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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Civil Eats

DECEMBER 10, 2024

The governor of North Carolina had authorized the dumping of the soil, contaminated with polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs, which had been linked to cancer, in the rural county. In the rural Hecks Grove communityless than a mile from where Robert E. As director of farmer inclusion, his job is to distribute $1.7

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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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Food Tank

JULY 14, 2023

This year, the report’s theme is “Urbanization, agrifood systems transformation, and healthy diets across the rural–urban continuum” and focuses on how urbanization trends are reshaping the world’s agri-food systems and nutrition security. We need to support farmers. We need to support workers.

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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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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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Food Farming Farming Ecology 144

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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Science Food Agriculture Agriculture 130

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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Livestock Manufacturing Manure Ruralism 52

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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biotechnology Grain Marketing Agriculture 130

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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Daily Yonder

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Originally from rural South Dakota, she had been around farming her whole life, but this felt different. “We The once-predominantly rural town of Ledgeview had become a hotbed for suburban cul-de-sacs and housing developments. Over the next several years, Porter began noticing manure runoff in the creek her kids would play in.

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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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Tractor Distribution Agriculture Agriculture 45

Civil Eats

APRIL 17, 2024

He didn’t travel to the rural area for any of his job responsibilities; he was there to document injustice. But four months into the job, he decided to come forward as whistleblower, exposing what he says are the deplorable and unsanitary conditions in one of India’s largest shrimp manufacturers.

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Poultry Supply Chain Cattle Food 143

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

Civil Eats

JUNE 18, 2024

Recyclops’ business is now split between residential collection programs, mostly focused in rural areas, and enterprise-level solutions that reach most major metro areas. You’re weighing the environmental impact of manufacturing and shipping against recyclability. It’s a balance,” Smith said. Where is the highest impact?

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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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Fertilizer Manufacturing Greenhouse Ruralism 40

The Farmers Daughter USA

JUNE 12, 2023

Farmers can collaborate with renewable plastic manufacturers or participate in local bioplastics production, contributing to a circular economy that integrates agriculture and industry. This diversification of income sources supports rural economies and helps farmers maintain their livelihoods.

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Straw Compost Manufacturing Ruralism 52

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

Civil Eats

DECEMBER 11, 2023

In 1985, tractor manufacturers adopted a voluntary standard to include ROPS and seatbelts on all new tractors over 20 horsepower. We’re talking about rural communities that have smaller populations, and those impacts are felt much more widely through communities, because it’s not just one employee out of thousands.

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Tractor Farming Farming Acre 138

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

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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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 Technology Greenhouse Agriculture 49

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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