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US industrial agriculture at a glance

Food Politics

It comes from a policy report published on FarmDocDaily: Concentration of US Principal Crop Acres in Corn and Soybeans. This is industrial agriculture at a glance. Regenerative agriculture anyone? The post US industrial agriculture at a glance appeared first on Food Politics by Marion Nestle.

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Op-Ed | Why the World’s Food Systems Need to Transition Away from Industrial Agriculture

Food Tank

Today, this model of industrial agriculture is no longer fit for purpose. Switching to agroecology offers a way to produce food within diverse landscapes growing and nurturing different crops, livestock and fisheries suited to the conditions and communities that live in the area.

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Opinion: The US Doesn’t Grow Enough Food – But We Could

Modern Farmer

agriculture system, often claimed to be able to feed the world, can no longer feed its own population. This shows in Americas growing agricultural trade deficit, projected to reach a record-breaking $45.5 Despite having nearly a billion acres of prime farmland and a population of only 330 million people, the U.S. The number of U.S.

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Ask a Scientist: What Value Do Wetlands Provide?

The Equation

And despite the proximity of wetlands to many communities in this country, few people truly understand either the value wetlands hold for our way of life or the threat they face from our industrialized system of agriculture. Environmental Protection Agency that stripped Clean Water Act protections from many inland wetlands.

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Importance and Economic Implications of Industrial Agriculture

Agric4profits

Industrial agriculture refers to the large-scale, mechanized production of crops and livestock, employing modern technology and techniques to maximize efficiency.

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Food debate of the week: Eat snakes?

Food Politics

Read more However, a new study co-authored by Dr Daniel Natusch and Dr Patrick Aust, among others, has suggested that the commercial farming of snakes could help improve agricultural food security and offer a more sustainable alternative to meats such as beef and pork. To meet wide demand, python farming in the U.S.

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Returning the ‘Three Sisters’ – Corn, Beans and Squash – to Native American Farms Nourishes People, Land and Cultures

Daily Yonder

Our research project, “Reuniting the Three Sisters,” explores what it means to be a responsible caretaker of the land from the perspective of peoples who have been balancing agricultural production with sustainability for hundreds of years. The first Europeans who reached the Americas were shocked at the abundant food crops they found.

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