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More Acres, More Bushels: A 10-Year Look At How Corn and Soybean Production Has Exploded in Brazil

AgWeb Farm Journal

Most of Brazil’s jump in production is due to a 40% increase in planted acres for soybeans and 33% for corn. Demand for food will incentivize Brazil to plant even more acres, but there are logistical challenges at play.

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Precision Ag News 11/7

Agwired

million irrigated acres, which included 81 million acre-feet of water applied in the United States, according to the 2023 Irrigation and Water Management Survey results, published today by the U.S. million irrigated acres, which included 83.4 million acre-feet of water. million irrigated acres, which included 83.4

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Large-Scale Ohio Research Project to Explore How Solar and Farming Can Co-Exist

Daily Yonder

Spread across more than 1,900 acres, the 180 MW Madison Fields project will be one of North America’s largest test grounds for research into agrivoltaics — essentially farming between the rows on photovoltaic solar projects. But raising them is “hard to do on 1,000 acres.”

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Troops Leaving Service Find New Purpose on the Farm

Modern Farmer

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. It’s a huge talent pool.”

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Farm Stops Create New Markets for Small Farms

Civil Eats

are buckling under the weight of financial, legal, and logistical challenges. percent, from 434 acres to 463 acres. We are trying to change that narrative: to make it sustainable, economically, to be a small farmer.” A Niche for Smaller Farms Smaller farms in the U.S. From 2012 to 2022, the number of farms in the U.S.

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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. At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, failed shipping logistics forced farmers to dump millions of gallons of milk. The more dairies, the more farmer “eyes per acre,” Baird says, referencing Wendell Berry.

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Women Innovators for Small Farm Technology

Caff

With over a decade of experience, Cole has treated thousands of acres using herds of sheep and goats for ecological enhancement and fire hazard reduction across California. This platform aims to streamline logistics and communication within the growing contract grazing industry. Why is Cole Building It?