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Food as Filler OR Food as Medicine?

UnderstandingAg

and various production technologies. 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. From 1950 to 2000, U.S. 50% of U.S.

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Sustainability: Three Key Takeaways from the 2022 USDA Ag Census

DTN

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.”

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Precision Ag News 3/20

Agwired

Department of Agricultures Office of Energy and Environmental Policy regarding the interim rule on Technical Guidelines for Climate-Smart Agriculture Crops Used as Biofuel Feedstocks. The Renewable Fuels Association submitted formal comments to the U.S.

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EarthDaily Agro on Renewable Fuel Alternatives

World Agri-Tech

Although not widely known, camelina is a crop with immense potential as a feedstock for sustainable biofuel. Worldwide, millions camelina opportunity acres exist. When harvested effectively, camelina can produce more than 80 gallons of biofuel per acre. The goal of the partnership?

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Ag and Food Summit Features SAF Discussion

Agwired

His company’s technology can utilize a range of sustainable woody residues, agricultural byproducts, and next-generation energy crops like miscanthus to produce SAF. World Energy has been in advanced biofuels for over 25 years and is now on the forefront of SAF. “You are above ground oil wells,” said Obitts.

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An Ancient Grain Made New Again: How Sorghum Could Help U.S. Farms Adapt to Climate Change

Agritecture Blog

In the States, Sorghum is currently used mainly for creating biofuels and feeding livestock, but incorporating it into the American diet could have a long-lasting positive impact on our environment. During a normal year, he typically harvests about 150 bushels per acre of corn. Last year, he averaged only 22 per acre.

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Ed Miliband’s great soil and climate opportunity

Sustainable Food Trust

On carbon capture and storage, surely this is a classic example of blind faith in an unproven technology. The advantages of investing in sustainable agriculture as part of a wider strategy for addressing climate change, nature restoration and improving public health seem glaringly obvious to me, but not to them!”