AgriLife Today

JULY 24, 2023

Miriam Catalan ’24, ecology and conservation biology major, shares her story Miriam Catalan, a doctoral candidate in the Department of Ecology and Conservation Biology, says her experience as a graduate student has been nontraditional. From being president.

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Agricultural Biodiversity

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

On the importance of diversity in ecological research. Actually, the Digital Observatory for Protected Areas (DOPA) could also usefully be applied to agricultural biodiversity. Intensifying agriculture can be good for land sparing, but its sustainability depends on land sharing. Diversity of the research teams, that is.

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Caff

APRIL 6, 2023

We believe farmers of color, and other historically oppressed people, should have the opportunity to create and participate in a food and agriculture system that aligns with their needs, values, identities, knowledge systems, and communities.

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Caff

APRIL 15, 2024

Photo Credit Bonnie Veblen As part of CAFF’s Ecological Farming Program , we collaborate with farmers to implement and better understand ecologically-based farming practices, which include climate smart farming and soil health practices.

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American Farmland

JANUARY 9, 2024

AFT is engaged in conducting outreach and education and administering financial and technical assistance for producers in Nueces County, TX, to encourage the adoption of agricultural conservation practices to enhance water quality and restore the beloved Gulf of Mexico.

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Agricultural Biodiversity

MAY 12, 2024

Domestication and the evolution of crops: variable syndromes, complex genetic architectures, and ecological entanglements. If you want to turbo-charge breeding, you need to understand (among other things) the ecological context of domestication. Ok, but ecological knowledge would like a word.

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Real Agriculture

JULY 5, 2024

Farmers and ranchers are responsible for managing the land they own or rent, including ecologically sensitive areas such as riparian areas and wetlands. Read More Farmers and ranchers are responsible for managing the land they own or rent, including ecologically sensitive areas such as riparian areas and wetlands.

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Agric4profits

AUGUST 23, 2024

Snakes are fascinating creatures that have captured human interest for centuries. They are part of the reptile family and are known for their long, legless bodi

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Caff

JULY 19, 2021

We believe farmers of color, and other historically oppressed people, should have the opportunity to create and participate in a food and agriculture system that aligns with their needs, values, identities, knowledge systems, and communities. See [link] for more information. webinars, field days, etc.)

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Cropin Blog

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Creating a Global Dynamic Map of Cultivable Land: Harnessing LULC Applications in Agriculture Arable land, vital for agriculture, feeds us all. While creating a mere 2.5

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Real Agriculture

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Tenuta is the senior industrial research chair in 4R nutrient management and professor of soil ecology at the University of Manitoba, Read More Mario Tenuta sees when he looks ahead to where Canada is moving with nitrogen mangement. Mario Tenuta sees when he looks ahead to where Canada is moving with nitrogen mangement.

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RR2CS

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Join us for a special Talking Circle event as we gather to explore the intersection of Blackfoot ways of knowing and agriculture. Why Attend: This event is a meaningful opportunity to: Participate in a community-driven discussion Learn how Blackfoot knowledge and ways of knowing can inform and enhance sustainable agriculture.

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AgriLife Today

APRIL 10, 2024

Department of Ecology and Conservation Biology student Skyler Nix shares passion for nature Skyler Nix, a sophomore in the Texas A&M College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Department of Ecology and Conservation Biology, is a passionate advocate for conservation and biodiversity.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

In early 2024, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) released the results of the 2022 Census of Agriculture. Conducted every five years, the Census of Agriculture is sent to every known agricultural producer in the country to ask important questions about their farms and how they manage them.

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Civil Eats

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

For those reasons, the ranch is one of 14 operations participating in a three-year study from the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) and the Intertribal Agriculture Council (IAC) that is examining the benefits and barriers of regenerative agriculture among Indigenous ranchers and farmers in North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, and Montana.

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ATTRA

JANUARY 22, 2024

Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education’s (SARE) newly revised What is Sustainable Agriculture? publication provides a primer to practices that can help farmers and ranchers improve the sustainability of any operation. The 12-page bulletin is available in print and online.

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Civil Eats

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

When she moved to Oregon in 2006, she noticed a contrasting lack in access to culturally relevant foods, which has been a driving force behind her decades-long work championing Indigenous food sovereignty through agriculture, advocacy, and activism. Spring Alaska Schreiner, owner of Sakari Farms outside Bend, Oregon.

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ATTRA

JULY 31, 2023

Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education (SARE) announced the release of its newly revised What is Sustainable Agriculture? publication. The free print and online publication provides a primer to practices that can help farmers and ranchers improve the sustainability of any complex, integrated production and marketing system.

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Modern Farmer

MAY 28, 2024

Regenerative agriculture in practice looks different depending on the unique situation of the farm, and so does the funding for it. But the farm developed a partnership with Mad Agriculture , which helps farmers get access to the resources and knowledge they need to implement regenerative practices. One of four branches of the MAD!

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ATTRA

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

A study published in Nature Communication Earth and Environment by the University of Vienna explored the benefits and risks of using plastics in agriculture , and recommends more sustainable plastic-use practices. However, nanoparticles of plastic that persist in the soil can result in declining yields and may enter the food chain.

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The Equation

MAY 11, 2023

This disaster should serve as a sobering reminder that policymakers and the agriculture industry need to do more to adapt to our changing climate. Although most people don’t notice it, erosion and soil degradation caused by industrial agriculture are already a problem in farming regions across the country. A new Dust Bowl?

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Civil Eats

AUGUST 23, 2023

The catastrophic fire that just ravaged more than 2,000 acres and at least 2,000 homes on Maui, and claimed 114 lives and counting is inextricably linked to the island’s agricultural history. Unfortunately, it’s hardly on the radar, because there are so many larger struggles just to operate in agriculture in Hawaii today.

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Food Politics

APRIL 25, 2024

Read more However, a new study co-authored by Dr Daniel Natusch and Dr Patrick Aust, among others, has suggested that the commercial farming of snakes could help improve agricultural food security and offer a more sustainable alternative to meats such as beef and pork. To meet wide demand, python farming in the U.S.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

MAY 20, 2024

For Immediate Release Contact: Laura Zaks National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition press@sustainableagriculture.net Tel. Department of Agriculture (USDA) from using the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) to address emerging agricultural issues, instead requiring USDA to receive Congressional approval for any use of the CCC.

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USDA Blog

APRIL 4, 2024

Samuel Discua is a postdoctoral researcher at University of Arizona Yuma in the Department of Entomology, where he studies the ecology and management of insect pests associated with leafy greens and melons in Arizona cropping systems. Yuma and the rest of the state lead national lettuce crop production.

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Agricultural Biodiversity

MARCH 25, 2024

Out of the Shadows: Reestablishing the Eastern Fertile Crescent as a Center of Agricultural Origins: Part 1. Jackals pee on wild melon relatives and disperse their seeds, not necessarily in that order. Go East, young archaeobotanists! Extinction risk predictions for the world’s flowering plants to support their conservation.

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Food Tank

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Monkombu Sambasivan Swaminathan, Indian agricultural scientist, often called the father of India’s Green Revolution, passed away in his home in southern India’s Chennai city on September 28, 2023. Since the 1960s, Swaminathan has been a prominent figure in agricultural research, farmer’s welfare efforts, and sustainable technology.

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Organic Farming Research

MAY 10, 2024

In Gordon's Policy Corner this month, we look at how agricultural research transcends boundaries between conventional and organic farming, offering invaluable insights to enhance sustainability and profitability for all growers. The post How Research Helps Farmers appeared first on Organic Farming Research Foundation.

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Agricultural Biodiversity

JUNE 2, 2024

Geospatial evaluation of the agricultural suitability and land use compatibility in Europe’s temperate continental climate region. Beyond yield and toward sustainability: Using applied ecology to support biodiversity conservation and food production. I wonder how many of these boxes the studied analysed above ticked.

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Sustainable Food Trust

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

In our case, we’ve decided to step back entirely from commercial agriculture, for now, in order to regenerate ourselves after what has been an intense seven-year period of work on the farm. Life before mechanised agriculture was not easy, but the countryside was much more populated, rich with culture and a sense of community.

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Agricultural Biodiversity

JUNE 11, 2023

Plant domestication and agricultural ecologies. Mapping potential conflicts between global agriculture and terrestrial conservation. But no, I don’t know if those oaks are included… Ecological Niche Models using MaxEnt in Google Earth Engine: Evaluation, guidelines and recommendations.

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Caff

MARCH 22, 2024

Bibliography Fire Safe Sonoma May 2023 Speaker Series — Brock Dolman of the Occidental Arts & Ecology Center , 2023. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resource Conservation Service. Occidental Arts & Ecology Center, October 22, 2021. This practice also raises the water table, improving resilience to wildfire.

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National Young Farmers Coalition

JULY 16, 2024

Young Farmers is excited to announce that Government Relations Director, Vanessa García Polanco has been appointed to the USDA’s National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Economics (NAREEE) Advisory Board. said Nick Rossi, Research Extension and Education Policy Specialist at National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition.

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Food Tank

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Walter (Wally) Falcon, a global leader on food security and the economics of agriculture recently passed away in Marion, Iowa at the age of 86. but Wally, no matter the difference of opinion, pushed me to support my thinking with research from the field, long-term data sets, and as much ecological science as we could bring to it.

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Caff

APRIL 5, 2024

We believe farmers of color, and other historically oppressed people, should have the opportunity to create and participate in a food and agriculture system that aligns with their needs, values, identities, knowledge systems, and communities. To learn more about CAFF, our history, and our core values, visit [link].

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USDA Blog

JUNE 13, 2023

Scientists from the USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS) are working shoulder-to-shoulder with food producers to help them feed the world’s growing population. One of their most effective tools is integrating ecological, economic and social principles to help farming systems move toward greater resilience.

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Caff

APRIL 22, 2021

Today, Representative Chellie Pingree (D-ME-1) and Senator Martin Heinrich (D-NM) introduced the Agriculture Resilience Act (ARA) in Congress, outlining a farmer-focused, research-driven path to net zero agriculture. All of these changes will help California’s diverse agriculture.

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