Cuba – the country that transitioned from conventional agriculture to large-scale semi-organic farming

Before the collapse of the Soviet Union Cuba was importing fertilisers, pesticides , farm equipment and and the oil to run themContinue readingCuba – the country that transitioned from conventional agriculture to large-scale semi-organic farming

How a closed-door meeting shows farmers are waking up on climate change

Perdue, Vilsack and leading agricultural groups gathered in a Maryland barn to talk about the farm-country issue that dare not speak itsContinue readingHow a closed-door meeting shows farmers are waking up on climate change

U.S. Farmers and Ranchers Alliance now calling on American agriculture to fight climate change

While individual members of the alliance — the powerful pork and beef lobbies — aren’t particularly comfortable using the term climate changeContinue readingU.S. Farmers and Ranchers Alliance now calling on American agriculture to fight climate change

United Kingdom: Uncertain harvest: does the loss of farms matter?

Campaign to Protect Rural England Report https://www.cpre.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/CPREZUncertainZHarvest.pdf Summary The report discussed many forms of diversity – from who farms the land, whatContinue readingUnited Kingdom: Uncertain harvest: does the loss of farms matter?

Wes Jackson

The Land Institute Wes Jackson, founder and president emeritus of The Land Institute, earned a bachelor’s degree in biology from Kansas WesleyanContinue readingWes Jackson

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