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Can Agriculture Kick Its Plastic Addiction?

Civil Eats

Plastics are tightly woven into the fabric of modern agriculture. Black polyethylene “mulch film” gets tucked snugly around crop rows, clear plastic sheeting covers hoop houses, and most farmers use plastic seed trays, irrigation tubes, and fertilizer bags. But it carries the highest risks.” In 2021, the United Nations (U.N.)

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GroundWork BioAg announces launch of the Rootella Carbon program

World Agri-Tech

Since our inception, we have known that mycorrhiza – the Queen of Biologicals – offers a compelling agricultural solution to mitigate climate change,” said Dr. Yossi Koffman, co-founder and CEO of Groundwork BioAg. Rootella Carbon delivers on that vision by paving the way to a gigaton of CO 2 sequestration in the next decade.”

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Food and Farming at the Forefront of Labour’s Missions for Change – September 2024

Sustainable Food Trust

The post-war Government enabled an agricultural transition that dramatically shifted farming and diets. v] [vi] [vii] Yet, under the last Government, Defra underspent on its agriculture budget commitments by £358million over three years. This level of ambition is needed again now.

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Revolutionizing Agriculture Through Artificial Intelligence

World Agri-Tech

Revolutionizing Agriculture Through Artificial Intelligence Artificial Intelligence (AI) has shaken the market since its inception, and this weeks news of Chinas DeepSeek competing with US rivals such OpenAIs ChatGPT shows the revolution has only just begun. This has resulted in up to 25% yield increase in key markets.