Modern Farmer

JANUARY 2, 2024

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. Field work Although California produces about half a million acres of rice a year, it’s only the second-highest rice producer in the country.

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DTN

JULY 24, 2023

Two neighbors, Farmer A and Farmer B: both farm 1,000 acres and use the same crop rotation schedule. reduced tillage, cover crops, treed acres). The final result: carbon dioxide equivalent The result for each farming practice and the overall field or farm, is a calculation called the carbon dioxide equivalent (CO 2 e kg/acre).

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Modern Farmer

AUGUST 8, 2023

Alfalfa hay, the nutrient-rich backbone of the dairy, beef and horse industries in the West, produces more protein per acre than any other field crop. Now that he’s adopted the technology, the 2,000 pounds per day of fodder he grows takes about 1,000 gallons of water daily. But it comes at a great cost to the region’s water supply.

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Modern Farmer

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

acre farm in Escondido, near Camp Pendleton, in between tours. After ending his service in 2006, Archipley and his wife established Archi’s Acres , an organic hydroponic farm that supplies basil and other specialty crops to local restaurants and stores. Inside the Archi’s Acres greenhouse.

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Modern Farmer

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

We can start treating trees about two months out of the greenhouse and jump on those trees early,” says Gerrard. “By The goal now is to get this information and technology into tree nurseries, where growers could purchase trees from the treated stock, known as transgenic trees.

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Modern Farmer

DECEMBER 20, 2024

A forthcoming analysis previewed exclusively by Grist found that, on average, the amount of time considered unsafe to work outside during a typical 9-to-5 workday will increase 8 percent by 2050, assuming greenhouse gas emissions stay on their current trajectory. Led by Naia Ormaza Zulueta, a Ph.D. Photography via Shutterstock.

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ATTRA

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Now, Hardin wants to use the knowledge he’s gained to tackle some big challenges across the state by using biochar to clean up the Illinois River watershed, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and help farmers improve the quality of their soil through his innovative initiative called the Carbon Chicken Project.

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Civil Eats

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

His mom, Christy Walton—widow to Sam’s son John—has a net worth of about $11 billion, which she has used to fund restaurants, large ocean aquaculture projects, and a 40,000-acre ranch that offers a “regenerative experience” to tourists and has acted as a site for research on land and livestock management. It won’t be easy.

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Modern Farmer

AUGUST 28, 2023

Payne operates a 300-acre regenerative farm in Concordia, Missouri, an hour outside of Kansas City, where he raises sheep and cattle. This technology acts like a big umbrella that can be moved as a herd moves, but it doesn’t protect animals from reflected heat and sun rays from the sides the same way a tree canopy can.

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ATTRA

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

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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Modern Farmer

JANUARY 15, 2024

Customers now include nearby restaurants, and with business booming, he’s put a 10-by-20-foot greenhouse in the backyard and hopes to upgrade to a larger vertical farming structure in the near future. Given the sliver of land—about a 16th of an acre—the duo initially had doubts about the business’ profitability.

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Agwired

JANUARY 3, 2024

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.

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Agritecture Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2022

To better understand the flow of investments, we combined internal data and data from Crunchbase to identify nearly 50 companies that have raised at least $10 million in private investment to date and either operate or sell technology within the CEA produce sector (primarily greens, herbs, berries, tomatoes, and mushrooms).

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Agritecture Blog

MAY 5, 2023

Hylant can build policies for any scale CEA operation, from container farms all the way up to multi-acre greenhouse facilities. By utilizing cutting-edge technologies, and data-driven farm management, they can operate profitable farms in areas not suited for conventional agriculture. Hylant Group Credit: Hylant Group.

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Agwired

JANUARY 10, 2024

solar module installation which features the company’s greenhouse film technology that helps reduce energy use and increase crop yields. In partnership with Swiss tech startup Voltiris, 3M’s film technology is used in solar modules that are installed inside greenhouses designed to manage light.

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World Agri-Tech

OCTOBER 17, 2024

October 17, 2024 Since featuring at the summit in March 2024, Switch Bioworks has gone from success to success, recently raising $17M in series seed financing to bring new biological fertilizer technology to the field. What is your value proposition? Be specific. and internationally. What is driving your commercialization strategy?

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The Lunatic Farmer

JANUARY 18, 2024

The whole of the cow milk industry, for example, will start to collapse once modern food technologies have replaced the proteins in a bottle of milk—just 3.3 Environmental benefits will be profound with net greenhouse gas emissions from the sector falling by 45 percent by 2030. greenhouse gas emissions could be fully offset by 2035.

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Agwired

JANUARY 31, 2024

Azotic Technologies Ltd announced that Envita SC has received certification from the Organic Materials Review Institute (OMRI) for use in compliance with the USDA National Organic Program. Eco-Harvest Impact Units, and supporting programmatic documentation, are listed on SustainCERT’s VIVID platform.

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Agritecture Blog

MARCH 3, 2023

During a normal year, he typically harvests about 150 bushels per acre of corn. Last year, he averaged only 22 per acre. It doesn’t take a whole lot of rain to make a good yield for the sorghum crop,” said Rendel, who plants about 1,000 acres of grain sorghum each year on his 5,000-acre farm. However, sorghum in the U.S.

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Agritecture Blog

MARCH 1, 2023

Since then, technology in the field continues to advance and reimagine our food systems. At an industry-average field-farming yield rate of 22,175 pounds per acre (for the more boutique varieties that are grown in CEA settings), that's a lot of lettuce! of the American Farmland Trust.

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World Agri-Tech

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

This latest financing will be used to complete product development of the company’s first carbon-neutral biological nitrogen fertilizer, including initial scale-up fermentation and formulation as well as greenhouse and field trials in the U.S. and internationally.

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Modern Farmer

AUGUST 21, 2023

Although proponents argue that a shift to lab-grown practices can dramatically lower greenhouse gasses, as well as reduce both land and water usage, some detractors claim that cultured meat may actually be worse for the environment than the real thing. Photography by Good Meat. says Tetrick. That’s where we see this going.”

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UnderstandingAg

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

It reduces greenhouse (GHG) gas emissions. Despite these issues and unknowns, more than $2 billion has already been invested in cultivated meat technology, suggesting investors are putting the cart ahead of the horse. These include: It is a “greener” alternative to traditional meat production. It is stated that it is “healthier.”

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Agritecture Blog

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Image courtesy of Sollum Technologies Written by: Rose Séguin, Agronomist, Sollum Technologies September 5, 2023 Horticulture lighting science and technology have significantly advanced since the advent of HPS lighting. Source: Allegro Acres, Ontario, peppers that grew under Sollum's LED grow light solution.

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World Agri-Tech

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

This latest financing will be used to complete product development of the company’s first carbon-neutral biological nitrogen fertilizer, including initial scale-up fermentation and formulation as well as greenhouse and field trials in the U.S. and internationally.

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Agwired

AUGUST 15, 2024

Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced it intends to establish the Greenhouse Gas Technical Assistance Provider and Third-Party Verifier Program Advisory Council (informally known as the Growing Climate Solutions Act Advisory Council) and is seeking nominations for Council membership. bushels per acre. Register here.

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Modern Farmer

JULY 10, 2023

After a winter of record snow in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, a sudden warm spell melted the lower reaches, unleashing nearly 40,000 acre-feet of water —a volume equal to more than a tenth of Las Vegas’ annual supply—in 48 hours. His 580-acre farm grows enough forage to supply the herd, so “I’m good with where I’m at,” he adds.

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World Agri-Tech

JANUARY 3, 2024

Vipula Shukla, GATES FOUNDATION Vipula Shukla, Senior Program Officer, Agriculture R&D, THE BILL AND MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION : “The hero is always the progressive, technology-driven farmer/producer who understands what does and does not add value to their operation. HarvestHero is winning, barely. anyone who eats!)

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DTN

JUNE 14, 2023

For example, the USDA conservation reserve program (CRP), which has been running for more than 35 years, has successfully reduced soil erosion, decreased nitrogen and phosphorus runoff, sequestered greenhouse gases, restored over 3 million acres of wetlands, and benefited wildlife. Cover crops are a good example of this.

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ATTRA

APRIL 30, 2024

The farm is a beautiful certified organic working farm situated on 90 acres in the south-central part of the state where they grow vegetables and raise beef, lamb, and layers. We traveled to Dickenson College Organic Farm in Carlisle, PA to visit Matt Steiman, Farm Energy and Livestock Manager at the farm. ATTRA.NCAT.ORG.

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Agritecture Blog

MAY 12, 2023

According to official figures from the Institute of Hydrology, Meteorology and Environmental Studies, the region lost 94,847 acres of forest in 2021 — almost 15,000 acres more than in 2020, the largest increase in the country. The stream had dried up because it had been deforested. There was a lot of burning in this area.

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ATTRA

JANUARY 2, 2024

Secondly, we know that for each percent of organic matter above 2%, a nitrogen credit of about 20 pounds per acre can be considered before applying nitrogen fertilizer for a crop. This is probably because most cool-season greens have a lower nitrogen requirement and there is enough left in the soil from what was supplied to summer crops.

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Agwired

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

agriculture, with enhanced implementation of conservation practices and emerging technologies, has an opportunity to more than offset its carbon footprint while increasing farmer profitability and farm resilience, according to a new report initiated by U.S. Cargill RegenConnect has surpassed one million enrolled acres for the 2025 U.S.

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Modern Farmer

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

million acres of corn and 10 million acres of soybeans, according to the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Information. And in the Midwest, 127 million acres of land overall are dedicated to ag, said the USDA. Of the Midwest’s overall acres, 75 percent are covered by corn and soybeans.

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Daily Yonder

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

His 50-acre farm sits in the bend of the meandering Lamoille River in northern Vermont. Despite their efforts, Marchant’s River Berry Farm quickly lost upward of 10 acres of crops, with lettuce and summer squash suddenly swimming in the flooded fields. He watched its banks warily as a steady downpour soaked the landscape.

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Modern Farmer

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Now, with technology and various types of plastic tools, one person can do that job in perhaps as few as three days by themselves.” 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.

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Modern Farmer

MARCH 1, 2024

Fashion contributes around 10 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions, second only to big oil. Companies are working on technology to make it easier—yet thousands of dangerous chemicals are used to make plastic goods and researchers are sounding the alarm about recycling them. Another big factor is end of life.

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