Acre Harvester Industrial Agriculture 
Food Politics
SEPTEMBER 28, 2023
It comes from a policy report published on FarmDocDaily: Concentration of US Principal Crop Acres in Corn and Soybeans. The bottom line: 30% of harvested acres is devoted to corn, and another 30% to soybeans. This is industrial agriculture at a glance. Regenerative agriculture anyone?
Civil Eats
DECEMBER 10, 2024
Patrick Brown, who was named North Carolinas Small Farmer of the Year by North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University this year, grows almost 200 acres of industrial hemp for both oil and fiber, and 11 acres and several greenhouses of vegetablesbeets, kale, radishes, peppers, okra, and bok choy.
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The Equation
FEBRUARY 13, 2025
They also provide habitats for roughly half of endangered species, from cranes to crocodiles, and 75% of harvested fish and shellfish. million acres of wetlands in the Upper Midwest prevent almost $23 billion in flood damage to residential properties every year, amounting to an estimated $323 billion to $754 billion in long-term savings.
Modern Farmer
AUGUST 15, 2023
A quick taste test proves it true: Their crop is ready to harvest. But just like industrial agriculture on land, such operations can harm the environment – and given the role kelp forests play in sequestering carbon, the climate. It’s also relatively cheap. The two states account for more than 85 percent of the U.S.
Civil Eats
MAY 1, 2024
When Jeff Broberg and his wife, Erica, moved to their 170-acre bean and grain farm in Winona, Minnesota in 1986, their well water measured at 8.6 These nitrogen-based compounds, common in agricultural runoff, are linked to multiple cancers and health issues for those exposed. ppm for nitrates. coli poisoning in their water. “I
Modern Farmer
FEBRUARY 20, 2024
But in the Vaud, the fields were relatively small, a few dozen acres at most, and people were careful to plant fruit and nut-bearing trees alongside the edges. I recalled the criticism leveled against wheat: that it’s one of humanity’s most egregious examples of a monocrop.
The Equation
FEBRUARY 13, 2025
They also provide habitats for roughly half of endangered species, from cranes to crocodiles, and 75% of harvested fish and shellfish. million acres of wetlands in the Upper Midwest prevent almost $23 billion in flood damage to residential properties every year, amounting to an estimated $323 billion to $754 billion in long-term savings.
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