NASDA

JANUARY 25, 2024

We urge you to continue to support America’s farmers and ranchers and oppose cuts to crop insurance during this year’s budget process. Debbie Stabenow, Chairwoman, Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Sen. John Boozman, Ranking Member, Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Rep.

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Civil Eats

DECEMBER 19, 2023

The rich stain was a natural consequence of how Holt spent his fall: processing thousands of pounds of black walnuts through the Asheville Nuttery. Since 2017, the cooperative has been piloting new ways to collect, process, and market tree crops, with the goal of catalyzing a local nut-based economy.

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The Lunatic Farmer

DECEMBER 27, 2023

In the letter, she decries the monopolistic power of the big 4 meat processing companies that control 85 percent of the market and then advocates for the Prime act because “we the people need our food to be grown and processed locally.” Here you go: Thank you for sharing your views with me on aspects of the 2023 farm bill.

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NASDA

JULY 25, 2024

NASDA is also a steering member of the Food and Agriculture Climate Alliance (FACA), founded in 2020 to ensure that stakeholders across the agriculture and forestry value chain have a seat at the table in federal climate policy discussions. NASDA supports the recommendations and comments related to this request for information filed by FACA.

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ATTRA

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

The New Earth Project is developing compost processes to create a symbiotic relationship and benefit the community. Biochar is a charcoal-like substance made by burning organic material from agricultural and forestry wastes (wood chips, logging slash, manure, or other plant byproducts) in a low-oxygen environment.

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ATTRA

APRIL 16, 2024

By Cody Brown and Darron Gaus , NCAT Agriculture Specialists Carbon Farm Planning is a rewarding process for producers and conservation planners, as we “dig deep” and find all the potential carbon sinks and soil health practices that can be implemented across the landscape. To answer that question, we use a tool called COMET-Planner.

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NASDA

JUNE 28, 2024

NASDA was proud to support and endorse the introduction and passage of the bipartisan Growing Climate Solutions Act, which authorized USDA to establish this new program, and we are pleased to see the agency begin the implementation process. territories.

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AgriLife Today

AUGUST 8, 2023

Fiber grown, managed, harvested, processed and manufactured around the state continues to. Texas Crop and Weather Report – Aug. 8, 2023 The Texas timber sector has experienced ebbs and flows of supply and demand and other market forces, but new products and opportunities are adding value to trees, said a Texas A&M Forest Service expert.

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NASDA

JUNE 6, 2024

The financial assistance and incentives to producers, both affected and unaffected, that USDA has already outlined through the rulemaking process and unlocked through emergency authority are beneficial. Sincerely, Blayne Arthur President, NASDA Secretary Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry Charles Hatcher, D.V.M.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Forestry : Forests play a significant role in reducing carbon dioxide through carbon sequestration. This priority area will accept proposals for climate smart forestry and agroforestry in one of the following two areas: agroforestry and climate resilience. The UEI is part of larger efforts to streamline federal grant making processes.

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NASDA

JULY 2, 2024

Unfortunately, we understand that many states were not made aware of the Council’s effort early in the process and as a result some are unable to comment. 1] These include (but are not limited to) state and regional water plans, regulation, and certification of water well drilling, flood and drought prevention.

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Food Tank

JULY 2, 2024

He investigates how UK food culture has grown fragmented, relying on both ultra-processed and diverse, high-quality foods. Feeding Britain argues that, although it will take time, transforming the UK food system is in the public interest and is a process that must begin now.

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ATTRA

JANUARY 4, 2024

Meanwhile, Supply Chain Impact projects should bring forestry and agricultural products to the market through an improved process or at a larger scale.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Senate Proposal Chairwoman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, Debbie Stabenow’s (D-MI) proposal, the Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act , offers several provisions that would help address some barriers that exist for farmers to access capital to begin and grow their operations.

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ATTRA

OCTOBER 23, 2023

USDA released A General Assessment of the Role of Agriculture and Forestry in the U.S. Carbon Markets , a comprehensive look at current market activity, barriers to participation, and opportunities to improve access to carbon markets for farmers and forest landowners.

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Sustainable Food Trust

OCTOBER 11, 2023

The exact meaning of rewilding can be difficult to pin down, but properly speaking , it involves the landscape-scale restoration of the full (or near enough full) suite of natural processes and species that would be present were it not for human activity. Moving towards collaboration: a hybrid approach?

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ATTRA

OCTOBER 2, 2024

billion in assistance for fiscal year 2025 to help agricultural and forestry producers adopt conservation practices on working lands. Funding is provided through a competitive process and is an opportunity to address the unmet demand from producers who have previously sought funding for climate-smart conservation activities.

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ATTRA

OCTOBER 17, 2023

I think about food a lot because I love to eat and value the effort and beauty of the growing process. Wasted food is a big issue, and I think we should honor our food enough to return it to its natural cycle,” Lewis said.

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NASDA

JULY 25, 2024

If Congress does not come together this year to enact a bipartisan farm bill, the legislative process will begin anew in the 119th Congress.

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Civil Eats

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Once the Clean Water Act passed in 1972, many chemicals and toxins that had flowed freely from paper mills into Maine’s rivers started to be processed through sewage plants. Further studies need to be done and the process of complete soil rehabilitation would likely take several years. The sources of contamination were numerous.

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The Equation

APRIL 4, 2023

This legislation covers everything from crop insurance to conservation to forestry to nutrition , so over the past few months I’ve been learning a lot! Now that I’ve joined UCS I’ve plunged into the world of food security within the United States, which means I’m looking at the food and farm bill in a whole new light.

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Daily Yonder

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Most activities associated with farming, ranching, and forestry can be exempted from the Clean Water Act if the operator obtains a permit to pollute. The counties’ pollution comes from food processing companies in the Port of Morrow. Lamb Weston, a food processing company that produces french fries, operates in the Port of Morrow.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

In addition to increasing farm productivity, public agricultural R&D investment also supports improvements in natural resources and forestry management, helps advance rural development, and enhances food safety and quality. Despite these positive steps, RPFSA falls short in several critical areas important to NSAC members.

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Agritech NZ

APRIL 19, 2023

Ministry for Primary Industries – the public service department of New Zealand charged with overseeing, managing and regulating the farming, fishing, food, animal welfare, biosecurity and forestry sectors of New Zealand’s primary industries. Industries they focus on include Food & Beverage, Medical and Hardware.

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Modern Farmer

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Most activities associated with farming, ranching, and forestry can be exempted from the Clean Water Act if the operator obtains a permit to pollute. The counties’ pollution comes from food processing companies in the Port of Morrow. Lamb Weston, a food processing company that produces french fries, operates in the Port of Morrow.

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Climate and Agriculture in the Southeast

APRIL 28, 2024

Recent hurricanes like Michael and Idalia have caused tremendous hardship to timber producers, who lost not only their trees but in some cases also their processing plants, leaving them with limited markets even if they have trees to sell.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

The bill currently has nine co-sponsors, most serving on the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Dick Durbin (D-IL), Peter Welch (D-VT), John Fetterman (D-PA), Tina Smith (D-MN), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Raphael Warnock (D-GA), Michael Bennet (D-CO), and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT).

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Civil Eats

JULY 12, 2023

It is important that we embrace the notion of climate-smart agriculture and forestry, but to do that, we’ve got to get the science and the innovation right. The USDA is using $300 million from the Inflation Reduction Act to fund the initiative, which includes expanding data management and improving its models and tools. “It

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

APRIL 25, 2024

CEI) will assist the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry (DACF) in funding statewide food system infrastructure for value-added processing businesses, distributors, and retailers. Credit enhancement includes issuing loans and other financial assistance to food retail and food supply chain projects.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Nearly 150 NSAC staff and members gathered in Washington, DC Highlighting Campaign Work As a coalition, NSAC’s priorities and campaigns are set through a democratic process as members vote on tiered priorities on which the coalition commits to work together.

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Agwired

APRIL 8, 2024

Now in its 21st year, the awards honor dairy processing facilities and trucking operations for outstanding worker safety performance and management. Nearly half expressed uncertainty about re-enrolling in the program if USDA cuts their milk and dairy benefits. CEO Jeff Vandel, and numerous others.

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Agwired

APRIL 5, 2024

soybean crush capacity, combined with sustained levels of low processing margins could threaten the viability of new, high-cost plants in the long term. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. According to a new report from CoBank’s Knowledge Exchange , multiple years of record margins have left U.S.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Last week’s post highlighted the stories of farmers who have used practices from the Climate-Smart Agriculture and Forestry practice list to build climate resilience and mitigation solutions. Photo credit: Cathy Day Editor’s Note: This post is the second in a two-part series.

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AGRIVI

JUNE 28, 2023

This is especially important for food and beverage companies, as two-thirds of Scope 3 emissions occur in the farming and food-processing stages. While reducing Scope 1 and 2 emissions is usually the first target in a company’s carbon reduction strategy, addressing Scope 3 emissions is equally vital for achieving true carbon neutrality.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

MAY 10, 2024

Language around streamlining the process for establishing interim practice standards, assessing the potential for mitigating emissions, and allowing for greater regional variability is especially appreciated. NSAC supports such provisions, as technically sound practice standards are foundational to federal conservation programs. 12103, 7124).

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Coalition Against Hunger

MAY 5, 2023

The farm bill consists of 12 “titles”, covering topics such as conservation, rural development, and forestry. The current Farm Bill expires on September 30, 2023, and Congress has already begun holding hearings and listening sessions around the Farm Bill - the first step in the reauthorization process. million Pennsylvania families.

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CalCAN

MARCH 27, 2023

Despite these advantages, prescribed grazing has received little funding within existing state wildfire mitigation grant programs and little recognition in the state’s wildfire resilience planning processes. Wildcat Canyon Regional Park above the Berkeley Hills.

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