Food Tank

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

In 2013, when GAIN formed a partnership with Nidan and the Bihar Rural Livelihoods Promotion Society— JEEViKA , which is an autonomous body under the Government of Bihar’s Department of Rural Development. And the SHG model is one of the most important microfinance mechanisms in India. It is a win-win.

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NASDA

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development is currently recruiting for a State Administrative Manager 15 – Chief Science Officer within the Executive Office. This position serves as the head of the Office of Chief Scientist within the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development’s Executive Office.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

The Strengthening Local Processing Act (SLPA) is the most comprehensive meat processing bill around, with specific provisions that address competition, demand for local products, and access to value added services in the meat processing sector.

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ATTRA

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Tomatoes: Versatile Crop : Tomatoes can be sold fresh, used for canning or sauce-making, or even processed into other products, offering flexibility for small farmers. Storage and Preservation : Peppers can be stored for longer periods than leafy greens, reducing the pressure to sell quickly and allowing for value-added processing.

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Civil Eats

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

The resurgence gained further traction in the 1990s with support from the Department of Defenses Rural Economic Transition Assistance-Hawaii grants , which helped farmers shift from sugarcane plantations to diversified agriculture. And in the U.S., Michigan, however, greenlit kava in 2023, becoming the first state to grant it GRAS status.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

DECEMBER 4, 2024

The combination of programs ensures they each have permanent funding and encourages coordination between the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) and Rural Development. This new application seeks to simplify applications and reporting processes to increase the accessibility of the program for small and rural organizations.

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Agric4profits

AUGUST 17, 2024

Simple, low-cost, traditional food processing techniques are the bedrock of small-scale food processing enterprises that are crucial to rural development

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NASDA

JANUARY 22, 2024

EPA has stated that the agency faces several challenges in developing timely and effective strategies that protect listed endangered species in a way that is both practical for pesticide users to implement and timely to protect species.

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ATTRA

DECEMBER 18, 2023

This how-to video explains the process of building your own vacuum seeder from start to finish at a fraction of the cost of commercial models. This how-to video explains the process of building your own vacuum seeder from start to finish at a fraction of the cost of commercial models. Department of Agriculture.

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Daily Yonder

JULY 31, 2023

Rural communities of color like Sultana, which is majority Hispanic, are disproportionately affected by this crisis. The racial and rural water gap has its roots in historic neglect. I keep telling the state: what they need to do is get off their chair, come to the valley, and see all the rural communities,” Prado said.

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NASDA

JANUARY 25, 2024

As the challenges for America’s farmers and ranchers continue to grow, we believe crop insurance as a safety net is only becoming more important to stability in rural America and a secure domestic food supply. USDA and Congress have taken extraordinary ad hoc measures over the past few years to ensure the financial security of rural America.

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ATTRA

AUGUST 6, 2024

Farmers deal with a complex web of processes in diverse areas that may be under their purvue, including crops, livestock, finance, recordkeeping, harvesting, marketing, etc. Let’s create a table of processes that are found underneath those categories to keep track of errors that occur. ATTRA.NCAT.ORG.

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ATTRA

APRIL 8, 2024

In this video, Russell Hollander of Care2Grow Farm in Naples, Florida, guides us through the captivating journey of medicinal and gourmet mushroom cultivation, unveiling the intricate process from substrate to harvest. Explore the incredible potential of mushrooms and discover additional streams of income that mushroom production can offer!

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

APRIL 25, 2024

Photo credit: USDA Last week, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development (RD) announced that it will partner with Reinvestment Fund, a national mission-driven financial institution, to fund 16 public-private partnerships. Example: NSAC member Coastal Enterprises, Inc.

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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. FSIS cooperates with state agencies in developing and administering the State MPI and Cooperative Interstate Shipment programs for small and very small establishments.

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Agriculture Agriculture Food Ruralism 130

Agwired

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

USDA is making the investments through the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) , a program that has seen record demand in response to historic funding provided by President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act.

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NASDA

NOVEMBER 20, 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. NASDA requests that the agency clarify the details of this immigration process in the final rulemaking. Comment RE: DHS Docket No USCIS–2023–0012; CIS No.

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ATTRA

APRIL 16, 2024

By Cody Brown and Darron Gaus , NCAT Agriculture Specialists Carbon Farm Planning is a rewarding process for producers and conservation planners, as we “dig deep” and find all the potential carbon sinks and soil health practices that can be implemented across the landscape. To answer that question, we use a tool called COMET-Planner.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

The complicated and unique FY2024 appropriations process was a product of the times. As we have noted before, Congress has developed an increasing inability to enact appropriations legislation on time.

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Farming Farming Agriculture Agriculture 132

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

MAY 20, 2024

NSAC hopes that Congress can ultimately see the wisdom of funding state and tribal soil health programs through RCPP, as proposed in the Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act in the Senate. 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 8, 2024

He shares the process of creating a grazing plan for The Piney Woods School Farm and discusses the ways that having a grazing plan can benefit the land and benefit farmers financially. In this video, NCAT Grazing Specialist Lee Rinehart talks about the importance of writing and following a grazing plan.

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NASDA

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Our producers need federal agencies who oversee the H-2A and H-2B process, specifically the Department of Labor and Department of Homeland Security, to work collaboratively with USDA to develop a long-term strategy for addressing these challenges.”

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Sustainable Harvest International

MARCH 26, 2024

During the process, former board member Kathleen Roberton graciously stepped in to serve as Interim Executive Director. She learned the priorities of rural farmers who, like many farmers, are concerned about financial security, which is tied directly to the health of their soil.

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ATTRA

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Harvesting salad greens can be a slow and labor-intensive process. This video is produced by the National Center for Appropriate Technology through the ATTRA Sustainable Agriculture program, under a cooperative agreement with USDA Rural Development. Department of Agriculture.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

MARCH 14, 2024

LAMP was established in the 2018 Farm Bill to streamline program administration for these three programs and the Value-Added Producer Grant program (which is administered by Rural Development) and provide permanent baseline funding status for existing efforts to build and expand local and regional food and agriculture markets.

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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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NASDA

JULY 25, 2024

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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ATTRA

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

By Hakeem Holmes, NCAT Agriculture Specialist Lean is a business process improvement concept that focuses on the elimination of non-value-added activities from processes, which are defined as waste. Producing more than is needed or producing faster than the next stage of value-added processing can lead to overproduction.

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ATTRA

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Having lived and worked in the Montana food system arena for almost 20 years, I would agree with many of these ubiquitous challenges, but I also recognize that Montana’s climate and rural nature present unique challenges. Where Are We and What is Next for Montana’s Food Self-reliance Movement? ATTRA.NCAT.ORG.

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Food Ruralism Marketing Production 75

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

This year, USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) offered a new ‘ turnkey’ application process for applicants seeking funding for a specific set of marketing and promotion activities for Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion grants. Turnkey’ is a term for simplified federal grants with short applications and lower barriers to entry.

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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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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

“Minibus” refers to a small package of different appropriations bills, which in this case consists of Military Construction and Veterans Affairs; Transportation, Housing and Urban Development; and Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration.

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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. Root exudates are a food source for bacteria and mycorrhizal fungi. Coincidence? I don’t think so. ATTRA.NCAT.ORG.

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ATTRA

APRIL 30, 2024

The process of anaerobic digestion for production of natural gas is straightforward. The methane gas given off from the microbes in this process rises to the top of the tank to an outlet tube where it can be collected and used as a fuel source for heat or electric production. ATTRA.NCAT.ORG.

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Civil Eats

OCTOBER 16, 2023

The declaration is key to what will be a two-year process through which countries will converge their work on climate and their work on food in ways that serve the interests of farmers and. consumers of all kinds,” said Nabarro. There is built into the declaration the notion that there will also be accountability.” On Thursday, the U.S.

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ATTRA

OCTOBER 17, 2023

I think about food a lot because I love to eat and value the effort and beauty of the growing process. Biochar and Sustainable Agriculture 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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Civil Eats

AUGUST 12, 2024

So large grocery chains in the region often fill their shelves with heavily processed foods that are transported from thousands of miles away. Farms supplying Argus, by contrast, produce a wide range of crops, including heirloom varieties. All of it travels only a few miles to arrive on the shelf.

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