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… farmers from accessing existing money. These conservation programs play a pivotal role in helping farmers build climate resilience and can provide economic certainty in the face of extreme weather events. Already, farmer demand for these … farmers from accessing existing money. These conservation programs play a pivotal role in helping farmers build climate resilience and can provide economic certainty in the face of extreme weather events. Already, farmer demand for these …
March 20th, 2024,
… recommendations are a renewed focus on certain CSAF activities that have the greatest net GHG mitigation and/or climate resilience potential. To continue reading the full document, please download a PDF . Filed under Agriculture Climate … recommendations are a renewed focus on certain CSAF activities that have the greatest net GHG mitigation and/or climate resilience potential. If you have any questions regarding our recommendations, please do not hesitate to reach out. Thank … carbon. By approaching the climate mitigation work via these broader ecological goals, NRCS can help farmers build the resilience of their production systems and surrounding communities to the impacts of climate change and gain greater …
October 28th, 2021,
… U.S. proposals for a carbon border fee are at an earlier stage of development. The Fair, Affordable, Innovative, and Resilient Transition and Competition Act (or FAIR Transition and Competition Act, which has been introduced in the Senate … farmers are fairly compensated for their production, as well as how to achieve those goals while creating climate resilience, are the central questions. Trade rules must support those transitions rather than continue to create … farmers are fairly compensated for their production, as well as how to achieve those goals while creating climate resilience, are the central questions. Trade rules must support those transitions rather than continue to create …
July 24th, 2020,
… by agricultural consolidation is most acute for small to midsized farms the exact type of farm needed to build a resilient agricultural system. As CAFOs have increased production, prices paid to farmers have plummeted, often below the … by agricultural consolidation is most acute for small to mid- sized farms the exact type of farm needed to build a resilient agricultural system. As CAFOs have increased production, prices paid to farmers have plummeted, often below the … MPCA recognizes this fact in the 2017 Interagency Climate Adaptation Team report that highlights the need to address resilience to extreme precipitation.15 Based on climate data for Minnesota, outdated numbers from NOAA, and the enormous …
… plans. The Clean Power Plan is a critical step in the fight against climate change, and it can also increase rural resilience if done right, said Ritter, who works on rural responses to climate change for IATP. The fossil fuel … plans. The Clean Power Plan is a critical step in the fight against climate change, and it can also increase rural resilience if done right, said Ritter, who works on rural responses to climate change for IATP. The fossil fuel …
… rural communities, said Steve Suppan, Senior Policy Analyst on Technology and Trade. 3. Ensure economic viability and resilience in rural communities. Farm prices are so low now. Farmers are being told that the solution is to get back on … rural communities, said Steve Suppan, Senior Policy Analyst on Technology and Trade. 3. Ensure economic viability and resilience in rural communities. Farm prices are so low now. Farmers are being told that the solution is to get back on …
September 9th, 2021,
… stride. Fortunately for farmers, we already have two successful but under-funded programs in place to support climate resilience: The Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) and the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP). Each … hog CAFOs and synthetic fertilizers), reforms to commodity and insurance programs in the Farm Bill to support climate resilience, and deeper investments to support small and mid-sized producers contributing to local food systems. What does … can go a long way toward helping farmers and rural communities bounce back from climate change-fueled disasters. If resilience was the only benefit of these programs, they might already be worth it. However, more farmers enrolled in …
March 21st, 2022,
… not provide the quantitative and granular information that many investors are demanding. Disclosure enables corporate resilience by providing information to investors that will result in investor capital that corporations should use to … not provide the quantitative and granular information that many investors are demanding. Disclosure enables corporate resilience by providing information to investors that will result in investor capital that corporations should use to …
… production and chemical-intensive industrial agriculture, all of which contribute to climate change and undermining the resilience of farming systems, can and do call themselves Climate Smart. The murky governance structure of GACSA also … production and chemical-intensive industrial agriculture, all of which contribute to climate change and undermining the resilience of farming systems, can and do call themselves Climate Smart. The murky governance structure of GACSA also …
August 9th, 2021,
… the basis for our call to hold corporations responsible for emissions and redirect public resources toward more climate-resilient agroecological systems of production. Download a PDF of the press release . Filed under Climate Change … the basis for our call to hold corporations responsible for emissions and redirect public resources toward more climate-resilient agroecological systems of production. ### mailto:cheffron@iatp.org …
April 13th, 2023,
… of the methane pledge, the U.S. and the EU should lead the way on regulating these corporate emissions and creating resilient food systems that contribute to ecosystem restoration. Governments are often too timid when it comes to … of the methane pledge, the U.S. and the EU should lead the way on regulating these corporate emissions and creating resilient food systems that contribute to ecosystem restoration. Governments are often too timid when it comes to …
… of priority food crops are worthy goals, for a variety of reasons: poverty reduction, rural development, increased resilience to price and supply shocks, greater control over the quality of the food Mexicans consume and even national … of priority food crops are worthy goals, for a variety of reasons: poverty reduction, rural development, increased resilience to price and supply shocks, greater control over the quality of the food Mexicans consume and even national …
May 2nd, 2023,
… agroecology is integrally linked to social movements that seek to transform agriculture to build locally relevant, resilient and sustainable food systems that strengthen the economic viability of rural areas based on short marketing … and its practice: The central role of a continual dialogue of knowledge among farmers and scientists Community resilience in the face of crises Reducing the use of petrochemical inputs Rebuilding ecosystems and healthy living soils … only physically healthy but also mentally sound; in brief communities that are immune to disease and violence. Community resilience in the face of crises Agroecological approaches are grounded in biodiversity, which can bring important …
… dire consequences for regions least able to cope with them researchers at the Stockholm University-affiliated Stockholm Resilience Centre and McGill University have warned. In a paper published April 1 in the journal Trends in Ecology and Evolution, Dr. Line J. Gordon of the Stockholm Resilience Centre and the Stockholm Environment Institute and Dr. Garry Peterson and Dr. Elena Bennett of McGill … is the part of the cycle we can see, like streams and rivers," said Gordon, an assistant professor at the Stockholm Resilience Centre and the Stockholm Environment Institute. "This is as opposed to 'green water' in soil moisture, or …
… and better anticipate future challenges as they develop, according to Heather Mann, executive director for the group. "Resilience thinking is about measuring and aiding the ability of a system to bounce back," Mann said. She, along with …
August 14th, 2012,
… survive. I thought back to the farm I grew up on and how in the long run it did not survive. That is, it did not have resilience to withstand weather onslaughts, unfavorable markets and aggressive bankers. So what the heck is resilience? An old term, but coming back into its own, at least in academic circles. And it is a good one for the times, … be. Climate change, population pressures, decline of resources, both physical and financial, the list goes on. But first resilience. Dr. William Reese at the University of British Columbia, in his challenging paper Thinking Resilience …
May 28th, 2020,
… a corporate-driven shock doctrine moment in upcoming trade deals in a public virtual town hall on COVID-19, trade and resilience, focused on exposing how free trade agreements prioritize private profits over healthy communities. The … a corporate-driven shock doctrine moment in upcoming trade deals in a public virtual town hall on COVID-19, trade and resilience, focused on exposing how free trade agreements prioritize private profits over healthy communities. The …
December 14th, 2022,
… their risk management and price basis functions. We should examine and explore ways that we can build even greater resilience, usability, access, and availability into our markets and market structures so that the benefits can reach the … serve their risk management and price basis functions. We should examine and explore ways that we can build even greater resilience, usability, access, and availability into our markets and market structures so that the benefits can reach the …
February 19th, 2013,
… the regions prairies and wetlands with more dry, tillable soil. Part two of our Climate change, agriculture and resilience series features the Minnesota organic dairy farm of Martin and Loretta Jaus who farm the same 410 acres that … both in times to drought and wet weather. Watch the video , or check out the rest of the series: Climate change meets resilience Finding a balance: A farmers role in climate change In a changing climate, farmings a risky business Resilience means taking the long view on climate change Filed under Agriculture Climate Change Sustainable Agriculture …
April 20th, 2020,
… increasingly adopting practices, including building soil health, that can both reduce emissions and strengthen climate resilience. The elementsand the social movements needed to back them upare there for a new approach to farm, climate … are making the case for the necessity of public policies that promote both sustainable production systems and robust resilience. Consumers and producers are finding each other and together co-creating a brighter future for all. Download a … increas- ingly adopting practices, including building soil health, that can both reduce emissions and strengthen climate resilience. The elementsand the social movements needed to back them upare there for a new approach to farm, climate …