Civil Eats

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Thats because so much rice is grown around the world: Roughly 11 percent of all arable land is devoted to this crop, a daily staple for half the people on Earth. In November, her farm in Alexandria achieved a milestone by harvesting its first full acre of rice after three years of smaller trials, marking their best harvest yet.

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Plantation Acre Farming Farming 127

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. But Sonoma has a less genteel side: The area is also home to approximately 3 million head of livestock held in concentrated animal feeding operations, or CAFOs.

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Livestock Acre Poultry Farming 62

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. In 2021, the United Nations (U.N.)

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Agriculture Agriculture Supply Chain Production 145

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. Increased soil carbon, soil nitrogen, soil moisture, nutrient cycling. to keep temperatures below 1.5

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Greenhouse Pasture Crop Arable Land 98

The Lunatic Farmer

JANUARY 18, 2024

All other livestock industries will suffer a similar fate, while the knock-on effects for crop farmers and businesses throughout the value chain will be severe. This rapid improvement is in stark contrast to the industrial livestock production model, which has all but reached its limits in terms of scale, reach, and efficiency.

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Science Production Food Cattle 75

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.

Water Rights 139

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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Food Farming Farming Forage 145