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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ATTRA

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

The science of leaf color is complex and not well understood. This region has great potential to store atmospheric carbon (greenhouse gases), which is the driver of climate extremes, e.g., more frequent droughts, prolonged heat, higher average daily temperatures, and changes in rain intensity, timing, and amounts (flooding events).

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National Young Farmers Coalition

JUNE 26, 2024

As it reads now, the bill fails to prioritize equitable farmland access, divests from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), and strikes climate provisions that would assist farmers in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and preparing for extreme weather events. The committee considered the bill in a 13.5-hour

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Civil Eats

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

threaten public confidence in the agency’s authority and science-based regulation and undermine the critical role pesticides play in sustainably feeding a growing world,” Tom Haag, president of the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA), said in a press release. State labels. companies have made on climate goals.

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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.

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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. They engage in policy advocacy, capacity building, knowledge management, and sustainability initiatives.

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Agwired

MARCH 1, 2024

The Senate has confirmed the appointment of Dr. Basil Gooden as USDA Under Secretary for Rural Development. The Agribusiness Association of Iowa (AAI) Foundation announced that its building will be named after Bill Northey and simply called “The Northey Building”. The Agricultural Retailers Association disagrees with this decision.

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