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Climate savior or ‘Monsanto of the sea’?

Food Environment and Reporting Network

In recent years, seaweed has been put forth as what one writer called a Swiss Army knife solution to climate change: able to absorb atmospheric carbon, reduce cattle’s methane emissions, provide feedstock for biofuels, and feed the world — no fertilizers, fresh water, or even land required. These concerns aren’t hypothetical. he asked. “Is

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Can Biden’s climate-smart agriculture program live up to the hype?

Food Environment and Reporting Network

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.