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What Can Farmers Do About Climate Change? Silvopasture
2017-02-06 20:05:23| National Farmers Union
By Tom Driscoll, Director of Conservation Policy and NFU Foundation As discussed previously in the Climate Column, trees sequester carbon that, if left in the atmosphere, would trap heat and contribute to climate change. Growing trees on farmland allows producers to store more carbon while simultaneously achieving other advantages for their farms’ productivity. The National Agroforestry Center (NAC) shares information on […]
What Can Farmers Do About Climate Change? Forest Farming
2017-01-30 16:28:26| National Farmers Union
By Tom Driscoll, Director of Conservation Policy and NFU Foundation Last week, the Climate Column discussed one practice, alley cropping, that builds climate resilience of farmland by incorporating trees. The National Agroforesty Center (NAC) promotes other such practices, including forest farming. Forest farming is the cultivation of high-value specialty crops under the protection of a forest canopy that has been […]
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What Can Farmers Do About Climate Change? Alley Cropping
2017-01-23 16:41:22| National Farmers Union
By Tom Driscoll, Director of Conservation Policy and NFU Foundation The Climate Column has covered many practices supported by the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). In addition to its own work promoting conservation practices, NRCS also collaborates with the United States Forest Service to provide resources through the National Agroforestry Center (NAC) to help farmers contribute to climate resilience. NAC promotes […]
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Access to Education: Young Farmers Conference
2017-01-19 19:23:50| National Farmers Union
By Christy Ottinger, Manager of Little Gunpowder Farm As a beginning farmer, I try to seize every opportunity to further my education and learn more about all aspects of farming. Thus far, I have done this by attending conferences during the winter, participating in NFUs Beginning Farmers Institute, and enrolling in short workshops during the season. […]
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What Do Farmers Need to Know About Climate Change? United States Mid-Century Strategy for Deep Decarbonization
2017-01-17 18:41:37| National Farmers Union
By Tom Driscoll, NFU Director of Conservation Policy and Education National Farmers Union (NFU) members understand the negative impacts of climate change are exacerbated by greater concentrations of greenhouse gasses in the Earths atmosphere. Everyone in the world should be concerned about the broad consequences of climate change, but family farmers are particularly worried about the direct impact climate change […]
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