Matt Landos’ Post

In the face of #ClimateChange and #Drought, Peter Gleick’s “soft path” for water in the Western U.S. offers a hopeful and sustainable vision for the future of agriculture. By emphasizing efficient water use, conservation, and modernized policies, Gleick proposes a way forward that respects both environmental limits and human needs. This approach shifts away from outdated infrastructure-heavy systems, highlighting the opportunity to build a more resilient and ecologically balanced future. For agriculture in the arid West, this means rethinking not only our resources, but also our goals and values in creating a sustainable way forward. 💧🌱 Read more from his conversation with Brian Calvert via Civil Eats: https://lnkd.in/ewE4R27C #WaterSustainability #Agriculture

https://lnkd.in/gYuQma8D More come the examples of living beyond our means. Landscape rehydration and wetland restoration ought to be rising in importance, as should changes to agricultural practice which aid restoration of local water cycles. The consequences of vast synthetic fertiliser use impact ground water and surface water, combined with vast pesticide use that impact aquatic ecosystems and promote cyanobacterial proliferation- the so called 'sludge' mentioned in the article. The direction for agricultural policy should be to transition farmers away from these fossil fuel synthetic inputs, and society needs to back their farmers to do so whilst economically supporting their viability.

USDA commits $1.5 billion to empower farmers in adopting climate-smart agriculture and conservation practices, including $100 million set-aside for tribes. The investment aims to enhance natural resources, tackle climate change, and create new revenue streams. Learn how this funding from the Inflation Reduction Act will shape the future of farming in this Tribal Business News report. #NativeFarming #FoodSovereignty #ClimateAction

A water budget accounting of the Colorado river revealed that the alfalfa crop for livestock feed consumes over a quarter of the river water. That is more water used than the total from all the cities and industries along the Colorado River Basin. This study puts into perspective the extensive watershed and ecosystem costs of beef production; and how vulnerable the river may be to climate change induced drought. A shift in agriculture focus may be considered to provide the resilience needed for water conservation to preserve ecological function of natural watershed ecosystem and the wildlife and aquatic species that depend on the Colorado River Basin for their habitat. https://lnkd.in/g9STz2Ty

USDA commits $1.5 billion to empower farmers in adopting climate-smart agriculture and conservation practices, including $100 million set-aside for tribes. The investment aims to enhance natural resources, tackle climate change, and create new revenue streams. Learn how this funding from the Inflation Reduction Act will shape the future of farming in this Tribal Business News report. #NativeFarming #FoodSovereignty #ClimateAction

This Illinois Department of Natural Resources report show the efforts going in to conserve 30% of the state’s land and water by 2030. “Illinois has significant strengths to be leveraged to contribute to the national 30 by 30 efforts. Illinois benefits from strong public support for investment in nature, a strong cultural connection to our natural areas, and support for conservation in the political arena.” You can make a vote for voluntary conservation by signing up your fields in the STAR initiative. Find out more at Illinois STAR. Agroecology + Innovation Matters thanks the resilient producers who are putting in the needed effort to build healthier soil and protect our waterways. https://lnkd.in/e4AuBdB4 #AIMillinois #TakeAIM #conservation #illinoisagriculture #sustainablefarming #regenerativeagriculture #regenerativefarming #regenerativefarm #agvocacy #agriculture #farmer #illinois #farmersofillinois #sustainability #covercrops #soilhealth #farming #farm #agriculturelife #conservationchampions

At this time of year in Scotland and the North East of England in particular, the ground is often waterlogged after prolonged periods of heavy or persistent rainfall, making it too wet to take tractors out into the field 🌧️ This enables our team to shift focus on working within our supply chain, from quarries to contractors, as well as connecting with local farmers to build up our land bank ahead of the spreading season. We have also built resilience in our operations to focus our spreading on areas with better drainage through soil type or on-farm solutions, where access to well-drained land allows continued spreading into the wetter winter months. However, sodden soils make excellent conditions for extracting pore water to help quantify how much CO₂ has been removed. Soil sampling also continues with hundreds of samples collected, dried and sieved as we continue to investigate the agronomic benefits of enhanced rock weathering 👏 #UNDOCarbon #CarbonRemoval #EnhancedWeathering #EnhancedRockWeathering #ClimateAction #ClimateActionNow #Agriculture #SustainableFarming #SoilHealth #Science #Community #ClimateScience 

Have you read our latest Waterborne article: "What Are Your Dissipation Studies Telling You? Part 1: Alligators and Rice and Aquatics, Oh My!"? In it, we discuss how Waterborne’s long history of managing aquatic field dissipation studies has led us to develop sampling procedures that apply to a broad range of environments and their respective challenges. Useful in determining the extent of potential degradation and mobility of #pesticide active ingredients and their degradates in the natural #aquaticlandscape under typical use conditions, #aquaticfielddissipation studies can be quite complex with a number of #environmentalvariables to monitor. In this article, we cover the variables associated with these studies, the appropriate models we use, and much more! Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/eZEHtbdf

Following on from yesterday’s Learning through Land conference in Harrogate - where we heard from industry leaders on food policy, green energy, the circular economy and new market opportunities - it’s off to the coast for me to see the bio-economy in action. This is Wave Crookes on board Southern Star at Scarborough. He was just about to head offshore to inspect his seaweed farm. There was SO much to talk about. Firstly his pioneering vertical farming technique that can be positioned further off-shore, withstand storms and minimises the disruption to fishing. Secondly all that the seaweed can deliver both in way of improving biodiversity and storing carbon and also (if harvested) how that carbon can be locked in construction materials, be used as a biostimulant to reduce the use of fertiliser and even used in cattle feed to reduce methane emissions. There is so much potential! It is all at the early development and testing stage - good luck SeaGrown with your very exciting venture. As Mayor I would definitely be on board with supporting this development to the next stage and beyond! #scarborough #bioeconomy #carbonuptake #carbonstorage #carbonsequestration #sustainableaquaculture #seagrown #wildoceanfarming #offshorefarming #seaweed #seaweedfarm #seaweedfarming #biostimulants #verticalfarming #biodiversity #marinebiodiversity #ecosystem #yorkandnorthyorkshire #york #northyorkshire #yorkshire #felicity4mayor #felicitycunliffelister

On Wednesday, Senator Debbie Stabenow released the Rural Prosperity & Food Security Act of 2024, a detailed farm bill proposal that focuses on enhancements to greenhouse gas reductions, protecting IRA investments in Conservation Title programs, and climate smart agriculture. The current farm bill, which expired in 2023 but was extended through September 2024, is the primary driver of agricultural and food policy in the United States. Congress typically passes a new farm bill every five years. ELPC has worked to advance three major priorities in the bill: 1. Improvements to the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) 2. A provision for the Driftless Area Land Conservation Initiative (DALCI) 3. New wilderness in the Shawnee National Forest.