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DTN
MARCH 21, 2024
Cover crop acres increased to 18 million total acres, a 17% increase, but when compared to total farmland, this represents only 6% of 300 million acres. As Emma Fuller at Fractal Agriculture pointed out, “at the current rate, it’d take us 90 years to achieve cover crop adoption on 50% of corn and soy acres in the U.S.”
Civil Eats
OCTOBER 2, 2023
Songbird Farm (Photo credit: Jenny McNulty) Maine had been spreading what is called sludge on its farmland and fields since the 1980s. Testing, however, is only the first step towards regaining use of PFAS contaminated farmland. The spreading of sludge as fertilizer remains legal in all U.S.
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Wisconsin Farmers Union
NOVEMBER 22, 2024
The increased profit of corn has meant more corn is grown which has resulted in a 5% increase in erosion and nutrient leaking into public waters as acres are converted from perennial management or kept in row crops. about 300,000 acres from 2002 to 2014. In the US we are cultivating fewer and fewer acres each and every year.
Modern Farmer
JULY 14, 2023
As Brian Paddock walks through his 12-and-a-half acres of almond trees, he’s taking in everything. Treehouse Almonds sources nuts from roughly 50,000 acres in California’s Central Valley, and Gardiner’s family farm provides about 20,000 of them. The shells are used in cosmetics, as bedding for livestock and in biofuels.
Sustainable Food Trust
OCTOBER 15, 2024
He then went on to assert that the consequences of taking one percent of farmland for solar panels would not be significant for food security. By this time I was thinking ‘Okay, he definitely doesn’t get agriculture!’
DTN
JUNE 14, 2023
For farmers and agribusinesses, the idea of sustaining farmland for future use is not new. The phrase sustainable agriculture has gone from buzzword to mainstream terminology as many food, pet food, and biofuel businesses aim for low emission or zero net carbon targets. Cover crops are a good example of this. from 2022 to 2030.
Food Environment and Reporting Network
JULY 13, 2023
These entities will pass most of the money on to tens of thousands of farmers, ranchers, and forest owners, including growers who manage thousands of acres and underserved and disadvantaged farmers who often have much smaller operations. This spring, the Biden administration began allocating $3.1 But it should be.
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