Modern Farmer

MAY 7, 2024

The role of policy One of the biggest obstacles that Kara Shannon, director of farm animal welfare policy for the ASPCA, has observed for farmers wanting to transition out of industrial animal agriculture and into specialty crops or something more humane is the lack of funding and resources available to overcome financial hurdles.

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Caff

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

During the last few years of the Small Farm Innovation Challenge hosted by Community Alliance with Family Farmers (CAFF), a remarkable trio of women—Cole Bush, Lindsey Lusher Shute, and Rachel Greathouse—emerged as leaders in advancing agricultural technology.

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Civil Eats

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

After years of philanthropic support for fisheries, water, and education, members of his generation (along with some of their elders) are not only accelerating that environmental focus, they’re applying it to food and agriculture in new ways. He also passed on a significant stake in Walmart, the world’s largest retailer, with $611.3

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Civil Eats

JANUARY 15, 2024

Exactly how far inland the salt encroaches will depend partially on how effective humans are at reducing greenhouse gas emissions, as rising temperatures and melting ice sheets are the main contributors to the ocean’s expansions. Chris Miller in the greenhouse.

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Agritecture Blog

MAY 16, 2023

Written by: Sarah Jordan May 16, 2023 Saltwater farming, also known as ocean farming or mariculture, is a revolutionary approach to sustainable agriculture that harnesses the power of the ocean to grow crops and produce seafood. Kleperis founded Tekmara , an innovative agricultural startup, in 2022. Credit: Patagonia/Ron Gautreau.

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Kavya Organic Farm

JULY 22, 2023

Polyhouse farming has revolutionized agriculture in India, allowing farmers to grow crops under controlled environments and increase their yield and income. Farming Experience: Some subsidy schemes may require the farmer to have prior experience in agriculture. The subsidy under this mission may cover up to 75% of the project cost.

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Civil Eats

OCTOBER 4, 2023

But the farm is one of relatively few examples of agrivoltaics —or combined agriculture and photovoltaic array systems—on private land in California, where the technology has been surprisingly slow to gain visibility and traction. Internationally, many countries in Europe and Asia are ahead of the U.S.

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Agritecture Blog

APRIL 12, 2023

Associate professor of Horticulture, Neil Mattson, teaches a student in one of Cornell’s on-campus greenhouses. Editor’s Note: Controlled environment agriculture (CEA) is one of the various solutions available to deal with the harmful effects of climate change and ensure food security for future generations. Credit: Cornell Chronicle.

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The Counter

MAY 19, 2022

Every year, California dairy farms emit hundreds of thousands of tons of the potent greenhouse gas methane, which gets released when livestock operations pool manure in open-air lagoons. million tons of carbon dioxide equivalent, a standard unit for measuring greenhouse gas emissions, from being emitted annually by the end of this year.

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Agwired

JUNE 18, 2024

Dairy Forage Research Center in partnership with UW–Madison CALS, the new facility and its associated buildings will house robotic milking systems, chambers for measuring greenhouse gas emissions, an advanced animal nutrition unit and state-of-the-art laboratories for agronomy and dairy science, as well as offices and a visitor center.

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Food Tank

MAY 1, 2024

Approximately 2 percent of all greenhouse gas emissions come from nitrogen fertilizers , according to a study in Nature. Most recently, CIEL successfully advocated for the Global Framework on Chemicals , guiding the phase-out of hazardous chemicals in agriculture by 2023.

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Agritecture Blog

OCTOBER 28, 2022

This umbrella term includes topics such as biophilic design, an approach to architecture that seeks to connect building occupants more closely to nature; net-zero buildings , constructing new or retrofitting existing buildings for energy efficiency , passive house design ; and so on and so forth.

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Agritecture Blog

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

I spent a lot of time in India and became very familiar with the agriculture crisis that was going on there as well as the larger global climate crisis. Our mission is to modernize and localize agriculture by enabling farmers and communities. HGS: What is the largest farm you have constructed using the container methodology?

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OECD: Environment

MAY 30, 2023

Large-scale reuse of wastewater and drip irrigation technologies have promoted sustainable water usage for agriculture. Both total and per capita greenhouse (GHG) emissions have decoupled slowly from GDP growth, mostly due to the rapid replacement of coal by natural gas in the energy mix.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

JUNE 14, 2023

Photo credit: USDA Editor’s Note: This guest post by Michael Happ, Program Associate for Climate and Rural Communities at the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy, (IATP), discusses how popular conservation programs should focus on small-scale and sustainable farms, not industrial-scale farms. as it relates to EQIP.

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Civil Eats

AUGUST 14, 2024

In the book, Jackson tells stories of measuring both the staggering greenhouse gas emissions gas stoves produce and the dangerous levels of air pollutants home cooks breathe in as they sauté and roast (even long after the burners are off). So, I think we need to favor reach codes that require future construction to be all electric.

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Civil Eats

DECEMBER 5, 2023

At Civil Eats, we immerse ourselves in food and agriculture books throughout the year to deepen our knowledge, stay up to date, and produce robust coverage of the books making an impact in the food and ag space. A condensed version of this gift guide was first sent to Civil Eats members in The Deep Dish newsletter.

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Civil Eats

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

One way to improve soil is through regenerative agriculture, an array of sustainable farming practices that, as of January, are gathered under an official definition in the state of California. Two years ago, in an effort to guide Californias farming policy and programs, the state launched a public process to define regenerative agriculture.

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Agwired

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Department of Agriculture (USDA) has issued more than $1.77 billion this year to agricultural producers and landowners through its Conservation Reserve Program (CRP), a critical piece of the Department’s efforts to support climate-smart agriculture and forestry on working lands. The construction of the 720,000 sq.

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Food Environment and Reporting Network

DECEMBER 18, 2024

According to official agricultural maps, I wasnt even in the worst of it yet: a moderate drought (light brown) zone lay ahead. Intel took advantage of state incentives to build a new computer chip factory in New Albany, Ohio, seen here under construction in summer 2024. There were no green fields. Corn yields cut by almost half.

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Civil Eats

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Department of Agriculture (USDA) standards have been documented at Superior’s Denver facility since 2019. “I Department of Agriculture (USDA) standards have been documented at Superior’s Denver facility since 2019. Aaron Smith, chair of Agricultural and Resource Economics at U.C. Over 600 instances of non-compliance with U.S.

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Civil Eats

MARCH 21, 2025

Department of Agriculture (USDA) grant opportunity he thought might help even further. More than half of the grantees participated, calling in from greenhouses, living rooms, and pickup trucks, he said. In 2023, Brittenburg took time out of the growing season and invested resources into applying for a new U.S.

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Modern Farmer

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

has committed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 50 to 52 percent below 2005 levels, and expects to supply up to 13 million electric vehicles annually. Meanwhile, Harris promises to uphold and strengthen the H-2A visa system — the national program that enables agricultural producers to hire foreign-born workers for seasonal work.

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