil Eats

Afterward, they turn the herd out onto organically managed pasture, where the animals eat freely from clover, alfalfa, and a blend of perennial grasses like meadow bromegrass, orchard grass, and fescue. Their got a minute? check-ins often turn into half-hour conversations on the finer points of rotational grazing or organic pest treatments.

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