Asked to cut herds, move or even shut down to help meet E.U. environmental goals, agricultural workers say too much is demanded of them. Their anger is reshaping the political landscape.
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Asked to cut herds, move or even shut down to help meet E.U. environmental goals, agricultural workers say too much is demanded of them. Their anger is reshaping the political landscape.
Read ArticleAdvancing organic agriculture in federal climate change policy could provide openings for more legislative support.
Read ArticleFoote Brook Farm, an organic vegetable farm in Vermont, lost over 80% of its crop to the July 2023 floods.
Read ArticleInvesting in soil health is not just environmentally responsible. It is also a smart business decision.
Read ArticleAbout a third of America’s organic dairies have gone out of business in the last four years, and the situation appears to be worsening.
Read ArticleBetter farming techniques across the world could lead to storage of 31 gigatonnes of carbon dioxide a year, data shows.
Read ArticleTransitioning to regenerative agriculture systems from conventional systems should increase profitability for farmers in the long run, but they will need assistance for three to five years.
Read ArticleThe USDA’s Transition to Organic Partnership Program will provide more direct support and technical assistance to transitioning producers across the United States.
Read ArticleA crackdown is coming on animal-raising claims, such as “grass-fed” and “free-range.”
Read ArticleProfessional athletes, well-known billionaires and the Mormon Church are all pushing prices of Iowa farmland to record levels.
Read ArticleThe school also discovered that cover cropping showed an increase in crop yield by about 60%.
Read ArticleAcross the Sacramento Valley, organic farmers have reported harvest and planting delays, which will be felt for months.
Read ArticleNatural Prairie Dairy is upcycling manure into clean water, ammonia and fertilizer, allowing it to become more self-sufficient in a tumultuous market.
Read ArticleMexico has found unexpected allies as it tries to limit imports of GMO corn: some U.S. farmers who grow the crops.
Read ArticleThe bill will help Pennsylvania farmers transition to — and promote — growing organic crops. It would also be a permanent fixture in the state budget.
Read ArticleThe amount of organic farmland in the European Union reached 14.8 million hectares.
Read ArticleIf the USDA hadn’t turned a blind eye to ‘factory farm’ organic dairies for so many years, would this program have even been necessary?
Read ArticleWithout some financial relief — and soon — organic dairy farmers may lose their livelihood.
Read ArticleIs anyone surprised?
Read ArticleA great op-ed in the NYT about how Farmland LP and others groups are doing good and making money.
Read ArticleThere are 153 organic dairy farms left in Vermont, and if federal help does not arrive soon, that number is guaranteed to drop.
Read ArticleAnd what about the super-toxic neonicotinoid insecticides that are causing such harm to the bees?
Read ArticleIn the face of intensifying weather patterns like the series of storms pounding the West, regenerative organic farms are demonstrating that the key to resilience is working with nature.
Read ArticleAnother argument against industrial GMO farming.
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