NASDA

JANUARY 25, 2024

As the challenges for America’s farmers and ranchers continue to grow, we believe crop insurance as a safety net is only becoming more important to stability in rural America and a secure domestic food supply. USDA and Congress have taken extraordinary ad hoc measures over the past few years to ensure the financial security of rural America.

Crop 130

Crop Ruralism Forestry Agriculture 130

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

OCTOBER 5, 2023

This would further enable farmers to drastically cut pesticide use and increase habitat availability for a wide range of species. In contrast, today’s dominant players genetically engineer and mass produce seed alongside complementary inputs including fertilizers and pesticides. USDA agencies, such as ARS perform the remainder.

Seeding 96

Seeding Food Agriculture Agriculture 96

Agwired

APRIL 10, 2024

Department of Agriculture published the second edition of Quantifying Greenhouse Gas Fluxes in Agriculture and Forestry: Methods for Entity Scale Inventory. startup companies developing innovative solutions to challenges faced by America’s farmers, ranchers and rural communities.

Manufacturing 49

Manufacturing Greenhouse Technology Agriculture 49

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

MARCH 14, 2025

USDA staff in all agencies provide essential services to farmers, ranchers, and rural communities. In many cases, they are hard working, valued members of the rural communities they serve all across the country. Further, NRCS, and FSA staff located in county service centers are hardworking, respected members of rural communities.

Ruralism 102

Ruralism Agriculture Agriculture Rural Development 102

Food Tank

MARCH 19, 2025

Ben Brisbois reveals the less-palatable side of the banana industry, from devastating health impacts of pesticides to imperialism and ecological destruction. Raskin and Dibben lend decades of experience and the latest scientific research to this practical guide to successfully incorporating forestry into your growing space.

Food 118

Food Plantation Farming Farming 118

Food Tank

DECEMBER 24, 2024

Asian Farmers Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA) , Asia AFA empowers small-scale farmers, fishers, Indigenous peoples, and rural communities across Asia through advocacy, capacity building, and knowledge sharing. There is no life limit on healthy soil, says farmer Gerardo Martinez, CEO of GALA. agricultural policy.

Food 139

Food Agriculture Agriculture Ruralism 139

Civil Eats

DECEMBER 18, 2024

What Our Investigation Revealed Several states are trying to phase out the use of pesticides containing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), long-lasting chemicals linked to serious health risks including cancer, liver damage, and reproductive effects that have already contaminated farm fields, drinking water, and human bodies.

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Pesticide Farming Farming Production 136