The time is now for young farmers to take climate action
Last week, the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released a special report on climate change, calling for “rapid, far-reaching and unprecedented changes in all aspects of society,” including agriculture, in order to keep atmospheric warming from exceeding 1.5°C
Facing Disaster, Head-On
Hurricane Florence has caused an estimated $1 billion in damages to farms in the Carolinas, and the destruction continues. Lindsey interviews Davon Goodwin, a North Carolina farmer and manager of the Sandhills AGInnovation Center, to find out what it looks
The 2018 Global Action Climate Summit: we can't solve climate change unless farmers are at the table
A summary of the Global Action Climate Summit by Kate Greenberg, Western Program Director On September 12-14, NYFC Land Access Program Director Holly Rippon-Butler, California Organizer Mai Nguyen, and I joined delegates from around the world at California’s
Climate and the Future of Farming with Dr. Nathan Mueller
Can farmers save the planet? We all know that the weather impacts agriculture, but farmers are also changing the weather. Dr. Nathan Mueller, head of the Mueller Lab and Assistant Professor of Earth System Science at the University of California,
OG Weather Nerds
It’s hard to imagine anyone thinking more about the weather than farmers, but then again, there’s Chief Meteorologist Mark Brusberg of USDA’s agricultural weather and assessments group. This week, Lindsey talks with Mark about the ways that drought, extreme weather,
Farming is all about timing, but climate change is changing the rules
By Mai Nguyen | There was a worrying absence of metronomic clicks. I took out my voltmeter and detected only a faint current in the sheep fencing.
My climate change plan: foster community
By Casey Holland | Sustainability isn't just about what crops and varieties we are or aren't growing, it is also about the connections we continue to build with members of our community.
When the heat doesn't stop: adapting to climate change
By Casey Holland | Year after year, as the heat becomes more intense and the rain becomes more scarce, I have to come to terms with what this new reality truly means for the farm's future.
REPORT: Water scarcity, climate change threaten a generation of young farmers in the West
A new report, Conservation Generation, says vast majority of young farmers are dedicated to water conservation, but lack the resources to succeed DURANGO, CO — A report released this week by the National Young Farmers Coalition (NYFC) paints the picture of
September News: Climate Justice, Food Safety News, and Land Access Training
It’s officially fall — we hope you’re catching your breath in the fields and watching the new season edge its way in. The FDA just released a new draft of Food Safety rules and significant improvements were made. The agency