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  • 'The future of agriculture': B.C. farmers, ranchers move to curb carbon emissions

    June 21, 2022 |

    Pique Newsmagazine |

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    Response Location: Canada, Merritt, British Columbia

    In an effort to curb carbon emissions to mitigate the disastrous effects of climate change, ranchers and farmers in British Columbia, Canada, are turning to sustainable practices like rotational grazing and planting cover crops.

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  • Will Climate Change Help Hybrid Grapes Take Root in the US Wine Industry?

    June 16, 2022 |

    Civil Eats |

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    Response Location: United States, Hudson Valley, New York

    To combat extreme weather, pests, and disease brought on by climate change, the Heritage Grape Project produces wines that aim to conserve and promote hybrid grapes, which are becoming a beneficial option to help local viticulturists grow grapes in an ecologically and economically sound manner.

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  • Food Deserts Are Deliberate, But Black Farmers Are Fighting Back

    June 14, 2022 |

    Word In Black |

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    Response Location: United States, Atlanta, Georgia

    he Metro Atlanta Urban Farm has fed 25,000 families. The predominantly-Black city lacks access to affordable fresh fruits and vegetables due to racist housing policies and grocery practices.

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  • Working the land for our climate - Healthy soil, healthy world

    June 14, 2022 |

    Deutsche Welle (DW) |

    Documentary |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: Austria, Styria

    Humus farming is a technique that doesn’t harm the soil or organisms living in it but instead nourishes it, thus making it more sustainable for long-term use. Humus farming and other climate change mitigation tactics to revive soil and make it healthy and usable are spreading across Europe.

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  • Drought and inflation have come for farmers and ranchers. Does this Utahn have the solution?

    June 06, 2022 |

    Deseret News |

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    Response Location: United States, Castle Dale, Utah

    A new Hydrogen nutrition technology allows a rancher in Utah to turn alfalfa seed into cattle feed within a few days with less than one-tenth of the water used in traditional hay fields. By using this technology, he’s been able to manage the drought in the region and preserve his farmland. While many could be skeptical of the system, the Legislature is planning to study how effective it could be for others in the state.

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  • Combining Old and New: Aquaponics Opens the Door to Indigenous Food Security

    May 31, 2022 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, Wewoka, Oklahoma

    Indigenous communities are combining traditional knowledge and new technology to improve food production for its people. For example, the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma partners with the startup Symbiotic Aquaponic that uses fish and plants in water to grow traditional foods like corn, pole beans, and squash. It can be expensive to get started, but the system uses less water than industrial agriculture and provides key nutrition for members of the tribe.

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  • Blackburn Middle Schoolers Grow, Sell Produce at Own Farmers Market

    May 20, 2022 |

    Mississippi Free Press |

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    Response Location: United States, Jackson, Mississippi

    In Blackburn Middle School's Learning Garden, students get hands-on experience with planting, cultivating, and selling their own crops. The school also hosts a student-led farmers market and collard greens cook-off where they can show off the fruits of their labor.

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  • Training on pasture recovery is a win-win for Brazil's cattle ranchers and forests

    May 12, 2022 |

    Mongabay |

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    Response Location: Brazil

    Providing cattle ranchers in Brazil with training and monthly technical assistance in sustainable pasture restoration reduces carbon dioxide emissions while increasing productivity and revenue for ranchers.

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  • Farmers trained to select healthy potato seeds finally making profits

    May 11, 2022 |

    The Bridge Magazine |

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    Response Location: Rwanda, Burera

    Local farmers who received training in ‘positive selection,’ an inexpensive way to multiply potato seeds by selecting healthy-looking, vigorous mother plants, have increased their profits using this method.

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  • In the Battle Over the Right to Repair, Open-Source Tractors Offer an Alternative

    April 27, 2022 |

    Civil Eats |

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    Response Location: United States, Tarrytown, New York

    Amid a growing “right to repair” movement, farmers are calling for new, open-source production models, like The Oggún, a universally designed, easily modified tractor that farmers can customize to fit their needs. Farmers have found that the tractor cuts down on repair costs by enabling them to fix it themselves or take it to a local mechanic, rather than working with large commercial manufacturers.

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