Expanding Climate Land Leaders’ camaraderie to Illinois
Reprinted with permission from our friends at Illinois Farmlink. Agriculture is a climate problem – and a climate solution. This is the belief of the… Read More →
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House Farm Bill fails farmers ready to lead on climate resilienceHouse Farm Bill fails farmers ready to lead on climate resilience
Last week the House Agriculture Committee released its draft Farm Bill. The Climate Land Leaders Initiative joins many agriculture, food systems and hunger relief organizations… Read More →
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Ditching drainage destruction for riparian restorationDitching drainage destruction for riparian restoration
Wendy Johnson, an Iowa farmer and Climate Land Leaders’ Policy Co-Lead, writes with clarity and heart about the challenges of regenerative farming in corn and… Read More →
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“For right now and for future generations”“For right now and for future generations”
Throughout 2023 and as Farm Bill drafting and negotiations continue in 2024, Climate Land Leaders have been voicing their support for a Farm Bill that… Read More →
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An intergenerational passing of the batonAn intergenerational passing of the baton
Climate Land Leaders Maggie McQuown and Matt Vermeersch of Red Oak, IA, recently shared their (ongoing!) story of what Maggie calls an “intergenerational passing of… Read More →
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“You do what is supported” … What if our Farm Bill supported diversification?“You do what is supported” … What if our Farm Bill supported diversification?
Farmer and Climate Land Leader Wendy Johnson shared the following remarks at a panel discussion on the Farm Bill hosted by Taxpayers for Common Sense… Read More →
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Taking tangible stepsTaking tangible steps
This story was originally shared in the February 2024 Illinois FarmLink newsletter. Illinois FarmLink, a program of The Land Connection, provides farmland access services (including… Read More →
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Coppicing hazels: Insights from Nine Hazels FarmCoppicing hazels: Insights from Nine Hazels Farm
Climate Land Leaders Paul and Sanna Mairet of Nine Hazels Farm grow 12 acres of hybrid hazelnut, a cross between the European hazelnut and the… Read More →
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Which organizations do you support that center BIPOC communities?Which organizations do you support that center BIPOC communities?
Which nonprofit organizations do you support that center Black, Indigenous and People of Color communities? We asked Climate Land Leaders that question, and here’s the… Read More →
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Vegetable farming in the era of climate changeVegetable farming in the era of climate change
Climate Land Leader and farmer Dan Guenthner of Common Harvest Farm recently shared observations on climate change impacts over 35 years of vegetable farming. Following… Read More →
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A year-end tribute to soilA year-end tribute to soil
How important soil is to life! 95 percent of our food comes from soil. It is a natural resource that needs to be protected way… Read More →
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Celebrating climate land leadership in 2023Celebrating climate land leadership in 2023
We have much to report about our year! The land stewards in the Climate Land Leaders Initiative built soil health, increased biodiversity and protected water… Read More →