NASDA

APRIL 24, 2024

Recommitting to an aggressive trade agenda, holding parties accountable to commitments, and improving trade enforcement mechanisms are critical steps that need to be taken. agriculture is foundational to the American economy – reaching far beyond farms and rural communities to support more than 48 million jobs across the country.

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Food Politics

AUGUST 16, 2024

Urban stockyard workers had been unionized since the 1930s; employees of the new rural processing plants were not: they were and are paid much less. Those big expensive machines are not expected to last more than a few years, not because of the refrigeration mechanisms but because of the electronics. Well, they used to.

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RR2CS

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Ryan Mason transitions a successful urban farm operation back to his rural roots in Pigeon Lake, Alberta. Through his studies, Ryan participated in a global exchange program in rural Mexico, living and working with a campesino (small farming) community. It was there where I rediscovered my passion for food and food studies,” he says.

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Farm Credit of Southern Colorado

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

He oversees cattle care, mechanical work on equipment, and plays a key role in planting, harvesting, and managing seasonal help. He is also the president of the Plains Ground Water Management District, focusing on rural water conservation. He and his wife, Taren, are raising their three children in Burlington.

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ATTRA

MARCH 26, 2025

However, mechanization and technology like tractors offer women the chance to broaden their opportunities in agriculture. Mechanizing tasks like bed shaping, planting, and cultivation is game-changing. Rural Sociology, 89: 3-39. Another barrier is knowledge. Tractor operation is a skill that can be intimidating to learn.

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Agritecture Blog

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

As more people pour into metropolises—urban populations are projected to double in the next three decades, according to the World Bank —scientists like Bousselot are investigating how designers and planners can ruralize cities, greening roofs, and empty lots. What we should probably focus on is resilience overall.” “The

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Sustainable Food Trust

OCTOBER 1, 2024

As well as growing food, farmers are tasked with delivering a broad spectrum of ‘public goods’ – from wildlife habitat and healthy soils to public access and rural employment. Is it the period 1750-1850 when most of the present rural features were planted or built? The money to sustain the rural environment. What of the Future?

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Food Tank

DECEMBER 1, 2023

The country has pioneered a move towards agroecology for two decades and has already seen a 4 percent improvement in rural food security. In Mexico, climate change has caused a decline in yields—including a 35 percent reduction in the bean crop while increasingly ferocious hurricanes have wiped out fruit crops.

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NASDA

MAY 7, 2024

The National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA) commends the subcommittee for its work in support of farmers, ranchers, and rural communities. A consistent and predictable funding mechanism for state and local programs is needed. Of those who completed service, 80% remained in underserved rural communities.

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Far Eastern Agriculture

DECEMBER 13, 2024

ICRISAT's solar-powered water hyacinth harvester, designed and fabricated in-house by a team of scientists received its first grant, boosting its ability to be used with ease by rural farming communities The solar-powered equipment offers substantial benefits, including 5060% savings in cost, time, and labour, while prioritising using clean energy.

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RR2CS

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

You never know what Mother Nature is going to dish out, whether it is going to be the good, the bad or the ugly, so being able to observe, learn and adapt can be just as handy as mechanical skills. The post EP 74 Niitsitapi Agriculture Certificate appeared first on Rural Routes to Climate Solutions.

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NASDA

OCTOBER 5, 2023

We always like to remind our consumers, no matter where they live – in an urban area or a rural area – agriculture is very important to them.” A big part of what we do is make certain that they have the most accessible, affordable, safest food supply that you can find anywhere in the world.

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Food Tank

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

The mega-city of São Paulo, Brazil knows this, and the city’s Connect the Dots program protects forests and farms in nearby rural districts from urban development, trains family farmers in sustainable practices, and finds urban buyers for their fresh organic produce. They offer a blueprint for real people-centered climate action.

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The Equation

JUNE 20, 2023

And that there are enforcement mechanisms to make sure that they don’t continue to occur. DR. NEZAHUALCOYOTL XIUHTECUTLI: It really creates a health disparity among rural communities and urban communities. ALICE REZNICKOVA: We have found that the federal government underfunds research on farmworkers’ health.

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Agribusiness Blog

JANUARY 26, 2022

Now our state has one of the highest minimum wages in the Country at about $14 per hour, but even smaller rural communities are seeing the effects of labor disruption especially for farmers. However, the plane had “mechanical” issues and the flight did not occur. Luckily, I was able to get on a Delta flight.

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Trimble Agriculture

MAY 15, 2024

In this article, we outline the impact of rising property taxes on agriculture and explain ways rural landowners can reduce their tax burden. More people were moving to Rural America than moving out. It doesn’t provide a mechanism for individual farmers to become tax exempt from property taxes on their farmland.

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NASDA

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

State departments of agriculture are responsible for a wide range of programs, including food safety, conservation, and fostering the economic vitality of our rural communities. territories. NASDA is committed to working with the federal government, private industry, and academia to identify and address agricultural workforce challenges.

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Modern Farmer

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Instead, it advocates for more capital-intensive automation and mechanization in line with the longstanding “bigger is better” agriculture policy of the past fifty years. Envisioning farming as hyper-specialized, where specializations only converge in a marketable product, misses critical aspects of farming knowledge.

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ATTRA

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Not only do roots mechanically help to open the soil by pushing their way through the soil, but more importantly they release hundreds of carbon-based compounds like sugars and amino acids, a process known as root exudation. Roots are essential for healthy soil structure to be maintained. ATTRA.NCAT.ORG.

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Trimble Agriculture

JULY 19, 2023

After the shift to mechanized milking, farmers quickly adopted other technologies, like smart collars, activity trackers, and ear tag sensors. Uneven access to high-speed internet in rural areas has created gaps in farmer accessibility of these tools. Wearable heat detectors can even forecast the optimal time for breeding.

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The Equation

AUGUST 27, 2024

Consequently, Black farmers in the early 20th century lagged behind their White counterparts in agricultural mechanization. Moreover, many of them accumulated debt, faced foreclosures, and subsequently lost their land. Recently in July 2024, the USDA announced it had issued payments amounting to $2.2 billion to eligible farmers.

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Modern Farmer

JANUARY 8, 2024

These occurrences in urban areas are scary, but heat stress can affect birds in more rural spaces, too, and farmland is no exception. If we figure out what the mechanisms are, that leads us directly to concrete conservation interventions,” says Lauck.

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Civil Eats

DECEMBER 11, 2023

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. The funding mechanism that’s most ideally aligned with providing rebates and funding the program would be USDA,” Sorensen said. “To

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The Lunatic Farmer

MAY 30, 2023

The darling of the industry is a drug drip—the mechanical view. Meanwhile, the mainstream media will report the rising price of oranges, the plight of the Florida citrus growers, the devastation to rural economies, and the bogeyman from out there, from unknown sources, wreaking havoc with our food supply. Guess which one will win?

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Civil Eats

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

They invested in a mechanical harvester a few years ago. “In Since the farm is in a rural area, she was on hold with 911 for 10 minutes before anyone even answered her call. “I ” “We do events like kids’ yoga and music, story hour, some classes,” Sanford said. I’ve had somebody pass out in a strawberry field before,” she said.

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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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Modern Farmer

AUGUST 8, 2024

Two days a week, gunshots from the kill floor punctuate the mechanical noise of the place. In August of 2023, I began my time at a small-scale, family-owned, USDA-inspected plant in rural Virginia, where I worked until February 2024. This is what it’s like to work at a meat-processing plant. Beef cut on a bandsaw.

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Caff

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

The recovery process was grueling, but Cheetah not only found an innovative way to treat toxic ash on his site using the power of mushrooms, but he also created Butte Remediation , a non-profit that provides that same service to underserved farmers and rural residents in his community!

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Food Tank

DECEMBER 9, 2023

Víctor Manuel Villalobos Arámbula , Secretary of Agriculture and Rural Development, Mexico 10:00AM–10:30AM @ The Food Systems Pavilion: Fireside chat discussion about methane. As multiple crises converge — from climate change to pandemics to conflict — rural people need us to invest in them more than ever before. LIVESTREAM HERE!

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Sustainable Food Trust

JULY 12, 2023

While these networks remain strong in many ways, there are also vulnerabilities due to the erosion of local services and infrastructure within rural communities. He sees it as a way of revitalising rural communities and giving space for new enterprises to develop. Straus feels that “ collaborating with the next generation is essential.”

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Sustainable Food Trust

MARCH 27, 2024

Max Jones shares some of the fascinating insights from his visits to producers in the Piedmont region of Italy and other rural communities in Europe. The younger man lives high on the mountain, making butter with the tools of his grandparents.

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ATTRA

APRIL 9, 2024

But a mechanical tiller? As an organic gardener, I have always wanted to reduce my footprint, tread gently, and respect the soil I am privileged to steward. My hoe was light in this respect. Enough to chop the cover crop and mix it gently into the first few inches of soil to begin its decomposition. A machine of destruction? The Dust Bowl.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

AUGUST 28, 2024

NSAC hopes that Congress continues to see the wisdom of funding state and tribal soil health programs, either as a new stand-alone program as proposed in the Agriculture Resilience Act (ARA) or as part of RCPP as proposed in the Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act in the Senate.

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Sustainable Food Trust

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

xix] Regenerative agriculture also has potential to support resilient rural communities and jobs. The Local Government Association notes that there are “significant opportunities for rural and coastal communities in nature restoration, food, agriculture, land management and renewable energy infrastructure. pdf [xxxi] [link].

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Daily Yonder

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Each week, Path Finders features a Q&A with a rural thinker, creator, or doer. Then chapter two looks at one side of the food power politics conversation but gets more into the mechanics of that process. Each Monday, Path Finders features a Q&A with a rural thinker, creator, or doer. Like what you see here?

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RR2CS

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

The harvester has a vibrating mechanism that shakes the berries off the branches and collects them onto a conveyor. Learn more about Solstice Berry Farm – www.solsticeberryfarm.com The post Planting the ‘Prairie Berry’ — Solstice Berry Farm, Crossfield, Alberta appeared first on Rural Routes to Climate Solutions.

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The Equation

AUGUST 27, 2024

Consequently, Black farmers in the early 20th century lagged behind their White counterparts in agricultural mechanization. Moreover, many of them accumulated debt, faced foreclosures, and subsequently lost their land. Recently in July 2024, the USDA announced it had issued payments amounting to $2.2 billion to eligible farmers.

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