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Breaking Old Ground

Liz Mirabelli Nye

December 05, 2022 |

The Xylom |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Massachusetts

A chestnut farmer in Massachusetts is practicing agroforestry to restore soil health in his fields and build a long-term sustainable farming system. The practice varies widely from farm to farm, but his choices include planting perennial crops and native plants between the chestnut trees for diversification.

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An Indigenous reservation has a novel way to grow food – below the earth's surface

Hallie Golden

December 03, 2022 |

The Guardian |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: South Dakota Pine Ridge Reservation, United States, South Dakota

The Oglala Sioux Tribe uses underground greenhouses to keep harvests safe from intensifying weather due to climate change and fight food insecurity in the community.

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Indian farmers turn to solar-powered fridges to fight food waste

Moushumi Basu

December 01, 2022 |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: India

Solar-powered cold storage units help farmers in India to store their harvests during extreme heat instead of discarding their produce or trying to sell it quickly for cheap to avoid waste. The solar-powered option is significantly cheaper than typical electric cold storage, making it more accessible to small-scale farmers.

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Farming After Disaster in Eastern Kentucky

Katie Myers, Rowan Roudebush

December 01, 2022 |

WMMT |

Podcast |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Letcher County, Kentucky

Several organizations, researchers, and area farmers alike are working to get local farmers back on track after catastrophic flooding in the summer of 2022 destroyed many farmers’ crops, tools, and homes by focusing on shifting toward more climate-resilient farming practices and providing resources like compost deliveries to help replenish soil.

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Can This Chicken Company Solve America's Food Waste Problem?

Lisa Held

November 30, 2022 |

Civil Eats |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Pennsylvania

Do Good Foods makes chicken feed from supermarket surplus foods to keep food from ending up in landfills emitting methane.

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A Pellet That Stops Cows From Burping Climate-Warming Methane

Sybilla Gross

November 29, 2022 |

Bloomberg |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Australia, Perth

Australian company Rumin8 is creating feed additives containing bromoform to reduce methane emissions from livestock without depending on seaweed farming.

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Kelp Farming Is Reviving an Ancient Practice -- and a Modern Economy

Iris M. Crawford

November 25, 2022 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Shinnecock Reservation, United States, New York

A kelp hatchery run by residents of the Shinnecock Reservation in New York is creating jobs and cleaning up the bay because the seaweed soaks up carbon and pollutants.

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Livestock insurance Keeping Livestock Farmers Afloat in Rwanda after Rift Valley Fever

Francine Andrew

November 25, 2022 |

AnFezaA |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Rwanda, Eastern Province

Rwanda has a unique program that allows farmers to insure their livestock, such as dairy cows, productive pork, and chickens, against Rift Valley Fever. When animals die of the disease, farmers are compensated at a rate of 5.5 percent of the animal's value.

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One crop uses more than half of Utah's water. Here's why.

Brian Maffly, Mark Eddington

November 24, 2022 |

The Salt Lake Tribune |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Utah

Farmers in Utah cultivate alfalfa to improve soil health and reduce their carbon emissions. Their profits help sustain rural towns’ economies.

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Absent Federal Oversight of Animal Agriculture Safety, States and Others Step Up for Change

Christina Cooke

November 18, 2022 |

Civil Eats |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States

Organizations like Milk and Dignity are filling in the worker safety gaps left behind in federal regulations by working with farms to implement worker-driven protections.

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