Modern Farmer

MARCH 3, 2025

Shed temporarily closed Edenesque, her nearly decade-old self manufactured plant-based dairy company, to transition to a co-manufactured enterprise with a production partner, and urgently needed capital to scale up. Another is Potlikker Capital , a social justice charitable fund supporting mainly rural BIPOC farmers across the country.

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Agwired

MARCH 22, 2024

The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) is preparing to showcase the Future of Food and Farming in the heart of Washington, DC, during the 2nd Celebration of Modern Ag on the National Mall. Blades spoke about the event during the National Ag Day celebration this week in Washington DC. Learn more in this interview.

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NASDA

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

The EPA should immediately issue a Final Cancellation Order that allows products within the channels of trade that have already been manufactured and ready for sale on the date of the decision to be distributed, sold, and used under the Existing Stocks of Pesticide Products; Statement of Policy1. We anticipate that the U.S.

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Wisconsin Farmers Union

MAY 17, 2024

By Matthew Conte | WFU Rural Organizer Springtime means planting season in Wisconsin, and as farmers sow seeds across the land, they often put a lot of pride into the paint color on their machines. As part of this project, we have launched the Farmer-Labor podcast, which aims to amplify the voices of farmers and workers in rural Wisconsin.

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NASDA

DECEMBER 7, 2023

agriculture is foundational to the American economy – reaching far beyond farms and rural communities to support more than 46 million jobs across the country. Together, the proposal’s recommendations provide guidance for the Administration to expand export markets opportunities for U.S. food and agriculture industries contributed $2.61

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NASDA

JANUARY 30, 2024

The lack of a renewal is harming manufacturers of all domestic industries, significantly raising costs and impacting products and jobs and especially impacting small and medium-sized businesses as they pay more for product inputs. manufacturing and research and development. businesses and their customers have paid over $1.5

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Daily Yonder

APRIL 18, 2023

Premium Peanut handles over 10% of the peanut crop in the United States and its customers consist of major snack, candy, and peanut butter manufacturers domestically, as well as customers in more than 30 countries around the world. Its rural location helps foster a sense of community.

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NASDA

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Specifically, we wish to raise concerns with Amendment #1097 as submitted by Sen. Mike Lee of Utah. The proposed amendment attempts to attach the so-called Opportunities for Fairness in Farming Act (or “OFF Act”), to the spending bill.

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Sustainable Food Trust

MARCH 4, 2025

However, the decline in people opting to work in the local meat sector and the loss of heritage and artisan skills such as butchery, has widespread implications for food security, sustainability and rural economies. This makes it economically unviable for training providers, particularly if they must travel to remote rural abattoirs.

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Processing Supply Chain Agroecology Food 52

Civil Eats

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

After his public response to Monbiot’s book elicited a response from readers, Smaje saw an opportunity to write about the role of farming, grazing, and rural places in an increasingly unstable and unpredictable future. But it’s also much more than that. Smaje is a passionate and wryly funny writer.

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Agwired

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Dairy Business Association announced its priorities for the upcoming legislative session, focusing on protecting Wisconsin’s dairy industry, ensuring fair regulations, enhancing rural communities, promoting economic support, supporting clean water initiatives and building lasting agricultural transportation infrastructure.

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Agwired

MARCH 12, 2025

Lindsay Corporation , a leading global manufacturer and distributor of irrigation and infrastructure equipment and technology, is honored to announce that FieldNET Advisor – Whole Farm Water Management has earned the 2025 AE50 award from the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE).

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ATTRA

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

“We strongly encourage cotton and wool producers of all sizes to apply.” Building on the Climate Beneficial Verification program already developed by Fibershed, the program is also working with well-known clothing brands and textile manufacturers to expand markets for climate-smart wool and cotton.

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NASDA

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

4368, the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024. Letter RE: Coalition Urges Opposition to Spartz Amendment (Submitted #113; Rules Print #76) to H.R.

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Agwired

MAY 8, 2024

AEM president Megan Tanel does media interviews on the Mall The Celebration of Modern Ag on the National Mall this week is the second time the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) has coordinated this kind of event to showcase farming equipment and technology and AEM president Megan Tanel says it’s much bigger than in 2022.

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NASDA

JANUARY 25, 2024

By creating a science-based, level playing field through the development of international standards, it also enhances economic opportunities for American farmers, ranchers, food producers, manufacturers, transporters, suppliers, retailers, and the millions of other American livelihoods tied to the food and agriculture value chains.

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Wisconsin Farmers Union

JANUARY 31, 2024

The lawsuit ,, was filed in May 2023 against the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) by Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce on behalf of Wisconsin Dairy Alliance and Venture Dairy Cooperative, lobbying groups that represent the interests of large livestock facilities known as concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs).

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NASDA

JULY 10, 2023

American food and agriculture exports are a vital component of the American economy, totaling nearly $200 billion in 2022, and providing jobs and economic opportunity in rural communities and throughout the supply chain in every corner of the country. Letter Dear Ambassador Tai, The U.S.

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NASDA

JULY 25, 2024

AMPI) Association of Equipment Manufacturers Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies Austin Chapter 10 IWLA BASF Corporation Bass Anglers Sportsman Society (B.A.S.S.) If Congress does not come together this year to enact a bipartisan farm bill, the legislative process will begin anew in the 119th Congress.

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Agwired

JANUARY 16, 2025

According to new data from the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) , U.S. In Canada, 10 rural municipalities in Quebec and three counties across Manitoba and Ontario reported SCN for the first time over that three-year span. sales of Ag tractors and combines fell in December 2024 compared to the year before.

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Agwired

MAY 8, 2024

David Rouzer (R-NC) and Dusty Johnson (R-SD) “All Crop Rows Lead to Washington” was the title of a Wednesday panel discussion on the National Mall led by Kip Eideberg of the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) with Reps. The topic was the farm bill and its importance to rural America and the nation as a whole.

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Farming Farming Food Manufacturing 49

ATTRA

MAY 24, 2024

Funds will support expanded capacity for the aggregation, processing, manufacturing, storing, transporting, wholesaling, and distribution of locally and regionally produced food products, including specialty crops, dairy, grains for human consumption, aquaculture, and other food products, excluding meat and poultry.

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Food Supply Chain Rural Development Aquaculture 40

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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Fertilizer Manufacturing Greenhouse Ruralism 40

Daily Yonder

MAY 10, 2023

A Colorado law that loosens the grip of manufacturers on farm-equipment repairs could lower costs for farmers and jump-start business for independent mechanics. It requires manufacturers to make manuals, parts, computer codes, and other information available for others to use.

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Manufacturing Agricultural equipment Mechanics Agriculture 52

Todays Farmer Magazine

OCTOBER 31, 2023

CoBank quarterly report indicates challenges and opportunities for farm and rural sectors The combination of high interest rates and a strong U.S. A new report from CoBank dives deeper into this market as well as other commodities and rural industries. economy, it’s a double whammy for rural America.” While the U.S. producers.

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Agriculture Agriculture Biofuel Ruralism 52

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Moreover, in the wake of the war, the Marshall Plan converted bomb factories to fertilizer factories, rapidly creating an entire system of hybrid seeds and manufactured inputs upon which farmers rapidly became reliant. In 2019, US farmers spent $118 billion to purchase seed and plants, fertilizers, animal feed, and agricultural chemicals.

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Agwired

APRIL 10, 2024

EPA has also issued a letter to AMVAC, the sole manufacturer of DCPA, restating the risks the agency found and stating that due to the serious risks posed by DCPA, the agency is pursuing further action to protect workers and others who could be exposed. Now in its 11th year, this national business competition showcases U.S.

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Manufacturing Greenhouse Technology Agriculture 49

ATTRA

APRIL 16, 2024

COMET-Planner estimates represent field activities only, including those associated with soils and woody biomass as appropriate, and do not include off-site emissions, such as those from transportation, manufacturing, processing, etc.” ATTRA.NCAT.ORG.

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Wisconsin Farmers Union

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

They are also working with manufacturers on engine performance. The audience asked about the price of rural land being affected by the ethanol industry. Steckel noted that National Farmers Union has provided longstanding support for ethanol.

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Agwired

OCTOBER 20, 2023

dollar is beginning to take a disproportionate toll on rural industries like agriculture, forest products, mining and manufacturing. That disproportionally hurts the backbone of the rural economy, according to a new quarterly report from CoBank’s Knowledge Exchange. The combination of high interest rates and a strong U.S.

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Food Tank

MARCH 29, 2024

States are hearing the needs of rural communities, too. In Colorado, the Consumer Right to Repair Agriculture Equipment Act, which went into effect in January , means that owners of agricultural equipment can repair their machinery independently, rather than being required to go through the manufacturer.

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Civil Eats

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Estrella “Esther” Penunia, the secretary general of the Asian Farmers’ Association for Sustainable Rural Development, called consolidation a “big problem” and talked about transforming the food system to “shift the power to the people.”

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Food Pesticide Agroecology Agriculture 143

Agwired

JULY 10, 2023

52), reigniting support for the bill across rural America. These samples, dating from the late 1940s to the present, aim to maintain the genetic diversity of American livestock, providing genetic security and an improved understanding of genes that influence and control valuable animal characteristics. John Thune (R-S.D.), Jon Tester (D-Mont.),

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Poultry Manufacturing Cultivation Ruralism 52

Food Tank

OCTOBER 24, 2023

For example, a healthy diet is out of reach for nearly half of the world’s population, yet food manufacturers and global seed giants continue to report record profits. If we are to meet the U.N.

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Civil Eats

OCTOBER 23, 2023

In rural areas, “It is not always cost feasible to go from house to house to collect compost because they are miles away,” she explained. So, communities and programs really have to be tuned in to the compost manufacturer to find out what they can take to make their program work.” Composting Council.

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Food Tank

AUGUST 1, 2023

This group of researchers, farmers, animators, and technicians is on a 100-village tour of the rural Maradi region of Niger, West Africa. The appeal is trifold: Seedballs are inexpensive, easily manufactured by farmers, and proven to generate results. The seedball caravan has arrived.

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Tillable

JUNE 30, 2023

Lenders that build their manufacturing processes around automated offerings process mortgages five to 15 days faster.” The difference in adoption of technology in rural America, where most Ag Lenders do the vast majority of their business, is behind the rest of the country. of urban residents and 26.2% of urban residents and 26.2%

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