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MI Farmers Encouraged to Apply for New USDA Climate Smart Program / Public News Service

Michigan farmers say the U.S. Department of Agriculture s (USDA) new, billion-dollar investment in projects by "climate-smart" farmers, ranchers and forest landowners will make a big difference in the fight to protect the environment. The program, Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities, encourages producers and landowners to implement practices that either reduce greenhouse gas emissions or sequester carbon. . ....

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Regenerative Farming Can Help PA Reach Pollution Reduction Goals / Public News Service

Chesapeake Bay states have until 2025 to implement practices to reduce watershed pollution, and a new report shows "climate-smart" farming can help prevent farm runoff. In the Chesapeake Bay Clean Water Blueprint, roughly 80% of the remaining pollution reduction must come from agriculture - and Pennsylvania is farthest behind among the Bay states. The Chesapeake Bay Foundation report said implementing regenerative farming practices, from rotational grazing to planting forest buffers along streams, can reduce animal waste and soil erosion. . ....

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Fighting Chesapeake Bay Pollution through Regenerative Farming

Chesapeake Bay states have until 2025 to implement watershed pollution-reduction practices, and a new report shows "climate-smart" farming in Maryland can help prevent farm runoff. The Chesapeake Bay Foundation report found that using regenerative farming practices, from rotational grazing to planting forest buffers along streams, can reduce pollution from animal waste and soil erosion. Rob Schnabel, the foundation s Maryland restoration biologist, said Maryland is a leader in farmers use of cover crops to improve soil health - but more ranchers could be on board, with strategies such as rotational grazing. . ....

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32,000 vacant lots in Chicago could be converted to community gardens

From 100 feet in the air, the parcel at 500 N. Waller Ave. in the Austin neighborhood of Chicago looks like the center of a donut. ....

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In Chicago Community Gardens Give New Life to Abandoned Land / Public News Service

By Jordyn Harrison for Yes! Media.Broadcast version by Jordyn Harrison and Jonah Chester for Illinois News Connection reporting for the YES! Media-Public News Service Collaboration From 100 feet in the air, the parcel at 500 N. . ....

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