Civil Eats

DECEMBER 4, 2023

In China, for example, research shows that plastic field covers keep the soil warm and wet in a way that boosts productivity considerably; an additional 15,000 square miles of arable land—an area about the size of Switzerland—would be required to produce the same amount of food.

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Modern Farmer

AUGUST 12, 2024

With a population of almost half a million, the region is known for its arable land and stunning vistas – the “Tuscany of America,” according to local rancher Bronte Edwards. In a country dominated by large-scale farming operations comprising thousands of acres of monocrops, Sonoma County is an outlier. farm is 464 acres.)

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Livestock Acre Poultry Farming 61

Farming Secrets

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Decreased water and wind erosion as with the current rate of soil loss by 2050 we will have lost 95% of arable lands to degradation and desertification. It can be summarised as follows, water is the thermostat of the blue planet, water vapor turns up the heat and water in the ground or in vegetation turns down the temperature.

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Trimble Agriculture

OCTOBER 4, 2023

In the past three years, cropland value increased by $1,300 per acre. Of that lost land, 4.4 million acres were considered “nationally significant,” meaning it was some of America’s best land for food and crop production. Supply of arable land per capita has declined by 0.5

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Farmland Farming Farming Finance 52

The Lunatic Farmer

JANUARY 18, 2024

By 2035, 60 percent of the land currently used for livestock and feed production will be freed for other uses. This 485 million acres equates to 13 times the size of Iowa, an area almost the size of the Louisiana Purchase. greenhouse gas emissions could be fully offset by 2035. Major exporters of animal products, like the U.S.,

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Civil Eats

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

The ‘Soft Path’ of Water for Farmers in the Western US Colorado’s Groundwater Experiment At Peachwood Farms, a flat, 1,897-acre expanse at the heart of the valley’s groundwater conservation trial, Ivers stood amid fallowed fields bordered by circles of barley and areas being revegetated with native seeds.

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Water Rights Acre Farming Farming 139

Civil Eats

JUNE 20, 2024

That changed, however, after Moyer and her partner established an organic farm on 10 acres in the Sierra foothills of California. Because of the family fracture, she never visited India, did not speak the language, and could not replicate her grandmother’s traditional cooking.

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World Agri-Tech

JANUARY 29, 2025

With nearly one-third of the worlds arable land under agriculture, AI has the potential to revolutionize food production at scale. Its significantly shortened crop breeding cycles and enabled us to develop crop protection products that exceed safety and sustainability criteria. This will continue to grow and become the norm.

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