FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
(June 14, 2022) — Natural Farming Analysis Basis (OFRF) Analysis & Training Program Supervisor Thelma Vélez, PhD, will testify earlier than the complete Home Agriculture Committee listening to on “The Function of Local weather Analysis in Supporting Agricultural Resiliency.” Vélez was invited to share her experience and can be summarizing analysis findings that reveal the potential for natural techniques to mitigate local weather change and construct resilience. She may also advocate extra funding in natural analysis, training, and extension to help American farmers and ranchers in implementing one of the best practices for local weather mitigation and adaptation. The listening to is scheduled for Wednesday, June 15, 2022 at 10:00 AM ET, and can be stay streamed on the Home Ag Democrats YouTube channel.
Vélez has over 15 years of interdisciplinary agriculture and meals techniques analysis expertise. She’s going to communicate on behalf of Natural Farming Analysis Basis, a nationwide nonprofit that works intently with researchers, natural farmers, and coverage makers throughout the U.S. to grasp the challenges farmers face, and to supply the analysis and training instruments wanted to assist them thrive.
OFRF not too long ago revealed its 2022 Nationwide Natural Analysis Agenda (NORA), a 230-page report compiling survey outcomes and listening session knowledge from over 1,000 licensed natural producers. Over half of those farmers had been involved with adapting to local weather change and almost 90% of NORA members carried out regenerative soil well being administration akin to cowl cropping, a climate-friendly apply.
“Lower than 1% of the USDA’s annual analysis finances is spent on natural manufacturing matters, which isn’t aligned with the natural sector’s frequently rising market share of 6%,” says Vélez. “Whereas the natural methodology has been proven to have nice potential to contribute to each local weather mitigation and local weather resilience, far more action-oriented analysis is required to make widespread adoption potential.”
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Natural Farming Analysis Basis
The Natural Farming Analysis Basis (OFRF) is a non-profit basis that works to foster the development and widespread adoption of natural farming techniques. OFRF cultivates natural analysis, training, and federal insurance policies that convey extra farmers and acreage into natural manufacturing. Mission outcomes are shared freely at ofrf.org. OFRF additionally supplies free entry to all of its academic supplies and assets.
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Caroline Baptist, OFRF Communications Supervisor, caroline@ofrf.org
