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The Cornell Small Farms Program’s Urban Ag project announced that four new online courses are available on the promise of urban agriculture. The courses for commercial urban agriculturists, city planners, and policymakers were developed in partnership with USDA-AMS Marketing Services Division and Rooted, the Madison, Wisconsin-based center for urban agriculture enterprise and education. Each course […]
Rutgers University-New Brunswick published results of a study in which a multinational team of scientists analyzed bee visits and crop yields of more than 1,500 fields on six continents. The researchers found that production of important, nutritionally dense foods such as fruits, vegetables, nuts, and legumes is being limited worldwide by a lack of pollinators. […]
USDA’s Organic Integrity Learning Center has a new course available on the Organic Livestock and Poultry Standards (OLPS) final rule, published in November 2023. This rule clarified the previous organic livestock health care and living conditions standards, added new standards specific to avian species, and added detail to some of the existing health care and […]
Applications are accepted on a rolling basis until November 21, 2024. EPA is accepting applications on a rolling basis for Community Change Grants, $2 billion in Inflation Reduction Act funding available to support community-driven projects that build capacity for communities to tackle environmental and climate justice challenges, strengthen their climate resilience, and advance clean energy. […]
The United Nations General Assembly declared 2026 the International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists. The International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists website offers a collection of resources to support this worldwide observance, including an introductory video on the global importance of rangeland, videos on pastoralism and rangeland science, and feature stories of rangelands across the […]
Western Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education (SARE) posted a six-minute video titled “Alley Cropping at Raising Cane Ranch: Apples, Hay, and Cider.” In the film, Washington producer Nick Pate speaks to what worked and what was a challenge with his alley cropping project incorporating apple trees among hay fields. He found benefits from this practice […]
Oregon State University associate professor and small farm advisor Maud Powell will lead a team on a project called “Climate Stress & Grief: Building Awareness and Resilience Strategies for Ag Professionals & Producers in the West” that received a $100,000 SARE grant. The three-year project will support climate-stress resiliency among agricultural producers and professionals in […]
The Ogallala Land & Water Conservancy, a nonprofit organization in New Mexico, is focused on conserving groundwater in the declining Ogallala Aquifer with an innovative model that utilizes conservation easements. The organization supports transitioning irrigated farmland and ranchland to dryland cropping or grazing land. It’s the first land trust to use paid conservation easements as […]
The American Chemical Society announced the results of a pilot study that explored using recycled glass fragments as a partial substitute for soil in planters growing vegetables. Researchers report that cilantro, bell pepper, and jalapeño can be cultivated in planters with part of the soil replaced with recycled glass from discarded, pulverized bottles. The study […]
A study from Conservation International revealed the enormous carbon-storage potential that’s achievable by adding trees to agricultural land worldwide. The study found that 54% of global agricultural land could be planted with more trees without sacrificing food security, yet capturing 3.3 billion tons of carbon per year. The study’s lead author explains that this figure […]
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