…proposed in an effort to: limit terrestrial biodiversity loss through the reversion of large tracts of current farmland into sustainable and fundamentally natural environments; limit aquatic biodiversity loss through the…
Legislation Help for Dairy Farmers
…new technology often poses a major obstacle,” said NMPF President and CEO Jim Mulhern. “We’re pleased that this bipartisan effort to help producers continue toward a sustainable farming future is…
SGMA Timelines Necessary for Ag
Environmental groups are wanting to speed up SGMA timelines. Agriculture leaders say that time is needed for producers to plan. SGMA Timelines Necessary for Ag Agriculture Needs Time The Sustainable…
Organic Symposium Proceedings Now Available
…organic agriculture offers the promise of a future to produce and distribute food and other farm products in a healthy, economically sound, truly sustainable and fair way. He called the…
First-Ever National Academy of Sciences Prize
…working toward more productive, sustainable agriculture and better health through nutritious food. “Scientific discovery has the power to transform how we live through the food we eat,” said Sally Rockey,…
Extreme Weather Drives Change
…in pushing the sustainable groundwater management legislation which happened a hundred years after the state first began regulating surface water. Extreme events in general, whether it’s a drought or a…
Groundwater Monitoring Improves
…CASGEM data will be necessary for assessing the impact of the ongoing drought and implementation of the historic Sustainable Groundwater Management Act of 2014, which requires local agencies to bring…
Senate Passes GMO Labeling Legislation
…Ranking Member Stabenow. We believe that the bill they have crafted provides consumers the information they need without stigmatizing a safe and sustainable food technology, and we encourage the House…
Agri View: Direct Marketing
…week in August), there were 8,476 farmers markets listed in USDA’s National Farmers Market Directory. This is a 2.5 percent increase from 2014. Read more. From: Sustainable Agriculture and Research…
Lawsuit Filed Against Hormel’s “Natural” Products
…raised using “sustainable” farming techniques on “independent” family farms, and the products are free of artificial ingredients. USDA’s definition of “natural” is: “A product containing no artificial ingredient or added…
‘Keep Management Local’ Still Focus for SGMA
California has about a year left to get all of the water management entities in place for the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) and experts say the need to keep…
Draft of Approved Changes to Basin Boundaries
…taking an essential step in implementing the historic Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) and empowering local agencies to bring groundwater basins into sustainable patterns of pumping and recharge. SGMA initially…
NMPF Endorses Creating Tax Incentive Legislation
…council. “We thank Congressmen Reed, Kind and the other co-sponsors of this bill for recognizing the far reaching benefits of sustainable farming where organic material and nutrients are recycled to…
Market Match Program Helps Families and Farmers
…of California, San Diego will receive nearly $3.4 million, with smaller grants to these California nonprofits: Youth Policy Institute, Los Angeles, $499,923 Interfaith Sustainable Food Collaborative, Oakland, $155,200 San Francisco…