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Agricultural perspectives to be heard at UN Water Conference
Big ideas are formulating in agriculture on how to better manage and reinvigorate water supplies in the face of climate change. None of them can be accomplished alone—without collaboration among farmers, ranchers, foresters, crop breeders, agricultural technology companies, and other value chain partners. Solutions from the Land will bring together...
Farmer-led Indiana Smart Agriculture calls for climate change strategy in new report, invites partners to join conversation
It’s June 1. You’ve got 4,000 acres of corn and 2,500 acres of soybeans to plant. So far, you’ve planted 150 acres of corn, and 40 of them are underwater. Can this scenario happen in Indiana? “It already has—in 2019,” says Don Villwock, Edwardsport, a farmer and former president of Indiana Farm Bureau. “Changes in weather patterns are real, and we need...
Iowa Smart Agriculture farmers embrace circular system pathways with the release of a new vision report at COP 27
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack and other food system leaders attending the United Nation’s International Climate Change Conference (COP27) in Egypt this week are touting “circular economies” as key strategies for transforming current systems of agriculture and food into more resilient, carbon neutral, nature positive, and profitable systems....
Farmers to share how diversified livestock-cropping systems deliver food, ecosystem services while addressing climate change
Farmers from across the Americas will share how they manage both livestock and crops together using circular systems during an event hosted by Solutions from the Land at the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. Circular systems allow farmers and ranchers to grow food for their communities, enhance the...
U.S. farmers to lead discussion on water at UN Climate Change Conference
Water management has always been critical to agriculture. Yet, it’s never been more difficult to manage, with increasing unpredictability in timing and rates of rain and snowfall due to shifting weather patterns and changing climates. Farmers from across the U.S. will showcase how they manage water using a variety of low- and high-tech approaches during...
Farmers to kick off Ag Day at UN Climate Change Conference (COP27)
Farmers will be at the center of the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) on Adaptation and Agriculture Day, Saturday, Nov. 12, starting with an event hosted by Solutions from the Land, the World Farmers Organization, IFOAM-Organics and Regen10. The event, “Farmers at the Center of Climate Action,” will be accessible via a livestream on...
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An Agricultural Renaissance, led by innovative and entrepreneurial farmers, ranchers and foresters constructing sustainable, profitable and resilient systems that lay the foundation for a world of abundance on many scales capable of producing nutritious food, feed, fiber, clean energy, healthy ecosystems, quality livelihoods, and strong rural economies.