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Report
India's Dairy Future: Aligning Livelihoods, Growth, and Climate Solutions
December 19, 2024The dairy sector plays a vital role in India's economy, serving as a key driver of rural livelihoods and agricultural growth.More on:
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Case study
CASE STUDY ABOUT ROSE RANCH Achieving financial success with adaptive grazing management: a young rancher’s approach
December 16, 2024Case study to better understand the financial, soil and animal health impacts of regenerative agriculture practices on Native farming and ranching operations.More on:
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Blog post
Four takeaways from a year of global action on food, agriculture and climate
December 16, 2024 | Jennifer Chow, Senior Director, Climate-Resilient Food SystemsGlobal leaders made progress this year, but urgent work remains to ensure farmers, fishers and ranchers can feed a growing population on a changing planet. The post Four takeaways from a year of global action on food, agriculture and climate first appeared on Growing Returns.More on:
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A new resource hub empowers crop insurers and farmers to boost financial resilience to extreme weather
December 13, 2024 | Vincent Gauthier, Senior Manager, Climate-Smart AgricultureFrom extensive droughts across the Great Plains and back-to-back hurricanes damaging vegetable and citrus crops in the Southeast, the last two production seasons have demonstrated the intensifying damage of extreme weather on America’s farms. In 2023 alone, natural disasters caused nearly $22 billion in crop and rangeland losses. While crop insurance is a critical safety …More on:
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Blog post
Financial impacts of regenerative agriculture on Native farms and ranches
December 10, 2024 | Vincent Gauthier, Senior Manager, Climate-Smart AgricultureEDF and IAC leading a study to understand the financial, soil and animal health impacts of regenerative agriculture practices on Native farming.More on:
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Op-ed
Opinion: To keep Thanksgiving affordable, we must help farmers adjust to more extreme weather
November 26, 2024 | Britt Groosman, Vice President, Agriculture, Water and FoodAmerica’s farms and food are on the frontlines of more extreme weather. We owe it to farmers, ranchers and families to make food production more resilient.More on:
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Article
New report provides eight models for financing sustainable dairy
November 15, 2024For the dairy sector to meet its goals, the dairy value chain and agricultural financial sector must collaborate with producers on financial solutionsMore on:
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Blog post
Data-driven solutions for India’s groundwater crisis
November 14, 2024 | Leah Beaulac, Manager, Climate Resilient Food and Water SystemsAs groundwater depletion accelerates amid climate change and growing agricultural demands, integrating Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) into water management strategies can safeguard India’s water security and resilience. Groundwater has sustained human societies for thousands of years, serving as a critical shared resource. However, the current rate of extraction — driven largely by climate change,More on:
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Blog post
To feed a growing population, farmers need quality financing to flow
November 14, 2024 | Jennifer Chow, Senior Director, Climate-Resilient Food SystemsAgriculture is both a driver of climate change and on the frontlines of climate impacts. A variety of farming practices, technologies and system changes can reduce emissions to help stabilize the climate and build resilience to help protect global food production. However, a lack of access to fit-for-purpose finance keeps farmers from transitioning to climate-smart …More on:
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Supporting the global dairy industry in driving down methane
November 13, 2024 | Vrashabh Kapate, Senior Manager, Global Dairy Industry, EDF+BusinessMore on:
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Dairy Methane Accounting: A guide for disaggregating dairy methane emissions from existing corporate greenhouse gas inventories
November 13, 2024The emerging hydrogen market presents opportunities and risks for investors. These key principles and due diligence questions offer a guide.More on:
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Blog post
Dairy Methane Disclosure: A guide for publicly disclosing dairy methane emissions
November 13, 2024The emerging hydrogen market presents opportunities and risks for investors. These key principles and due diligence questions offer a guide.More on:
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Blog post
CoBank’s new loan signals a new wave of sustainable finance in agriculture
November 13, 2024 | Vincent Gauthier, Senior Manager, Climate-Smart AgricultureSustainability-linked loan signals that major financial institutions are looking to direct more financing toward their customers’ sustainability efforts in innovative ways.More on:
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Press release
CoBank originates its first sustainability-linked loan with Heartland Co-op with support from EDF
November 13, 2024 | Maggie Monast, Senior Director, Climate-Smart AgricultureThe farmer-owned cooperative will be able to leverage CoBank's new loan to expand conservation programs that enhance Iowa communities’ water qualityMore on:
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EDF deepens efforts to recharge groundwater, bolster farmer prosperity
October 15, 2024EDF is helping farmers address one of their core climate challenges: securing a reliable water supply. This September, an EDF team led by Ann Hayden, Nikhil Goveas, Gopal Penny and Leah Beaulac conducted a series of comprehensive site visits and workshops across drought-prone areas of central India. Water availability in India is a core climate issue …More on:
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Blog post
New Report: How high-quality carbon offsets can lower livestock methane emissions
September 23, 2024 | Erin Leonard, Project Manager, Climate Smart Agriculture Finance and MarketsAuthors: Erin Leonard and Maggie Monast With more than 80 times the warming power of carbon dioxide over the first 20 years after its release, methane is one of the most potent greenhouse gasses. One major contributor to global methane is livestock operations — 32% of methane emissions from human activity come from livestock and …More on:
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Report
Carbon offset credits for livestock methane reductions are promising but need better science and technology
September 20, 2024High-integrity carbon credits will require improved measurement, reporting and verification for livestock methane, and stronger environmental and social prMore on:
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Blog post
Livestock methane: A primer for investors
September 16, 2024 | Andrew Howell, Senior Director, Sustainable FinanceAs companies adopt new tools to cut livestock methane emissions, there’s an opportunity for investors to lean in.More on:
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Blog post
With early progress in reducing livestock methane, it’s time for finance to lean in
September 16, 2024 | Andrew Howell, Senior Director, Sustainable FinanceAs companies adopt new tools to cut livestock methane emissions, there’s an opportunity for investors to lean in.More on:
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Blog post
Financial impacts of cover crops in Minnesota and Wisconsin
September 5, 2024 | Vincent Gauthier, Senior Manager, Climate-Smart AgricultureIn-depth cover crop financial data from 141 Minnesota and Wisconsin farms informs farmers’ cover crop decisions.More on:
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Blog post
Understanding the costs and returns of cover crops: What farmers need to know
September 5, 2024 | Mai Lan Hoang, Climate-Smart Agriculture Research AnalystAs farmers grapple with severe weather conditions, it's crucial to support them in implementing climate-smart agriculture practices that can bolster the resilience of their operations.More on:
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Article
Searching for a seaweed to combat cow burps
July 16, 2024Belching bovines are major emitters of methane in agriculture. A new seaweed food additive could help decrease cows' burps and therefore lower their methane emissionsMore on:
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Blog post
How a producer-led movement to diversify food production can strengthen global food supply
July 16, 2024 | Leah Beaulac, Manager, Climate Resilient Food and Water SystemsAs the world faces growing climate impacts and shocks, the need for a more sustainable and resilient food system has never been more urgent. Last year, the Kansas wheat harvest, known as a bellwether for global agriculture, hit a 60-year low due to severe drought. Record-breaking floods decimated European harvests in the same year. Climate-driven …More on:
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Article
How a family farm in Idaho is taking on climate change
July 10, 2024The Wittmans are using sustainable farming practices today to ensure their family farm endures changing climate conditions.More on:
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Blog post
Cultivating Climate-Smart Dairy: A supplier engagement guide to manure management technologies
June 27, 2024In EDF’s new guide for food companies engaging their farmers on dairy methane solutions, we walk through how to get started with new manure management systems.More on: