National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

MAY 10, 2024

NSAC welcomed the pragmatic Senate bill, the Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act of 2024 (RPFSA) , as an important step toward completing a bipartisan farm bill reauthorization this year. Adds the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions as a consideration for energy efficiency improvement loan guarantees and grants.

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Food Tank

MARCH 22, 2025

These communities are disproportionately affected by the impacts of climate change, despite contributing the least to global greenhouse gas emissions. The UNFCCC hopes that climate technologies can address these challenges by improving agricultural productivity, promoting resilience to climate impacts, and reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

JULY 12, 2023

The National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC) applauds USDA’s commitment of funds to improve the tracking and analysis of agricultural greenhouse gas emissions. As the agency increasingly focuses on implementing incentive-based support for reducing agricultural greenhouse gas emissions, effective measurement becomes ever more vital.

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Agritecture Blog

OCTOBER 27, 2022

There is great potential for strawberries in rural CEA settings. However, this article makes a case for utilizing CEA in rural environments with various benefits. EIT Food’s definition for CEA includes “a broad range of semi- and fully-closed systems, from greenhouses through to vertical farms.” Credit: iStock.

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ATTRA

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Increase the efficiency and reduce labor costs of seeding transplant trays in your greenhouse with this self-built vacuum seeder. Increase the efficiency and reduce labor costs of seeding transplant trays in your greenhouse with this self-built vacuum seeder. Department of Agriculture.

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Food Tank

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Short-term cash aid can be really helpful in building sustainable livelihoods in agriculture among rural farmers, refugees, and potentially vulnerable communities—but we need to pair it with financial education and policy support, too. And, as always, we need to see greater coordination and cross-silo work. It’s time to do more!

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Modern Farmer

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Corn and soybeans dominate the Hawkeye State’s rural landscapes. You saw people coming back, to buy land and buy houses, and wanting to live in more rural communities and have that quality of life and sense of connection and sense of community,” said Giselle Bruskewitz of Iowa Valley Resource Conservation & Development.

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Food Tank

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Current food systems are responsible for one-third of global greenhouse gas emissions and for nearly 80 percent of biodiversity loss. The country has pioneered a move towards agroecology for two decades and has already seen a 4 percent improvement in rural food security.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Investing in organic research provides farmers, both certified organic and non-certified, with innovative solutions and practical tools that enhance profitability, mitigate financial and ecological risks, and foster economic growth and social well-being in rural communities. Positive signs are on the horizon.

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The Equation

MAY 11, 2023

The team estimated the environmental and socioeconomic costs and benefits of retiring and repurposing cropland within a mile of 154 rural disadvantaged communities in the Central Valley. Example of cropland within and one mile around several rural disadvantaged communities in Tulare County. square miles).

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Agwired

JUNE 13, 2024

NCGA and AFBF argue that the emissions standards, which require 68% of new passenger vehicles and 43% of new medium-duty trucks and vans to be electric by 2032, “ignore the proven benefits corn ethanol offers in reducing greenhouse gas emissions” and will hurt farmers by driving up the cost of farm vehicles and forcing farmers to “rely (..)

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ATTRA

AUGUST 9, 2024

The farming practices used in producing organic fruits and vegetables foster more biodiversity, maintain and improve soil quality, boost water quality, protect air quality, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and help slow global warming.

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Civil Eats

APRIL 3, 2024

The issue most cited across critiques was simple: When urban farms were separated from community gardens in the study, the higher rate of greenhouse gas emissions reported essentially disappeared. Overall, they found greenhouse gas emissions were six times higher at the urban sites—and that’s the conclusion the study led with.

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ATTRA

APRIL 16, 2024

Introduction COMET-Planner is a web-based greenhouse gas (GHG) evaluation tool used to provide modelled estimates of the greenhouse gas impacts of certain conservation practices utilized across various agricultural landscapes. To answer that question, we use a tool called COMET-Planner. ATTRA.NCAT.ORG.

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Modern Farmer

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

million in 2020, Boehnlein worked with Snohomish County to pass the Rural Village Housing Demonstration Program ordinance in 2023. Beyond tools, this also includes critical infrastructure such as onsite cold storage, a refrigerated van, a greenhouse for plant starts, and washing facilities.

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Civil Eats

JANUARY 23, 2024

We are rural, urban, and suburban,” she said. Against the backdrop of a carefully managed perennial pasture, the gathering focused on legislative approaches to promoting regenerative farming and ranching practices, which the group believes can galvanize support across partisan and rural-urban divides. We are female; we are male.

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Food Tank

JUNE 19, 2024

Recent episode topics include healthy school meals, gender inequality in rural communities, and the cost of malnutrition. Hot Farm Food and agriculture systems are responsible for roughly one third of human-caused greenhouse gas emissions.

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Sustainable Harvest International

MARCH 12, 2025

Through this partnership, the Belize program and Shipstern are working together to conserve critical forestland and waterways that provide essential wildlife habitats and support the livelihoods of rural farmers. Farmers in the Honduras TREE program participate in a workshop at a community greenhouse.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

In comparison to the enormous opportunity that sustainable and organic agriculture represents for farmers and rural communities, federal investment in related research, education, and extension has been minuscule. Other posts explore how the next farm bill can tackle issues in regional market development, crop insurance access, and more.

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Food Tank

APRIL 18, 2025

Through Project Drawdowns climate-focused solutions library , you can filter sector-specific practices and technologies that can reduce greenhouse gas concentrations in Earths atmosphere, are scalable and financially viable, and have a net positive impact across a variety of scenarios. Social media can be a great tool for advocacy, too.

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Wisconsin Farmers Union

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

But the key points are: The National Farmers Union has supported the ethanol industry as it has helped farmers maintain a stronger market and has reduced the greenhouse gas emissions of the transportation industry. The overall impact of the greenhouse gas reductions of ethanol compared to gasoline are therefore hard to balance.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

JULY 26, 2023

Since its launch in 2020, the Office of Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production (OUAIP) has invested over $50 million in urban, suburban, and rural areas, strengthening networks of growers and consumers through infrastructure, education, and local planning initiatives.

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Civil Eats

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

percent of total greenhouse gas emissions between 2021 and 2022—the sharpest drop of all sectors in 2022. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) annual emissions inventory report showed that emissions from the agricultural sector dropped by nearly 2 percent, falling from 10.6

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Food Tank

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Governments are still failing to recognize food systems as a critical lever for change—despite food systems pumping out one-third of greenhouse gas emissions, and climate chaos decimating harvests and slowing productivity. Especially when it comes to food systems. But among the doom and gloom shine beacons of hope.

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Modern Farmer

MAY 7, 2024

Faaborg’s goal is to showcase that it is possible to convert hog barns to do a different kind of farming, and in doing so create jobs and revitalize the local rural economy. Thanks in part to Dale’s experience in construction, the Boles were able to adapt their poultry barns into greenhouses. Left: Paula Boles.

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Civil Eats

JULY 2, 2024

Since taking over the dairy a decade ago and branding it Foggy Bottoms Boys , the couple has been bucking convention and helping their rural community navigate changing economic tides. A lot of people don’t understand why my cheese costs [four times more than] Walmart’s.” “We’re an important fabric of these rural communities.”

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Wisconsin Farmers Union

APRIL 8, 2024

The rice was grown using climate-smart practices that reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 60-95% and reduce water use by at least 33%. Vilsack spoke about the challenges that farmers and rural communities are facing, commenting that, “Agriculture is the only industry where you can be the very best and still not make a living.”

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Agritecture Blog

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

An underground greenhouse currently under construction in Pine Ridge. As these communities grapple with climate change and historical inequities, they create innovative solutions, such as these underground greenhouses. In an underground greenhouse, Raycen Raines (right) helps harvest microgreens that are donated to the community.

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Civil Eats

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Last year, the foundation supported the production of a report on greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture , which played a significant role in the national conversation around regenerative agriculture. And I see the disappearance of rural America in other places, and it’s hard to reconcile that disconnect.”

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Agwired

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Methane is a potent greenhouse gas – 84 times more powerful than carbon dioxide in driving global warming over a 20-year time span. For 12 years, we have worked alongside farmers to make a real, quantifiable impact on greenhouse gas emissions while improving the air quality in rural communities,” said Grant Zimmerman, CEO of Amp Americas.

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Agritecture Blog

JUNE 15, 2023

Indoor agriculture, which includes practices such as vertical farming, greenhouse cultivation, and hydroponics, relies heavily on artificial lighting, climate control, and fertigation systems, which means that these farms are not always more energy-efficient than traditional agriculture. Credit: American Geosciences Institute.

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Modern Farmer

APRIL 3, 2024

Fighting climate change Greenhouse gas emissions, which result from high levels of atmospheric carbon, are a critical cause of climate change. Photo credit: Jess Giacobbe) A nybody who is interested—urban, suburban or rural gardeners and farmers or any land stewards—can participate in Carbon Sponge.

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ATTRA

JANUARY 28, 2024

Produced by Ecotone Analytics, Friends of the Mississippi River, and the Forever Green Partnership, Putting Down Roots offers an assessment of CLC cropping systems, detailing the significant beneficial impacts they can have on waterways and rural economies.

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ATTRA

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

That’s good for rural communities as well as the planet.” Producers interested in learning more can visit the Climate Beneficial Fiber Partnership website (fiberpartnership.ncat.org) and fill out an interest form.

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ATTRA

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) announced a new Green Fertilizer Grant Program that will support agricultural and rural electric cooperatives to invest in green fertilizer manufacturing.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Moreover, they have more potential to contribute to greenhouse gas mitigation via carbon sequestration. Reducing greenhouse gas emissions means moving away from the use of high-energy and polluting nitrogenous fertilizers. Diverse plants and manure must take their place. USDA agencies, such as ARS perform the remainder.

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Civil Eats

OCTOBER 2, 2024

In rural Mariposa County, where many large, historic ranches have been replaced by smaller residential parcels that can easily get overgrown, Happy Goat provides help. Goats’ love of leaves means they create extra clearance between the ground and low-hanging branches, which helps prevent fire from jumping into the tree canopy. “But

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