ATTRA

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

This podcast is produced by the National Center for Appropriate Technology through the ATTRA Sustainable Agriculture program, under a cooperative agreement with USDA Rural Development.

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ATTRA

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Related ATTRA Resources: Soil Topic Area Livestock Topic Area Grazing Topic Area This blog is produced by the National Center for Appropriate Technology through the ATTRA Sustainable Agriculture program, under a cooperative agreement with USDA Rural Development. ATTRA.NCAT.ORG.

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ATTRA

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Planting, harvesting, breeding, raising livestock all require a period of waiting, but there are forms of waiting that can be minimized in farming operations, such as equipment repair, delayed harvest times due to unavailable labor, and delays of shipments of agricultural inputs. ATTRA.NCAT.ORG.

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NASDA

MAY 7, 2024

livestock industry. Provide $5,000,000 to NIFA for funding projects that identify, validate, and facilitate human-pathogen kill step technologies and systems for the fresh produce industry. million for the Foreign Market Development Program. National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) a.

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ATTRA

MARCH 26, 2024

Related ATTRA Resources: Sheep and Goats: Frequently Asked Questions Getting Started with Livestock Dairy Goats for the Farm An Illustrated Guide to Sheep and Goat Production Small-Scale Livestock Production Episode 179. Getting Started in Livestock, Part 1 Episode 228. ATTRA.NCAT.ORG.

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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.

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Farming Farming Agriculture Agriculture 109

ATTRA

MAY 14, 2024

By Linda Coffey, NCAT Livestock Specialist Here in Arkansas, the grass is growing, hens are at full lay, baby lambs are everywhere, and calves are arriving. But in my day job as an NCAT livestock specialist, I’ve been working on improving the curriculum for our Women, Livestock, and the Land course. ATTRA.NCAT.ORG.

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Livestock Marketing Rural Development Farming 45

ATTRA

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

This podcast is produced by the National Center for Appropriate Technology through the ATTRA Sustainable Agriculture program, under a cooperative agreement with USDA Rural Development.

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ATTRA

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Dr. Lemus has been crucial in assisting the livestock producers across Mississippi understand the needs of each individual pasture toward better soil health. Leyla Rios, both of MSU Extension, strives to better understand forage present and soil health results from the implementation of conservation practices through an HMI framework.

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ATTRA

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Pasture fertility, healthy livestock, reduced nutrient runoff, all thanks to dung beetles. Even if you’re not a romantic, there are still plenty of other reasons to love dung beetles: it’s estimated that they provide millions of dollars’ worth of nutrient retention and pest fly reduction per year. ATTRA.NCAT.ORG.

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Pasture Rural Development Manure Food 75

ATTRA

JULY 25, 2023

Attracting and Protecting Pollinators Alternative Pollinators: Native Bees Topic Area: Pollinators This blog is produced by the National Center for Appropriate Technology through the ATTRA Sustainable Agriculture program, under a cooperative agreement with USDA Rural Development. ATTRA.NCAT.ORG.

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Rural Development Ruralism Technology Agriculture 75

ATTRA

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Agroforestry is the intentional integration of trees into cropping and/or livestock systems, inspired by Indigenous wisdom, and it can be applied in many ways and in many different places – even in cities! Botanic Garden.

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Food Distribution Rural Development Forestry 111

ATTRA

APRIL 30, 2024

We traveled to Dickenson College Organic Farm in Carlisle, PA to visit Matt Steiman, Farm Energy and Livestock Manager at the farm. In addition, the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) is a grant program administered through USDA’s Rural Development office. ATTRA.NCAT.ORG.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

MAY 20, 2024

2101) Dramatically increases support for precision agriculture technologies. 5102, 5103, 5019, 5110, 5202, 5503, 5402, 112205 ) Title 6 – Rural Development Includes the Food Supply Chain Guaranteed Loan Program.

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ATTRA

JANUARY 23, 2024

Farms, no matter the reason they begin, have all the elements of a complex organization, including people, processes, culture, technology, strategy, structure, and systems. Shifts in technology have birthed and ended many farm operations, and it is important to recognize how to implement best practices regarding technology.

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ATTRA

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Installing one or more of these climate-smart practices can be costly at first but they should pay for themselves over time through decreased inputs needed, e.g., fertilizer, livestock hay and feed, reseeding, and increased plant yield due to better soil function. ATTRA.NCAT.ORG.

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Farming Farming Greenhouse Crop Rotation 40

ATTRA

APRIL 23, 2024

Related ATTRA Resources Building Healthy Pasture Soils Other Resources Pasture Cropping—The Innovative No-kill, No-till System Developed by Australian Farmers This blog is produced by the National Center for Appropriate Technology through the ATTRA Sustainable Agriculture program, under a cooperative agreement with USDA Rural Development.

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ATTRA

MARCH 5, 2024

Among the topics discussed are evasive grazing to control parasites; the question of nutritional wisdom of sheep; and how raising grassfed livestock is Maryrose’s answer to creating a beautiful life while helping heal the land. Danielle shares her winding career path working with livestock across the Western U.S., Listen here.

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NASDA

APRIL 1, 2025

As your committees consider Appropriations for the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies for FY2026, we respectfully request $1.877 billion for ARS salaries and expenses, which represents a five percent increase over the FY2025 level.

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Agriculture Agriculture Science Rural Development 130

National Young Farmers Coalition

JUNE 26, 2024

This bill defines precision agriculture as: “managing, tracking, or reducing crop or livestock production inputs, including seed, feed, fertilizer, chemicals, water, and time, at a heightened level of spatial and temporal granularity to improve efficiencies, reduce waste, and maintain environmental quality.”

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NASDA

APRIL 1, 2025

As your committees consider Appropriations for the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies for FY2026, we respectfully request $1.877 billion for ARS salaries and expenses, which represents a five percent increase over the FY2025 level.

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Agriculture Agriculture Science Rural Development 130

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

JUNE 14, 2023

Livestock have the potential to be valued less for meat, dairy and wool and more for the waste they produce. IATP has written about how biogas, and digesters in particular, is a false climate solution that further props up a polluting system of animal production, in which rural communities pay the price. Accessed May 3, 2023.

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Manure Agriculture Agriculture Ruralism 52

ATTRA

JULY 2, 2024

By Tammy Barnes , NCAT Agricultural Specialist Now, as we enter the hot, dry summer months, is the time to watch livestock water sources for quality. Do not let livestock loiter in ponds because they contaminate it with manure. How to Protect Livestock from Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs). ATTRA.NCAT.ORG.

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ATTRA

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Just like us, livestock and plants need extra care during these longer periods of higher temperatures. Livestock performance goes down. Incorporating silvopasture into your operation is a great way to provide livestock with critical shade and shelter while also bringing more carbon into the agroecosystem. ATTRA.NCAT.ORG.

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Livestock Rural Development Agriculture Agriculture 98

ATTRA

APRIL 2, 2024

Our pastures are devastated by livestock feeding areas, hooves, gate ruts, excessive rain, snow melt, and lack of vegetative cover during the non-growing season. We are too aware of the cost of pasture forage restoration, truck fenders, and loss of man hours, but there is also a cost to the health and welfare of our livestock.

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Soil Compaction Pasture Forage Livestock 98

ATTRA

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Winter is underway, and people, land, and livestock are still struggling to recover, but I am impressed with the outpouring of assistance and volunteers who are still trying to get lives back to normal. Photo of Gene in his barn damaged by Hurricane Helene. ATTRA.NCAT.ORG.

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Farming Farming Acre Rural Development 97

NASDA

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

livestock industry. Provide $5,000,000 to NIFA for the purpose of funding projects that identify, validate, and facilitate human-pathogen kill step technologies and systems for the fresh produce industry. National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) Programs a. Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program – $10 million i.

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Food Ruralism Agriculture Agriculture 130

ATTRA

OCTOBER 31, 2023

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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. Hunger , United States U.S.

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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. agricultural policy.

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