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@EcoAgPartners shared
On Dec 15, 2021
💡We need big picture, holistic solutions to solve interconnected issues like degraded lands & poverty, says a new study in @mongabay. Researchers say #integratedlandmanagement is the best answer to protect biodiversity & foster livelihoods. Read more: https://t.co/CSY7DMqz8Q
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Conservation and food production must work in tandem, new study says

Conservation and food production must work in tandem, new study says

Confining conservation efforts to only 30% of Earth’s land may render a fifth of mammals and a third of birds at high risk of extinction by 2030, according to a new study. If that 30% were ...

@SusFoodTrust shared
On Dec 13, 2021
Daily News Digest: 'Arable growers looking at new “public money for public good” environmental schemes are likely to earn only one-third of their current area-based subsidies, which are being phased out.' https://t.co/lgtP8dSQUP
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How growers can plan with support worth only one-third of BPS

How growers can plan with support worth only one-third of BPS

Arable growers looking at new “public money for public good” environmental schemes are likely to earn only one-third of their current area-based

@AgFunder shared
On Dec 15, 2021
For farmers new to carbon markets, Land O’Lakes and Truterra offer a ‘farmer favorable’ access point https://t.co/XKNS1Ml8Ug
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For those new to carbon markets, Land O’Lakes & Truterra offer a ‘farmer favorable’ access point

For those new to carbon markets, Land O’Lakes & Truterra offer a ‘farmer favorable’ access point

The carbon 2022 program aims to make both carbon markets and conservation practices more accessible and rewarding to a greater number of farmers in the US.

@FERNnews shared
On Dec 14, 2021
The owner of @Horizon_Organic has not responded to suggestions in recent weeks from organic farm groups that it mitigate the impact of its decision to end purchases of milk from 89 organic dairy farms in the Northeast. https://t.co/80p89fzsqc
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About NODPA

About NODPA

NODPA started in February 2001, at a summit meeting of organic dairy producers in the Northeast after one processor arbitrarily threatened to lower their farm gate price and farmers’ future ...

@FERNnews shared
On Dec 14, 2021
Pandemic-driven shortages gave fresh relevance to co-ops, hubs and other forms of collective agriculture. Now, with a trust-buster in the White House, this patchwork has a shot at becoming a viable alternative to Big Ag. https://t.co/CRsRyOXzGV @DeanKuipers @thenation https://t.co/f1Bbu3LYm6
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The collective future of American agriculture

The collective future of American agriculture

Starting any farm is a crapshoot, but Reginaldo and Amy Haslett-Marroquin went the hard way right from the start. In the fall of 2020, they bought 75 acres south of Minneapolis to expand ...

@AgFunder shared
On Dec 14, 2021
Vertical farming is headed for the ‘trough of disillusionment.’ Here’s why that’s a good thing. https://t.co/Ce3JO2Rof8
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Vertical farming is headed for the ‘trough of disillusionment.’ Here’s why that’s a good thing.

Vertical farming is headed for the ‘trough of disillusionment.’ Here’s why that’s a good thing.

Vertical farming is facing a period of depression and correction. But that's not necessarily a bad thing, writes Henry Gordon-Smith.

@SusFoodTrust shared
On Dec 14, 2021
Daily News Digest - Tuesday 14th December - Latest news on Farming Today, deepening food supply chain crisis, eggs and endangered species - https://t.co/J6svGaN1PS
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Daily News Digest

Daily News Digest

Under the Northern Ireland Protocol, products travelling from Great Britain and Northern Ireland are subject to checks to make sure they comply with EU standards. UK faces …

@AgFunder shared
On Dec 9, 2021
Bayer, Bushel & AWS launch carbon measurement tool for US farmers https://t.co/SY9kE96UFD
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Bayer, Bushel & AWS launch carbon measurement tool for US farmers

Bayer, Bushel & AWS launch carbon measurement tool for US farmers

Project Carbonview aims to help corn growers to better report and analyze their carbon footprint across the entire supply chain.