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Call for Concessions for Farmers Under Carbon Pricing System
2017-06-15 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
CANADA - Keystone Agricultural Producers is calling on the Manitoba Government to provide certain exemptions for farmers from taxes under a carbon pricing structure and a reinvestment into agriculture of carbon taxes collected for other greenhouse gas emitters, writes Bruce Cochrane.
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What Can Farmers and Ranchers Do About Climate Change? Market Access for Pastured Meat
2017-06-12 18:23:36| National Farmers Union
By Tom Driscoll, Director of NFU Foundation and Conservation Policy The Climate Column has covered a number of grazing practices that encourage soil health, such as prescribed grazing and rotational grazing. These practices store atmospheric carbon in the soil while protecting forage from the increasingly volatile precipitation patterns driven by climate change, allowing producers to both mitigate […]
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U.S. Should Create a Fair Trade Framework That Puts Family Farmers, Ranchers, & Rural Communities First
2017-06-12 16:11:03| National Farmers Union
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 12, 2017 Contact: Andrew Jerome, 202-314-3106 ajerome@nfudc.org WASHINGTON As the Trump Administration navigates a renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), National Farmers Union (NFU) is urging the administration to establish a new, fair trade framework for international trade deals that benefits family farmers, ranchers, and rural residents. […]
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NFU Announces Twenty Participants for 2017-18 Beginning Farmers Institute
2017-06-08 16:23:28| National Farmers Union
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 8, 2017 Contact: Andrew Jerome, 202-314-3106 ajerome@nfudc.org WASHINGTON National Farmers Union (NFU) has announced twenty beginning farmers and ranchers from across the United States to take part in the 2017-2018 Beginning Farmers Institute (BFI) program. The Institute empowers the success of Americas next generation of farmers by providing mentorship, technical […]
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What Do Farmers Need to Know About Climate Change? Nitrogen Management Pilot Project
2017-06-05 19:33:18| National Farmers Union
By Robert Parkhurst, Agriculture Greenhouse Gas Markets Director at Environmental Defense Fund With international trade pressures, low commodity prices, and unpredictable weather patterns, its a tough time for agriculture right now. But farmers are now and have always been innovative and resilient and very resourceful. Thats why a new opportunity might be of interest to […]
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