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WILD SCIENCE FICTION

The Lunatic Farmer

Environmental benefits will be profound with net greenhouse gas emissions from the sector falling by 45 percent by 2030. This 485 million acres equates to 13 times the size of Iowa, an area almost the size of the Louisiana Purchase. greenhouse gas emissions could be fully offset by 2035.

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What Will Become of Rice?

Modern Farmer

In one of the greenhouses on the Lundberg Family Farms acreage in northern California, there sits a binder. Rice growing in one of the Lundberg Family Farms test greenhouses. People are always turning to science to identify the beneficial genes which could give them an advantage.” Hence, the binder. Photography by author.

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Precision Ag News 1/3

Agwired

Midwestern corn and soybean growers earned more than $140,000 in 2023 for reduced greenhouse gas emissions and increased soil carbon through implementing regenerative agriculture practices. These producers received both payments and technical assistance from Nutrien Ag Solutions as part of their participation in Eco-Harvest pilot projects.

Science 59
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Food Systems 101: How Community Colleges Are Helping Students Connect Farm to Fork

Modern Farmer

On the back 16 acres of Walla Walla Community College, 30 Red Angus cows stand munching on hairy vetch, ryegrass and other cover crops that were planted to help restore the soil. The next step is to get a greenhouse going in the fall and eventually scale up into a series of shipping containers. who will direct the new project. “As

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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. However, critics highlight their outsized environmental impact, including excessive water use and pollution caused by concentrated waste, as well as greenhouse gas emissions.

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Cotton and Wool Producers Invited to Apply to Climate Beneficial Fiber Program

ATTRA

Over the next five years, the program hopes to sign up 100 agricultural operations and impact two million acres of land. At least 40 percent of all program benefits will go to small and underserved farmers, and a special initiative is encouraging Black farmers in southern states to grow climate-smart cotton.

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Repurposing Cropland Can Bring Environmental, Socioeconomic, and Water Justice to California

The Equation

Our main study, “ Water, environment, and socioeconomic justice in California: A multi-benefit cropland repurposing framework ,” was recently published in the journal Science of the Total Environment. million acre-feet per year (576 billion gallons per year). million acre-feet per year. square miles).