ATTRA
OCTOBER 31, 2024
The provide more flexibility for reporting acreage on a smaller scale and identifying innovative planting practices like multi-level planting or vertical farming practices. 0001 acres, approximately a four-square foot area. 000001 acre, approximately a 2.5-inch
Modern Farmer
AUGUST 29, 2023
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. million grant for its soon-to-come vertical farming, hydroponics and plant-based culinary arts programs.
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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.
Agritecture Blog
MAY 23, 2023
The term is meant to capture the nuance between different agricultural methods that are often promoted as competing against each other, [such as vertical farms and greenhouses,] when in fact, they overlap, and various combinations of them can reap greater environmental, economic, and social benefits than any one solution alone.
Modern Farmer
SEPTEMBER 27, 2024
The popularity of the products has meant that Ebbs has been able to cover the continuing operating costs of the vertical farm without it having an impact on store profits. What we can grow in half an acre in a hydroponic greenhouse would require 15-20 acres in a field,” says Viraj Puri, CEO of Gotham Greens.
Modern Farmer
JANUARY 15, 2024
Yet with California’s agricultural hub dominated by large-scale farms and commodity crops, he’s found a comfortable niche at his local farmers market. With arable land at a premium— urban sprawl is a growing threat to the farming region—“I’m lucky to have a big yard,” says Mateo. acre lot has ample space for the growing business.
Agritecture Blog
MARCH 1, 2023
While it is true that much of the equipment that field farmers use on a daily basis is petroleum based and produces carbon dioxide in the neighborhood of 22 lbs of CO2 per gallon of fuel burned, it must be considered that this equipment is often serving hundreds, if not thousands, of cultivation acres. of the American Farmland Trust.
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