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No-till farming: traditional ideas with new technologies to tackle current challenges

With soil health high on the EU policy agenda, EURACTIV spoke with US-based farmer Trey Hill, whose innovative approach to farming explores the potential of no-till agriculture, a practice that can contribute to the EU’s sustainability goals although some dismiss it as "technologically backward".

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TOPIC(S): Education U.S. MidWest, Conservation/Tillage, Sustainability, Regenerative Agriculture,

08/21/2020 SOURCE: civileats.com

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Op-ed: A New Row-Cropping System in Iowa Offers Some Reasons for Optimism | Civil Eats

A pioneering approach to raising livestock and growing crops on the same land could diversify farm country, bring more income to farmers, and feed the communities where food is grown.

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This grade three teacher is also a weekend farmer who earns from growing pineapples, part 1 - Manila Bulletin

For Lhea Mallillin, 38, a full-time teacher and a weekend farmer, love for agriculture is ...

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TOPIC(S): Conservation/Tillage, Climate Change,

08/17/2020 SOURCE: www.washingtonexaminer.com

Congress warms to the idea of sucking carbon directly from the air and storing it in soil

Lawmakers in both parties are working on legislation to support sucking carbon dioxide dir...

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TOPIC(S): Conservation/Tillage, Water, Environment,

08/14/2020 SOURCE: www.nationalreview.com

The Trump Administration Takes a Step toward Better Protecting Endangered Species | National Review

Improving incentives for landowners is a more effective way to conserve habitat than impos...

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Topics: Weeds, Agriculture US, Crop Consultant, Education U.S. MidWest, Conservation/Tillage, Research,

https://crops.extension.iastate.edu/cropnews/2020/07/scout-now-palmer-amaranth

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Identifying new strategies to improve livelihoods through sustainable agricultural development

The Barotse Floodplain in Zambia is one of Africa's largest wetlands, representing varied ...

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Topics: Agriculture Global, Conservation/Tillage, Water, Hobby Farming, Gardening, Sustainability, Urban Farming, Regenerative Agriculture,

Farms for the Future: 20 Organizations Protecting Farmland

By Danielle Nierenberg and Maya Osman-KrinskyIn the United States, over 2,000 acres of agr...

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TOPIC(S): Conservation/Tillage, Sustainability, Regenerative Agriculture,

07/24/2020 SOURCE: www.cadillacnews.com

Change can be good for sustainability

What does sustainability or being environmentally friendly really mean at the farm level? ...

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TOPIC(S): Education U.S. NorthEast, Education U.S. SouthEast, Education U.S. MidWest, Education U.S. West, Education U.S. SouthWest, Conservation/Tillage,

07/23/2020 SOURCE: www.washingtonpost.com

Liberal, progressive and racist? The Sierra Club faces its white-supremacist history.

The group is repudiating as racist the most important man in its history, John Muir....

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No-till farming: traditional ideas with new technologies to tackle current challenges

Op-ed: A New Row-Cropping System in Iowa Offers Some Reasons for Optimism | Civil Eats

This grade three teacher is also a weekend farmer who earns from growing pineapples, part 1 - Manila Bulletin

Congress warms to the idea of sucking carbon directly from the air and storing it in soil

The Trump Administration Takes a Step toward Better Protecting Endangered Species | National Review

Identifying new strategies to improve livelihoods through sustainable agricultural development

Farms for the Future: 20 Organizations Protecting Farmland

Change can be good for sustainability

Liberal, progressive and racist? The Sierra Club faces its white-supremacist history.

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