Nancy Kavazanjian Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Agriculture US, Fruit, Sustainability,

Check out this cranberry farm

2020 New England Leopold Conservation Award

Linda Rinta & The Rinta Family Farm West Wareham, Massachusetts Like Aldo Leopold, Linda Rinta sees herself as a “sand farmer.” She’s a berry farmer and beek...

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TOPIC(S): Corn/Maize, Irrigation, Water,

11/10/2020 SOURCE: www.ecowatch.com

Farmers Are Depleting the Ogallala Aquifer Because the Government Pays Them to Do So

Amending federal farm credit rates could also slow the treadmill. Generous terms promote borrowing for irrigation equipment; to pay that debt, borrowers farm more land. Offering lower rates for equipment that reduces water use and withholding loans for standard, wasteful equipment could nudge farmers toward conservation.The most powerful tool is the tax code. Currently, farmers receive deductions for declining groundwater levels and can write off depreciation on irrigation equipment. Replacing these perks with a tax credit for stabilizing groundwater and substituting a depreciation schedule favoring more efficient irrigation equipment could provide strong incentives to conserve water.

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Soil Health, Sustainability, World Hunger, World Population, Regenerative Agriculture, Ag Middle East,

The Story of Al Baydha: A Regenerative Agriculture in the Saudi Desert. قصة مشروع البيضاء

The final update from Al Baydha Project Co-founder Neal Spackman, 9 years in. How desertification resulted from the loss of an indigenous land management sys...

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Nancy Kavazanjian Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Agriculture US, Organic, Vegetables, Sustainability,

2020 New York AEM-Leopold Conservation Award - Sang Lee Farms

Sang Lee Farms is one of Suffolk County’s last large vegetable farms. Located in the heart of Long Island’s wine country, it’s a landmark for its beauty, uni...

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JAMES MSASA JAMES MSASA
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Topics: Organic, Fruit,

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Nancy Kavazanjian Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Conservation/Tillage, Sustainability, Environment,

Great video about one Nebraska farmer couple's environmental commitment to farming

2020 Nebraska Leopold Conservation Award

Ed and Leta Olson epitomize what it means to be a steward of the land. When the Nebraska farmers were given a copy of A Sand County Almanac by a local wildli...

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Agriculture US, Sustainability, Almonds, USDA,

Keeping Almonds Safe and Dry

ARS scientists at the Western Regional Research Center in Albany, CA, have developed an effective, energy-saving technology to help keep microbes and mycotox...

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