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Food as Filler OR Food as Medicine?

UnderstandingAg

farm production more than doubled, and farm size increased from an average of 215 acres in 1950 to 464 acres in 2023. is losing an average of two tons of topsoil per acre annually. Irrigated acres have more than doubled since 1960. trillion on food & beverages, but we spend $4.1trillion on healthcare.

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In Hawai‘i, Restoring Kava Helps Sustain Native Food Culture

Civil Eats

Last fall, Ava Taesali opened Kava Queen , Oahus only brick-and-mortar kava bar, after three years of building a loyal following for this traditional beverage at farmers markets in Honolulu. While state production still remains in the hundreds of acres, according to Edward Johnston, several producers sell kava online. Still, U.H,s

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Food, Beverage, and Pet Food Companies Seek Accurate, Reliable Farm Sustainability Data

DTN

For example, here are three instances of how farm carbon emissions data will be used now and in the future by consumer-packaged goods (CPG) companies — in particular, food, beverage, and pet food companies. In this example, 99 kg/acre of CO 2 e emissions were sequestered due to sustainable farming practices.

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On the Ground with Organizations Uplifting BIPOC Farmers

Modern Farmer

So far it has raised 68 percent towards that and invested in 16 farms and businesses including a distillery, a herbal education and medicine concern, and a brand of a West African sparkling beverage. Rocky Acres Farm, a member of the Black Farmer Fund. Some are members of BFFs $1.1 Photography by Onyx Ramirez.

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Precision Ag News 3/20

Agwired

Pivot Bio PROVEN G3 will join the companys notable Pivot Bio PROVEN 40 nitrogen-fixing solution, which has been successfully used by growers on millions of acres to date. PROVEN G3, the companys third-generation nitrogen solution for corn, will be commercially available in 2026, pending state registrations.

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Bringing Back Local Milk, Ice Cream, and Cheese

Civil Eats

The ice cream shop is an extension of the Nicholson family’s sixth-generation, 120-acre farm in nearby Ferndale. More Eyes Per Acre As one of California’s oldest cheesemakers, Rumiano Cheese has a storied presence in the North Coast’s dairy shed. The more dairies, the more farmer “eyes per acre,” Baird says, referencing Wendell Berry.

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Pivot Bio N-OVATOR™ Paying Off for Farmers

Agwired

.” Kelly says their largest transaction to date was the sale of 100,000 nitrogen credits to a global food and beverage company. The credits from this transaction represent 100,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent that was avoided by over 450 farmers across 300,000 acres within the company’s supply shed.