Modern Farmer

AUGUST 28, 2023

Rooted in preindustrial farming, the method involves intentionally incorporating trees on the same land used by grazing livestock, in a way that benefits both. It also provides much-needed natural shade for livestock. Research shows that as the planet warms, livestock deaths will increase. Trees provide shade.

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Civil Eats

DECEMBER 4, 2024

The soil is dead, new markets need to be developed, and for now, she’s planning on continuing to run Three Part Harmony, which will involve a lot of driving back and forth. The market forces were pressuring them to get out of this work that we all love so deeply. At the same time, she’s transitioning the D.C.

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Farm Credit of Southern Colorado

MAY 10, 2023

Here in our beautiful state of Colorado, livestock is a huge necessity for our local communities. Managing and owning livestock is a significant responsibility, and it is something that comes with a wide range of limitations, regulations, and policies that are mandatory.

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Food Tank

MAY 3, 2024

There are not a lot of hog farmers…But there are kids that want to be handling livestock.” Often families will purchase livestock for these types of programs using interest-free youth loans. To me, Niman Ranch is a way they can afford five acres of property and they could actually raise livestock, they could have a small business.”

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Modern Farmer

MAY 23, 2024

The Biodegradable Products Institute , which sets standards for such bags, stopped certifying pet bags for the US market for that reason. “Our Canadian markets purchase hundreds of thousands monthly, but most of the Canadian composters accept pet waste.” As snow melted, piles of manure reappeared and infiltrated waterways.

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Modern Farmer

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Agricultural run-off, including soil erosion, nutrient loss from fertilizers and animal manure, bacteria from animal manure and pesticides are the largest stressors to water quality of America’s streams and rivers. Market structures and business models should support fair income and wages for farmers and workers.

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Modern Farmer

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

His first batch of livestock included 25 chickens he processed for his family. Yet, there were few resources to help with marketing your product, finding customers, getting sales and becoming profitable. At Vital Mission Farm, Siewicki planted various fruit trees around the farm with space for livestock to graze on the grasses.

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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 24, 2023

Two organizations want to put an end to the wild west of claims and prove, through certification, that food labeled regenerative is genuinely the gold standard of sustainability and not just another marketing buzzword. Land to Market frames its products as coming “from land that is regenerating.” But it’s not quite that simple.

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Daily Yonder

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

There was one [Sunnyside] family that had built an outdoor swimming pool for their grandchildren to enjoy, and one of the dairies came in and built a manure lagoon right next to the swimming pool,” she said. The community wanted to avoid the issues they’d heard about in Sunnyside, a small town about 50 miles east of the Yakima Reservation.

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Cropaia

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Compost and organic amendments : Regenerative farmers prioritize the use of organic matter, such as compost, manure, and other natural amendments, to enhance soil fertility and microbial activity. Integrating livestock : Some regenerative systems incorporate livestock, such as cattle or sheep, into crop rotations.

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UnderstandingAg

MAY 3, 2024

We should feed the soil more like we feed ourselves and our livestock. Living ground cover is especially critical on acres receiving manure from confinement operations. Industry groups should make it clear to members that cover crops and more in-season application must become part of all manure management plans and programs.

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Modern Farmer

AUGUST 13, 2024

Many of the issues can be boiled down to the sheer concentration of manure they produce. One estimate, informed by USDA data, suggests that 99 percent of livestock grown in the US is raised in a CAFO. The operation would consist of 10 buildings holding 7,200 sows, producing 10 million gallons of liquid manure every year.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

JULY 26, 2023

The COWS Act would establish a new federal program aiming to improve economic viability and sustainability for the dairy and livestock industry. Over the last few years, the dairy industry has faced many challenges including drought, increasing feed costs, labor shortages, a fluctuating milk market, Covid-19 and most recently flooding.

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Civil Eats

APRIL 29, 2024

The USDA’s National Organic Program (NOP) currently requires compost to be derived from plant and animal materials, such as manure, food scraps, leaves, and straw. Composters are not able to market finished compost as an input to organic agriculture if they accept compostable packaging as a feedstock.”states

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Modern Farmer

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Dumping manure in public spaces, hurling eggs at government buildings, blocking major roads —the European farmers who have taken to the streets to challenge free trade policies sure know how to raise a ruckus. German farmers also saw movement in their favor from their lawmakers on fuel subsidies.

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Modern Farmer

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

There was one [Sunnyside] family that had built an outdoor swimming pool for their grandchildren to enjoy, and one of the dairies came in and built a manure lagoon right next to the swimming pool,” she said. The community wanted to avoid the issues they’d heard about in Sunnyside, a small town about 50 miles east of the Yakima Reservation.

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Food Politics

AUGUST 15, 2023

GusNIP funds programs that give SNAP users access to more fruits and vegetables, especially through farmers’ market matching and produce prescription programs. Unlike SNAP, it generally garners bipartisan support, since it focuses on healthy food and directs more dollars directly to farmers.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

MAY 10, 2024

Excessive proposed cost-share payments for livestock feed management. Requires producers with confined livestock feeding operations to submit a GHG emissions reduction plan, in addition to the currently required comprehensive nutrient management plan, to be eligible to receive payments under the program.

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Kavya Organic Farm

AUGUST 24, 2023

Some examples of fertilising plants organically are; Agricultural waste Manure from livestock Industrial waste However, inorganic fertilisers exist too which are responsible for directly affecting the soil through chemicals. This includes Nitrogen and phosphorus fertilisers.

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Modern Farmer

AUGUST 13, 2024

Many of the issues can be boiled down to the sheer concentration of manure they produce. One estimate, informed by USDA data, suggests that 99 percent of livestock grown in the US is raised in a CAFO. The operation would consist of 10 buildings holding 7,200 sows, producing 10 million gallons of liquid manure every year.

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Modern Farmer

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

It even includes the specific type of manure Joly selects to fertilize his vineyards. And because they are indigenous to the region, their manure, arguably, will deliver more authentic terroir. Growth of the market—and the cattle—was slow. That work is meticulous, complex, and strategic. Sheila Patinkin.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Other posts explore how the next farm bill can tackle issues in regional market development, crop insurance access, and more. In addition to the overall drop in US public agricultural R&D investment, organic research continues to be significantly underfunded compared to its share of the food sales market.

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Civil Eats

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

“People have been talking about virtual fencing for a long time,” said Juan Alvez, an extension research associate at the University of Vermont’s Center for Sustainable Agriculture, whose expertise includes grazing management, “and now it’s just coming to market.”

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Sustainable Food Trust

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Many wool producers in the UK have merino prejudice, which is unsurprising, given the way it dominates the world market and is held up as incomparable by many involved in the international wool trade, including some key figures in British Wool. I asked about internal markets for wool and was told there were none.

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Sustainable Food Trust

JUNE 5, 2024

Grazing livestock are a key focus of the SFT’s work and the subject of our next report, due out later this year. While weeding the fields, the camels also fertilise them with their manure. Livestock develops its positive impact on the environment when it is managed in grazing/browsing systems where it is kept moving.

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Caff

APRIL 22, 2021

“The ARA adopts many strategies pioneered in California” said CAFF Policy Director, Dave Runsten, “such as the Healthy Soils Program, the diversion of organic matter from landfills, and the Alternative Manure Management Program. . Grants of up to $500,000 would be available for small scale meat processing.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

JULY 14, 2023

And beyond the diversification associated with cropping fields, adding livestock diversity into a system can reduce challenges like pests and diseases while allowing for nutrient cycling from livestock to soil and back to crop or forage species. Silvopasture, or mixed trees and livestock, is one form of agroforestry.

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Civil Eats

JANUARY 23, 2024

Rather than laying out imperatives, the state act helps “gently lead people” towards regenerative practices, says the bill’s author, State Senator Bruce Gillespie, by recognizing the benefits of soil conservation and range management, particularly through rotational livestock grazing.

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Agwired

AUGUST 5, 2024

All five are row crop and livestock producers who are leaders in adopting new technology in many different ways. She also started a media marketing company called People of Ag. “We’ve even got into artificial intelligence when it comes to grain marketing.” “I’ve got my brother on camera. .

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Agwired

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Livestock Publications Council (LPC) annually inducts one of its distinguished leaders into the Hall of Fame. USPOULTRY will host its annual Poultry Market Intelligence Forum at the 2025 International Production & Processing Expo (IPPE) in Atlanta, Ga. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Air Quality Task Force (AAQTF).

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Civil Eats

AUGUST 9, 2023

GusNIP funds programs that give SNAP users access to more fruits and vegetables, especially through farmers’ market matching and produce prescription programs. Failing grades went to fast food companies including White Castle, Subway, and Boston Market and several large grocers including Walmart, Trader Joes, and Amazon.

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Modern Farmer

JULY 10, 2023

Dairy and livestock account for more than half of California’s production of the powerful greenhouse gas (GHG), one that traps 84 times more heat than carbon dioxide. She points to wide-scale implementation of anaerobic digesters, which capture methane from sealed manure lagoons to create biogas.

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CalCAN

APRIL 6, 2023

And energy- and livestock-intensive farming methods since then have continued to raise the sum of agricultural greenhouse gas emissions. These are climate solutions that will sustain both farmers and the food system in spite of weather and market challenges.

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Modern Farmer

JULY 12, 2024

Meanwhile, in the Netherlands, the same farmers struggling with the effects of climate change, like drought, are revolting against stricter regulations on pollution from livestock manure. This is about allowing a technology to be developed and potentially marketed.” Photography by Shutterstock/Ground Photo.

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CalCAN

AUGUST 15, 2023

Summary of Marker Bills Converting Our Waste Sustainably (COWS) Act This bill would set up a new program in the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) to reduce methane and nitrous oxide emissions on dairy and other livestock operations. Transitioning to or increasing pasture-based production would also be eligible.

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Farmbrite

MARCH 14, 2023

Mostly, the need is market-driven as most customers prefer buying certified produce to avoid illness and microbial hazards and there are some restaurants that are requiring that certification of their producers. To increase your market Though a GAP certification is voluntary, many buyers expect you to have the certification.

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