Food Tank

JUNE 12, 2024

Meats is working to create opportunities for small farms and ranches to support a more localized food system. “We’re By regenerating soil health, sequestering carbon, and restoring biodiversity, sustainable ranching practices have the power to reverse the damage caused by decades of industrial agriculture.”

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Civil Eats

AUGUST 5, 2024

Although the food system generates one-third of global greenhouse gas emissions , it has largely been excluded from the climate agendas of most governments. Rupert Murdoch’s Montana ranch is at the center of an effort to get grass-fed beef into mainstream grocery stores; others are using investments to build new markets entirely.

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Civil Eats

JANUARY 23, 2024

On a crisp weekend this past fall, 30 state legislators from across the nation descended on TomKat Ranch , an 1,800-acre ranch focused on regenerative agriculture in Pescadero, California, an hour south of San Francisco. Attendees at the TomKat Ranch tour organized by the State Innovation Exchange (SiX).

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Civil Eats

JULY 2, 2024

Beyond Loleta, Jersey Scoops’ rainbow-labeled pints are making waves at local farmers’ markets, stores, and restaurants. The PCC DBII is one of four such initiatives across the country, funded by the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service. With family dairies drying up in droves—the U.S.

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Modern Farmer

AUGUST 1, 2024

Backyard farms may need infrastructure for things ranging from drip lines and irrigation systems to hoop houses or greenhouses. She moved on to manage a two-acre cut flower parcel at a large market farm for a couple of years. It had contracts in place, and it would pay homeowners for city water use by comparing bills to previous years.

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ATTRA

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Cotton and wool producers in the states of California, Georgia, Indiana, Montana, North Carolina, New York, South Dakota, Tennessee, and Wyoming are invited to apply to the new program “Climate Beneficial Fiber: Building New, Accessible, and Equitable Market Opportunities for Climate-Smart Wool and Cotton.” With funding from USDA’s Partnerships (..)

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Agwired

OCTOBER 17, 2024

The resulting corn, soy, sugar beats and wheat supply insetting markets where corporate entities aim to reduce their greenhouse gas footprint. A project let by TH Cattle Company is quantifying the soil and biomass impacts of climate-smart ranching practices and rewarding livestock producers through premiums for added-value beef.

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Modern Farmer

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Inside the Archi’s Acres greenhouse. The armed forces instill “grit and a mission-driven attitude,” she says, so the challenging nature of farming—the weather, pests and disease, the market—is often a good fit. And disabled veterans are just as capable, she adds, particularly in marketing, logistics, distribution and compliance.

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Civil Eats

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

That environmental focus that our generation has latched onto,” says their grandson Tom Walton, picking up the narration from his uncle in the marketing video posted by the Walton Family Foundation in 2018, “Sam and Helen taught us at an early age.” She’s also put millions of philanthropic dollars into a demonstration farm in Oregon.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Wild Weather Threatens Farm Viability Although the IRA funds are directed at greenhouse gas mitigation, many forms of agricultural climate mitigation also increase farm resilience. At the same time, they decrease greenhouse gas emissions. Perennial livestock systems have similar capacities to reduce vulnerability to climate impacts.

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Modern Farmer

AUGUST 8, 2023

Although the design and water sustainability varies from system to system, these technologically advanced setups have the potential to grow far richer animal feed using just a fraction of the water supply, land, energy and labor needed for traditional hay crops while potentially cutting greenhouse gas emissions.

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Modern Farmer

JULY 12, 2024

Here in Wauchula, a small farming town in Central Florida, cattle ranching is king. Conspiracy Theories and an Ongoing Culture War Dozens of peer-reviewed studies have shown that livestock accounts for anywhere between 11 and 20 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions, much of which comes from land use and cow burps.

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Agwired

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

GMP has recently launched a national, geolocating directory of farms and ranches, butcher shops, restaurants and retailers, designed to help consumers find, buy and cook meat that is aligned with their Good Meat® values. FarmFirst Dairy Cooperative is pleased to welcome Jeff Ditzenberger as Director of Communications and Marketing.

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Civil Eats

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

When Peter Platt was in Newport, Oregon in 2018, visiting Local Ocean Seafoods to bring them on as a supplier, he spoke with some of the fishermen docked outside the waterfront fish market and restaurant. Moreover, if greenhouse gases are not reduced, extreme weather will continue to cause crop loss, and inflation could rise as much as 3.3

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Civil Eats

AUGUST 1, 2023

Can This Beef Cooperative Become ‘the West’s Largest Climate-Smart Ranching Program’? Farms Adapt to Climate Change Sorghum—popular among young, BIPOC, and under-resourced farmers—has extra long roots that allow it to withstand drought and sequester greenhouse gasses. An Ancient Grain Made New Again: How Sorghum Could Help U.S.

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Farmbrite

MARCH 2, 2023

Farmers and Ranchers It’s hard to talk about agriculture without mentioning farming and ranching. They are often responsible for the business side of their farming operations, from marketing to budgeting and more. They work on farms, in fields and greenhouses, around livestock, with plants, soil and water.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Despite USDA’s strong focus on fair markets and increasing opportunities for underserved producers, most procurement contracts are held by a small number of corporations largely due to pressure on USDA’s purchasing authority to consider cost above all else.

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Modern Farmer

JULY 10, 2023

As such, his grandfather, who lived through the 1955 deluge, often stressed the proper maintenance of the berms protecting the ranch from the nearby Tule River—a lesson echoed by his father, who faced a similar event in 1983. But the epic flooding this past March was simply unprecedented, says the owner of Lerda-Goni Farms.

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Civil Eats

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Patrick Brown, who was named North Carolinas Small Farmer of the Year by North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University this year, grows almost 200 acres of industrial hemp for both oil and fiber, and 11 acres and several greenhouses of vegetablesbeets, kale, radishes, peppers, okra, and bok choy. I was young, I was in my 20s.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Through CIG, public and private grantees develop the tools, technologies, and strategies to support pioneering conservation efforts on working lands, as well as develop market-based solutions to resource challenges. Building on what is known, on-farm trials seek to fill in knowledge gaps.

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National Young Farmers Coalition

AUGUST 23, 2024

Supporting equitable access to land means addressing the climate crisis, facilitating farm transition, investing in community-driven initiatives, and supporting young farmers and ranchers to access capital, find markets, and strengthen their operations. Investing in equitable land access is an investment in the future of agriculture.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

JULY 14, 2023

Prairie strips are one means of increasing biodiversity and perennial presence in fields Diversification in practice Diversification may mean a variety of changes in a farm or ranch system. agriculture toward more diverse landscapes that directly reduce greenhouse gasses and increase agrobiodiversity.

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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. My idea of a successful rancher was that of traditional ranching — whoever had the most land. Many people ran out of water, including cattle ranches in the region. About 18 of our families always show up.

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Modern Farmer

AUGUST 13, 2024

Federal and state governments have put forth biogas technology as a way to cut down on greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture. Instead, this industry creates a market for the manure systems that are most detrimental to human health. By incentivizing manure production, biogas encourages mega-dairies to grow in size.

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Modern Farmer

AUGUST 13, 2024

Federal and state governments have put forth biogas technology as a way to cut down on greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture. Instead, this industry creates a market for the manure systems that are most detrimental to human health. By incentivizing manure production, biogas encourages mega-dairies to grow in size.

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Food Environment and Reporting Network

JULY 13, 2023

Department of Agriculture (USDA) program, this amalgam of farming methods aims to keep the American agricultural juggernaut steaming ahead while slashing the sector’s immense greenhouse gas footprint. The emerging market for climate-friendly products, he added, represents “a transformational opportunity for U.S. agriculture.”

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Agwired

MARCH 21, 2025

He will play a pivotal role in expanding the firms capacity in agricultural marketing and stakeholder research, consulting and strategic communications. The study highlights substantial reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, energy consumption, water usage, land use, and soil erosion on a per-bushel basis over the past several decades.

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Food Tank

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Audubon Society, United States Recognizing the link between food systems and wildlife conservation, the Audubon Society launched the Conservation Ranching Initiative. They also promote gender equity, youth empowerment, and market access. They operate more than 50 farmers markets and 16 farm stands across New York City’s five boroughs.

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Sustainable Food Trust

MAY 31, 2023

Then there’s the James Ranch in Colorado, originally bought by Dave and Kay James, who dreamt of raising a large family in a rural setting. The economic challenges are also front and centre, with the Solé family joining farmers from across the region to protest the unfair market prices.

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Food Tank

DECEMBER 24, 2024

Made up of more than 7,700 members, the organization advocates for better policies, promotes climate-smart agriculture, and supports market access for their members. They also foster unity among farmers and collaborate with partners to enhance production and marketing opportunities.

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Civil Eats

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

and 8 percent of Californias greenhouse gas emissions, mostly from croplands, industrial vehicles, and livestock. ” California has more than 3,000 organic farms and ranches but more than 70,000 farms and ranches total, meaning only 4.2 Thats an unfair market advantage, she said.

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National Young Farmers Coalition

DECEMBER 20, 2024

This new generation of farmers deserve USDA programs that better address the real needs for their farms and ranches. This pilot is sorely needed by prospective borrowers facing the pressures of the current real estate market. 5231), which we were disappointed was not included in the Chairwomans draft.

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Civil Eats

JANUARY 28, 2025

Such consolidation is susceptible to market shocks like those caused by the COVID-19 pandemic , often relies on intensive inputs like antibiotics and imported feed, and may emit more greenhouse gases to produce the same amount of milk. Milking the Market Given the current state of the U.S.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

JUNE 14, 2024

Reference prices above projected market prices would effectively guarantee annual payments , far from the original intent of farm safety net programs to provide necessary relief in especially tough times, (Section 1101). The bill also establishes a Specialty Crop Advisory Committee to inform the development and expansion of crop insurance.

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Civil Eats

OCTOBER 23, 2024

When asked for comment, Bob Mariano, Superior’s Director of Marketing, told Civil Eats that the company worked with the Colorado Department of Employment to manage her case throughout treatment. Smith, for one, believes that Colorado’s robust job market, with 1.5 It might also lead to land in Globeville becoming more sought after.

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Food Environment and Reporting Network

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Farmers markets cropped up around the country. At issue, you may recall, was a news report that questioned the safety and nutritional quality of “pink slime,” a low-cost filler used in mass-market ground beef that was officially known as “lean finely textured beef.” Fusion cuisine, from fajitas to Chinese chicken salad, was everywhere.

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