NASDA

JULY 25, 2024

Georgia Wildlife Federation Ginkgo Bioworks Golden Sands Resource Conservation & Development Council , Inc. We write to express our gratitude for your efforts to advance the 2024 farm bill within your jurisdictions and to seek your continued support for passing this critical legislation before the end of the year.

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ATTRA

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Related ATTRA Resources: Scaling up for Regional Markets Tutorial Scaling up your Vegetable Farm for Regional Markets Farm to School Sales: Profiles of Ranches Making It Work Food Hubs: A Producer Guide Episode 358. ATTRA.NCAT.ORG.

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ATTRA

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

The carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases that are accumulating in our atmosphere and raising average temperatures each year can be reduced or sequestered in our farming and ranching practices. ATTRA.NCAT.ORG.

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Civil Eats

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Sharp is also a veterinary technician, and runs a small cattle business influenced by the Texas ranch where she grew up. In rural Mariposa County, where many large, historic ranches have been replaced by smaller residential parcels that can easily get overgrown, Happy Goat provides help. Photo by Craig Kohlruss.

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Food Tank

JULY 28, 2023

A Wisconsin farmer put it simply: “Health care and childcare for farm/ranch families should be a national priority if we want to keep farming as a professional industry in our country.” Funds came from local philanthropists, rural development grants, and a contribution from a local large dairy farm.

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ATTRA

DECEMBER 10, 2024

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NASDA

MAY 7, 2024

Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network – $10 million, full funding Funding will continue efforts to scale assistance programs and create training and partnerships to serve rural Americans—60% of whom live in areas with mental health professional shortages.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

JUNE 30, 2023

Larsen/Diadem Images On June 22, the Senate Appropriations Committee approved the fiscal year (FY) 2024 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill in what has become a rare occurrence – unanimous, bipartisan approval. Credit: Jonathan P.

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ATTRA

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

The MS HMI RAMP Cohort has been actively working together with a common goal of learning to take care of the environment and develop thriving enterprises. HMI is an adaptive management and decision-making framework that encompasses the social, economic, and environmental aspects of a ranch or farm. What is HMI? What is RAMP? 

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National Young Farmers Coalition

APRIL 25, 2024

Participating in appropriations means advocating for funding specific programs or initiatives related to agriculture, rural development, and food policy. The Farm Bill is a piece of legislation that is reauthorized every five to six years, impacting various issues related to agriculture, nutrition, and rural development.

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ATTRA

MARCH 5, 2024

Maloi and her mom Meagan share how they maintain their fifth-generation family ranch through innovative practices that feature regenerative agriculture, land stewardship, low-stress stockmanship (except maybe when lambs escape!), and building interdependent, profitable businesses and communities. Listen here. ATTRA.NCAT.ORG.

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Food Tank

AUGUST 16, 2024

But family farmers are also vulnerable to challenges including the climate crisis, lack of support and financing, and limited access to land resources and market opportunities, says Esther Penunia, the Secretary General of the Asian Farmers’ Association for Sustainable Rural Development.

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NASDA

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network – $10 million, full funding Funding will continue efforts to scale assistance programs and create training and partnerships to serve rural Americans—60% of whom live in areas with mental health professional shortages.

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RR2CS

AUGUST 28, 2023

They are very much guiding principles for agricultural practices (there is a sixth principle, depending on who you are talking to, that could potentially apply to rural development).

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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.

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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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National Young Farmers Coalition

DECEMBER 20, 2024

This new generation of farmers deserve USDA programs that better address the real needs for their farms and ranches. TITLE VI: Rural Development Green Flags: Invests in quality of life in rural communities. Click the headers below to jump to subsequent sections. 7201) Strengthens Farmer Mental Health.

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The Equation

AUGUST 10, 2023

Last fall, the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) and more than 150 other organizations, including nutrition, sustainable farming, rural development, racial equity, labor, and environmental groups, sent a joint letter to President Biden, urging him to prod Congress to pass a new farm bill this year that transforms the US food system.

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National Young Farmers Coalition

APRIL 23, 2024

For the less familiar, it is a sprawling “omnibus” legislation that shapes production of agricultural commodities and contains provisions on agricultural research, farm credit, insurance, rural development, trade, conservation, and nutrition—notably the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as food stamps.

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Food Environment and Reporting Network

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Walz knows from bruising experience just how much Republican politicians have failed rural America by draining funding from public institutions critical to the survival of small towns and farms: schools, rural hospitals and programs for rural development and agriculture. and Mankato, Minn.

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