Modern Farmer

MARCH 1, 2024

Cheap and easy to make, it’s still the fastest-growing group of fibers used to manufacture garments. Fashion contributes around 10 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions, second only to big oil. percent of the world’s pesticides and 10 percent of its insecticides. What’s the solution? Another big factor is end of life.

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Textiles Manufacturing Production Processing 101

Modern Farmer

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Everything from silage wraps, tote drums, containers, plastic mulch, greenhouse sheeting and row covers have a use in modern-day agriculture, although much of it is single-use and not recyclable. It works with manufacturers and producers of agricultural plastic to recycle products on its behalf.

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Farming Farming Manufacturing Greenhouse 122

DTN

AUGUST 29, 2023

Scope 3 reporting requirements Upcoming Greenhouse Gas Protocol Scope 3 emission reporting requirements will entail companies to report the amount of carbon emitted during the production of the ingredients they purchased. In this example, 99 kg/acre of CO 2 e emissions were sequestered due to sustainable farming practices.

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Beverage Food Farming Farming 52

Civil Eats

DECEMBER 4, 2023

These synthetic polymer products have often been used to help boost yields up to 60 percent and make water and pesticide use more efficient. All told, annual greenhouse gases released from plastic production, landfilling, and incineration total 850 million tons , or 4.5 percent of global emissions. plastics policy.

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Agriculture Agriculture Supply Chain Production 121

Civil Eats

JULY 9, 2024

It was the annual field day at The Mill , a popular Mid-Atlantic retailer of agricultural products including seeds, fertilizer, and pesticides. During a demo of a drone spraying a pesticide over rows of corn, the operators laughed as a gentle breeze blew the mist toward the onlookers. First, the farmers embarked on a wagon tour.

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The Equation

DECEMBER 12, 2023

According to the EPA, it applies about a half million tons of pesticides, 12 million tons of nitrogen, and 4 million tons of phosphorus fertilizer to crops in the continental United States every year. But those laws primarily focused on the industrial sector, leaving agriculture largely alone. That was—and still is—a major oversight.

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Fertilizer Agriculture Agriculture Pesticide 108

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Moreover, they have more potential to contribute to greenhouse gas mitigation via carbon sequestration. This would further enable farmers to drastically cut pesticide use and increase habitat availability for a wide range of species. A better system would allow farmers to diversify the range of species they produce.

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Seeding Agriculture Agriculture Food 88