National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

The funding opportunities listed below are broken down into three categories: Research and Education Local Food (including urban and rural-focused programs) and Nutrition Climate, Conservation, and Energy The Requests for Applications (RFA) in this post are organized by category and then by application date, from earliest deadline to furthest out.

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The Lunatic Farmer

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Agriculture and forestry represent Virginia’s largest economic sector, accounting for 442,000 jobs and a yearly economic impact of $91 billion. A Spanish idiom our family learned during our time in Venezuela during the 1950s roughly translates to “tell them any old silly.” I appreciate hearing from you on this issue.

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Todays Farmer Magazine

AUGUST 1, 2023

Value-added agricultural producers now have access to a variety of hands-on assistance and resources through the new Missouri Agriculture, Food and Forestry Innovation Center (MAFFIC). Supported by a two-year, $1.3

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Todays Farmer Magazine

MAY 24, 2024

million acres of oak that could be severely damaged or killed if infested with spongy moths, which would greatly impact the state’s forestry economy. Nearly 3,200 traps are set out each summer, both in urban and rural settings. The Show-Me State has approximately 12.5 Temporary traps are set in May each year.

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World Agri-Tech

OCTOBER 13, 2023

According to Thompson, the credit for the pilot concept belongs to RIPE (Rural Investment to Protect our Environment). agriculture both domestically and internationally, build wealth that stays in rural communities, and support a diverse range of producers and operation types.” billion in funding for 70 climate-smart projects.

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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.

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Agritecture Blog

MAY 4, 2023

By strengthening connections between rural and urban areas, the Regional Food Business Centers will drive economic opportunities across the region, creating a more diversified and resilient food system. Lead Organization Selected for Each Center: Appalachia USDA Regional Food Business Center , Rural Action Inc. territories.

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ATTRA

APRIL 16, 2024

Related ATTRA Resources ATTRA Climate Primer Carbon Farm Planning Other Resources COMET-Planner website Climate- Smart Agriculture and Forestry (CSAF) Mitigation Activities List for FY2024 Start Using COMET-Planner COMET-Planner Companion Report/Guide Soil Carbon Debt of 12,000 Years of Human Land Use This blog is produced by the National Center for (..)

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ATTRA

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Accelerating Biochar To replicate partnerships like Soil Cycle and Bad Goat Lumber’s and scale up biochar production for use in agriculture and forestry, the country needs a coordinated research program to inform farmers, ranchers, foresters, and gardeners on which types of biochar will work in their conditions. ATTRA.NCAT.ORG.

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Sustainable Food Trust

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Given its recent explosion in popularity, and the genuine concern this has caused in rural communities, I think it is worth highlighting a few of the more valid concerns about rewilding, as well as some of its limitations. Concerns about rewilding Many rewilding advocates are supportive of hill farming when practised in a nature-friendly way.

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Food Tank

JULY 2, 2024

Barefoot Biodynamics: How Cows, Compost, and Community Help Us Understand Rudolf Steiner’s Agriculture Course by Jeff Poppen In Barefoot Biodynamics , Jeff Poppen integrates stories from his time in rural Tennessee in his guide to biodynamic principles and practices.

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National Young Farmers Coalition

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

September 28, 2023) – Yesterday morning, the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry held a hearing titled “Foreign Ownership in U.S. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Yahaira Cáceres, Policy Team Manager National Young Farmers Coalition yahaira@youngfarmers.org Washington D.C. Agriculture.” The hearing, chaired by U.S.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Specifically, NSAC priorities include investing in healthy urban and rural communities, leveling the playing field for small and mid-sized farms, and building a climate resilient future.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Private investment in food and agriculture systems are designed to maximize a narrow concept of economic efficiency which fails to prioritize the well-being of small family farmers, rural communities, or the land. “In In 2019, US farmers spent $118 billion to purchase seed and plants, fertilizers, animal feed, and agricultural chemicals.

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ATTRA

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, National Agroforestry Center, under the authority of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978. This publication was also made possible in part by a cooperative agreement with the United States Botanic Garden, and by a grant from the U.S.

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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. Approximately every five years, Congress reauthorizes the Farm Bill, a large piece of legislation that authorizes most federal policies governing food and agriculture programs.

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Food Tank

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Asian Farmers Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA) , Asia AFA works to empower and strengthen the capacities of leaders and technical staff to increase resilience and combat hunger. Nobody wants farmers in urban and rural contexts to go hungry,” Reverend Eugene Cho, CEO and President of Bread for the World tells Food Tank.

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Civil Eats

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Perhaps ironically, the mixes have sold best not in rural Virginia but at markets in Washington, D.C. Like eating wild nuts itself, Holt says, such an approach to forestry would represent a return to older patterns of life. “I Acorn is a wildness supplement—Vitamin W.”

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The Equation

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Although the documentary highlights the plight of Black heirs’ property owners, heirs’ property is not just an issue associated with Black folks who live in rural areas. The issue of heirs’ property can be seen as an equal opportunity employer.

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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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Agritecture Blog

MAY 12, 2023

Visitors to the rural area will notice that cattle ranches dominate the landscape, once covered by Amazonian forests. For almost 17 years, Amazonian Farms has been transforming local methods for the appropriation and use of Amazonian resources, with rural families actively participating.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Our work, structured around the four pillars of our platform, sought to invest in healthy urban and rural communities, level the playing field for small and mid-sized farmers, advance racial equity across the food system, and build a climate-resilient future.

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