ATTRA

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

The project focused on holding listening sessions in Native American communities in Montana, primarily on Indian reservations, to learn if community members would be interested in developing an Indigenous Harvest of the Month program.

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Civil Eats

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

In the summer months, Flor Sanchez and the members of her harvest crew rise before dawn and arrive at a cherry orchard in Washington state’s Yakima Valley when there is only the slightest hint of daylight. “We Climbing up into the branches to harvest the ripe fruit in near-darkness, she says, “seems a little dangerous.”

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Food Tank

AUGUST 13, 2024

Sustainable Harvest International (SHI) is an organization working in Central America to provide technical assistance and training to rural farming families that will help them produce food in a more sustainable way. Articles like the one you just read are made possible through the generosity of Food Tank members.

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Agric4profits

FEBRUARY 22, 2025

Women tend to concentrate their agricultural activities around the homestead, primarily because of their domestic and reproductive roles; they play a critical role in food production, post-harvest activities, livestock care, and increasingly in cash cropping.

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Western FarmPress

AUGUST 30, 2024

Nebraska graduates pursue careers in agriculture through Husker Harvest Days funds.

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Western FarmPress

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Whether a fire call or a farm meeting, Don and Steven Schlesselman make time to give back to rural Missouri.

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Civil Eats

APRIL 9, 2025

The First Harvest In the first season, KALO HCC harvested 25 pounds of kalo leaves, called lau, which are used for food, medicinal purposes, and ceremonies. KALO HCC harvested 500 pounds of leaves, most of which were distributed to community members for free. A KALO HCC member harvests garlic from the garden in July.

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Modern Farmer

MARCH 31, 2025

The word farm was once equated with images of sun-kissed green fields in rural areas. Increased and Reliable Production Smaller spaces can still produce impressive harvests. One study used data to compare a fictional vertical farm in Oklahoma with a rural farm. Thats quickly changing. But how do the farms compare? Its complex.

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Agric4profits

DECEMBER 21, 2024

Jute farming is vital for many rural communities, providing income and employment to millions of farmers. Jute plants grow quickly, with a harvest period of about 4-6 months, making it an excellent crop for seasonal farming. Jute is a rain-fed crop, requiring minimal pesticides and fertilizers compared to other commercial crops.

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Food Tank

JANUARY 24, 2024

agriculture, food systems, and rural communities.” Whether our crops come to harvest or our livestock make it to market is directly tied to the cycles of nature that we try our best to work within. At the same time, skyrocketing input costs squeeze farmers’ margins, hurting rural economies and jacking up food prices for consumers.

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Food Politics

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Farm Action , an organization devoted to stopping corporate agrocultural monopolies and building fair competition in rural America, has issued a short report, Balancing the US Agricuiltural Trade Deficit with Higher Value Food Crops. This could be accomplished by approximately doubling the amount of land currently harvested for these crops.

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Western FarmPress

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Donations from FFA members, plus local collection at grocery stores, support rural communities.

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Civil Eats

JANUARY 7, 2025

When Michael Kotutwa Johnson goes out to the acreage behind his stone house to harvest his corn, his fields look vastly different from the endless rows you see in much of rural North America. Photo courtesy of Michael Kotutwa Johnson) His harvest looks unique, too. Kotutwa Johnson with an ear of his Hopi white corn.

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Sustainable Harvest International

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Every day, rural women work long, tireless, and sometimes thankless hours to provide for their families. Their innate desire to nurture and uplift their communities in Belize, Honduras, and Panama is palpable as they work with Sustainable Harvest International (SHI) to transform their farms into regenerative ones.

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Food Tank

APRIL 7, 2025

But, Benbrook says, When evaluated and approved years ago, the combined expression level of Bt toxins [the pest-repelling toxins in GM corn] in corn kernels at harvest were almost always less than 10 ppm. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) stated that there were “no risks of concern to human health fromcurrent uses of glyphosate.

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Daily Yonder

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Historians know that turkey and corn were part of the first Thanksgiving , when Wampanoag peoples shared a harvest meal with the pilgrims of Plymouth plantation in Massachusetts. Abundant Harvests Historically, Native people throughout the Americas bred indigenous plant varieties specific to the growing conditions of their homelands.

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Western FarmPress

OCTOBER 26, 2024

Winter weather outlook, rural economy, rootworm management, policy and coming home to harvest are featured this week.

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Daily Yonder

APRIL 3, 2024

Pridgen says that this garden is a “food forest” where the harvest is donated to serve the community. Grayson LandCare Members bring in a harvest from the Permaculture Garden. Photo provided by Grayson LandCare) Grayson Landcare also acts as an incubator for rural innovation.

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Food Tank

APRIL 9, 2025

Vietnams shrimp industrywhich ranks among the three largest globallyis also strained by extreme weather events, high production costs, inflation, and disease, according to Vietnams Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD). Tran and his team seek to address these challenges.

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ATTRA

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Harvesting salad greens can be a slow and labor-intensive process. With recent innovations that include the Quick-Cut Greens Harvester and the Baby Greens Harvester (a scaled up option not shown in this video) by Terrateck, small farms can greatly increase the speed and efficiency of their harvest.

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Modern Farmer

MARCH 24, 2025

While many people think of rural landscapes as agricultural hubs , more and more people are realizing the benefits of growing food, flowers, and fiber in urban spaces. Grow Vertically Growing vertically allows for bigger harvests in compact gardening spaces. When youre working with limited square footage, consider growing up.

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ATTRA

AUGUST 1, 2023

However, my rain appreciation grew deeper this year after my partner John and I installed a 1,650-gallon rain harvest system at our house. A rain harvester rule of thumb is that 1 inch of rain on 1 square foot yields 0.6 These natural drip points are the easiest entry point for rain harvesting. ATTRA.NCAT.ORG.

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Civil Eats

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Rural Response Hotline : 1-800-464-0258. Haskins is the behavioral health lead at AgriSafe , an agricultural health care network formed by rural nurses in 2003. Cramped muscles or a frazzled circulatory system from absorbing combine vibrations all day during harvest season. AgriStress Helpline : 1-833-897-2474.

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CABI

MARCH 8, 2024

This workforce is vital to the country’s rural economy, with women performing many of the big farming jobs, such as planting, weeding, tending, and harvesting crops. In India, 59 per cent of women work in agriculture. Despite this, many women do not self-identify as farmers.

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Modern Farmer

JANUARY 7, 2025

When Michael Kotutwa Johnson goes out to the acreage behind his stone house to harvest his corn, his fields look vastly different from the endless rows of corn you see in much of rural North America. Kotutwa Johnson with a harvested ear of Hopi white corn. His harvest looks unique, too.

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Civil Eats

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

The resurgence gained further traction in the 1990s with support from the Department of Defenses Rural Economic Transition Assistance-Hawaii grants , which helped farmers shift from sugarcane plantations to diversified agriculture. Harvesting awa requires leaving the corm and lateral roots intact.

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Daily Yonder

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

In the summer months, Flor Sanchez and the members of her harvest crew rise before dawn and arrive at a cherry orchard in Washington state’s Yakima Valley when there is only the slightest hint of daylight. “We Climbing up into the branches to harvest the ripe fruit in near-darkness, she says, “seems a little dangerous.”

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Sustainable Harvest International

JUNE 22, 2022

Sustainable Harvest International (SHI) is thrilled to announce its new partnership with the Global Evergreening Alliance , a network of leading research, technical, and development organizations united in their commitment to large-scale environmental restoration and sustainable agricultural intensification.

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Daily Yonder

AUGUST 29, 2023

Editor’s Note: This article was originally published in Keep It Rural , an email newsletter from the Daily Yonder. Join the mailing list for more rural news, thoughts, and analysis in your inbox each week. Rural Reading List Thousands of People Moved to the Rural South During the First Year of the Pandemic.

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Civil Eats

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Because these workers are isolated in rural areas and often lack immigration papers, English language skills, and full control over their housing, transportation, and food supply—they are particularly vulnerable in times of crisis. There’s more information needed out in the rural areas of North Carolina.

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Agritecture Blog

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

CONTENT SOURCED FROM WIRED November 23, 2022 Jennifer Bousselot has had one hell of a summer harvest. You don’t have to set this up as a dichotomy between urban and rural, really,” says Bousselot. An urban farm, by contrast, can grow all kinds of crops packed closely together because they’re harvested by hand.

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Caff

MARCH 11, 2025

These investments, particularly those in rural communities, have enabled farmers to expand their operations and strengthen their businesses. According to a 2023 report by CoBank , 87% of rural areas face food insecurity in the U.S. Seven days later, after many farmers raised alarm bells across California and the U.S.,

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Todays Farmer Magazine

JANUARY 24, 2023

The state’s rural suicide rate is growing faster than in urban counties, increasing 78% between 2003 and 2017. With a four-year grant commitment from the MFA Foundation, University of Missouri Extension will have new avenues to support rural communities in need of mental health assistance.

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Food and Farming Technology

DECEMBER 24, 2023

Fieldwork Robotics Ltd has been awarded a £515k grant from the UK Department of Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) and UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) to accelerate its £1.1m BerryBot Project.The

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Modern Farmer

DECEMBER 18, 2024

They spend each day at a different farm, ranch, or cultural learning program area throughout rural Kohala with various organizations. Food served on boards from a harvested kiawe tree. Three years ago, the program started with only two students; now there are 12. At each location, they have plots with different varieties of kalo.

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Sustainable Harvest International

MARCH 25, 2021

Boston, MA — March 25 — Sustainable Harvest International (SHI) launched its “Million Farm Transformation” initiative, Founder Florence Reed announced today. million children, suffering from acute malnutrition, living in rural areas. Providing that technical assistance is how we can best feed the world and keep the planet healthy.”

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Civil Eats

AUGUST 14, 2023

In his new book, Kelly highlights the importance of subsistence harvests and points to the fact that, in 2000, some Alaska Natives harvested more than 700 pounds of wild foods per person. Harvesting animals and birds, drying and storing fish is part of establishing our food security,” Kelly writes. “The Supreme Court agreed.

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