National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

JANUARY 17, 2024

As those paying attention to agriculture know, climate impacts have become increasingly apparent since the last assessment was published in 2018. The NCA5 covers a lot of ground, but this summary focuses on aspects most relevant to agriculture.

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CalCAN

APRIL 6, 2023

This blog originally appeared here on the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC) website, and is re-posted here with permission. CalCAN is a member of NSAC and played a part in developing the original version of the Agriculture Resilience Act. Farming is also an important contributor to greenhouse gas emissions.

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NASDA

JUNE 12, 2023

At present, 45 state agriculture departments are partnering with the U.S. The National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA) Foundation and FDA also maintain a partnership to ensure and champion the safety of produce and animal feed food systems in the U.S.

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Agwired

JULY 17, 2024

Syngenta Crop Protection , a leader in agricultural innovation, and Ginkgo Bioworks , which is building the leading platform for cell programming and biosecurity, announced a new cooperation aimed at accelerating the launch of a new biological solution. The two companies have previously collaborated on next-generation seed technology.

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Civil Eats

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

When she moved to Oregon in 2006, she noticed a contrasting lack in access to culturally relevant foods, which has been a driving force behind her decades-long work championing Indigenous food sovereignty through agriculture, advocacy, and activism. We’re growing this for our people,” Schreiner affirms. “I

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Food Tank

APRIL 18, 2024

Methane is one of the most powerful greenhouse gases—it accounts for as much as 30 percent of climate warming and is 86 times more potent than carbon dioxide over a 20 year period, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration reports.

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Food Politics

MARCH 5, 2024

But a recent article on meat industry influence on climate change science, sent to me by one of its authors, focuses on two individual recipients of meat industry funding. The animal agriculture industry, US universities, and the obstruction of climate understanding and policy. The study: Morris, V., Jacquet, J.

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Food Politics

JANUARY 16, 2024

I’ve seen statements and studies on both sides of the argument and I’m having a hard time determining what is supported science vs wishful thinking or greenwashing marketing hype. But the study delves into a more comprehensive analysis, considering factors beyond direct greenhouse gas emissions. Links to 2 difference examples below).

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Civil Eats

AUGUST 5, 2024

Although the food system generates one-third of global greenhouse gas emissions , it has largely been excluded from the climate agendas of most governments. Department of Agriculture are crafting policies that support local food systems and regenerative agriculture. And lawmakers and the U.S.

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Agwired

APRIL 10, 2024

Department of Agriculture published the second edition of Quantifying Greenhouse Gas Fluxes in Agriculture and Forestry: Methods for Entity Scale Inventory. The report provides farmers, ranchers, and forest landowners with the methods and tools needed to assess the greenhouse gas (GHG) footprint of their operations.

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Agritecture Blog

APRIL 26, 2023

Rather than taking a top-down design approach that fails to account for community needs and cultural knowledge, agricultural leaders argue that “focusing on creating food sovereignty through community-driven solutions and systemic change” is the path forward. Winners of the third Urban Greenhouse Challenge, LettUs Design.

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Agwired

JANUARY 3, 2024

Midwestern corn and soybean growers earned more than $140,000 in 2023 for reduced greenhouse gas emissions and increased soil carbon through implementing regenerative agriculture practices. Click here to register for both VISION and WiAT.

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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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Agritecture Blog

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Image courtesy of Sollum Technologies Written by: Rose Séguin, Agronomist, Sollum Technologies September 5, 2023 Horticulture lighting science and technology have significantly advanced since the advent of HPS lighting. Understanding these dynamics and how to evaluate these new light solutions is important for greenhouse growers.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

The world is increasingly recognizing the value of sustainable food systems, and organic agriculture plays a vital role in this movement. Organic practices enhance soil health and biodiversity, foster resource regeneration, and help mitigate and build resilience to climate change. For the FY25 budget, NIFA is suggested a $3.5

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Modern Farmer

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Estimates out of the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization show that, by 2050, we’ll have to increase our global food supply by 60 percent. We’ve done testing from a high-tech, very controlled greenhouse to an open field in Egypt,” says Ryan Lefers, CEO and co-founder. In a hydroponic system, water is recirculated. “We

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Agritecture Blog

MAY 18, 2023

Vertical farming and hydroponics are innovative and sustainable agricultural methods that can be used in schools to teach about modern food production and environmental conservation. Similarly, New York Sun Works builds greenhouse labs in urban schools to educate about sustainability within frameworks of hydroponic farming technologies.

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Food Tank

JUNE 19, 2024

Food Tank is rounding up 20 podcasts that take listeners on a journey of food and agriculture systems around the world. A podcast from the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), Farms. Hot Farm Food and agriculture systems are responsible for roughly one third of human-caused greenhouse gas emissions.

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World Agri-Tech

OCTOBER 13, 2023

The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences will distribute more than $56 million to producers to enact climate-friendly practices and serve as a pilot program for a national model. This is a watershed program that helps the agricultural industry be a leader in addressing climate change.”

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Agwired

JANUARY 10, 2024

A team of Agricultural Research Service (ARS), university and industry scientists has spotted a new genetic vulnerability to tolpyralate herbicide in 49 varieties of corn, marking the first report of the weed control posing a danger to the staple crop. At the Consumer Electronics Show (CES2024) this week, 3M is unveiling a 30 ft.

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ATTRA

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

The science of leaf color is complex and not well understood. This region has great potential to store atmospheric carbon (greenhouse gases), which is the driver of climate extremes, e.g., more frequent droughts, prolonged heat, higher average daily temperatures, and changes in rain intensity, timing, and amounts (flooding events).

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The Equation

MAY 11, 2023

In normal years and in dry years, California agriculture, industry, and households draw more groundwater than we should. Agriculture is the main water user in California by far, accounting for 80% of the water use in the state. There is not enough water in California to sustain our current practices and everybody knows it.

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Ohio State University

OCTOBER 14, 2024

By: Tracy Turner, Ohio State News Contributor The Ohio State University College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences (CFAES) has partnered with the City of Columbus to pilot a consumer-focused food waste reduction campaign, with Columbus serving as the first test site for the initiative.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

JUNE 22, 2023

As the House and Senate Agriculture Committees are busy working on their respective first drafts of the 2023 Farm Bill, farmers and advocates took an important opportunity to speak to Members of Congress about improved agriculture policy needs. In fact, climate change poses one of the greatest risks to farms across the United States.

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Modern Farmer

AUGUST 29, 2023

The agriculture students will be growing and raising specialty crops and animals for us, and culinary students will get the chance to get their hands in the dirt to learn what it takes to grow a crop,” says chef-instructor and Top Chef alum Robin Leventhal. Bergen Community College was one of the grant recipients, receiving a $4.5-million

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Agritecture Blog

MAY 26, 2023

According to CEA operators, some challenges faced by the sector are: Credit: Frontiers in Plant Science The hype surrounding the industry inflates the successes and can gloss over the serious issues that need to be addressed. At the heart of each greenhouse lies cloud-based monitoring, facilitating optimal crop management.

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Agritecture Blog

JANUARY 3, 2023

Editor’s Note: The following list details some of the many companies involved in the controlled environment agriculture (CEA) sector. Wakan Tech Wakan Tech uses drones to pollinate date palms and perform other agricultural tasks. This Omani startup utilizes drones to help farmers with various agricultural processes.

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ATTRA

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Over the next five years, the program hopes to sign up 100 agricultural operations and impact two million acres of land. At least 40 percent of all program benefits will go to small and underserved farmers, and a special initiative is encouraging Black farmers in southern states to grow climate-smart cotton.

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Food Tank

JUNE 5, 2024

They recognize the value of insects in agricultural environments and their potential to be used as a primary ingredient in consumer products. He explains that they reduce the time it takes to compost, lowering greenhouse gas emissions, and they require very little water for breeding.

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Agwired

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Bayer significantly strengthens its commitment to innovation in regenerative agriculture with a EUR 220 million investment in research and development (R&D) at its Monheim site. The new Product Safety complex with labs, offices, and a greenhouse area offers space for approximately 200 employees.

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Agritecture Blog

MAY 5, 2023

Hylant can build policies for any scale CEA operation, from container farms all the way up to multi-acre greenhouse facilities. By utilizing cutting-edge technologies, and data-driven farm management, they can operate profitable farms in areas not suited for conventional agriculture. Hylant Group Credit: Hylant Group.

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World Agri-Tech

OCTOBER 17, 2024

What agricultural problems do you address? Science first. October 17, 2024 Since featuring at the summit in March 2024, Switch Bioworks has gone from success to success, recently raising $17M in series seed financing to bring new biological fertilizer technology to the field. What is your value proposition? Be specific.

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Modern Farmer

JANUARY 2, 2024

In one of the greenhouses on the Lundberg Family Farms acreage in northern California, there sits a binder. Rice growing in one of the Lundberg Family Farms test greenhouses. Her work has continued to help the crop in disease prevention, and in 2022, she was awarded the Wolf Prize in Agriculture for her contributions to humanity.

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Food Tank

JULY 7, 2023

In support of Goal 3, to build modern, efficient, and resilient supply chains: The City is recognizing the power of urban agriculture. The New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) is investing in urban farms on its properties and recently appointed Qiana Mickie as the City’s first Urban Agriculture Executive Director.

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Civil Eats

JULY 2, 2024

The PCC DBII is one of four such initiatives across the country, funded by the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service. However, critics highlight their outsized environmental impact, including excessive water use and pollution caused by concentrated waste, as well as greenhouse gas emissions.

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Modern Farmer

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Our major goal is to support the ecosystem, heal nature, and be more attuned with nature’s processes,” says Bosch, who farms using organic and regenerative agricultural practices. “As If you have loads of old plastic pots or seed starter trays you’re not using, you may also be able to return some to your local greenhouse.

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Agritecture Blog

JANUARY 30, 2023

Agritecture is an information hub of the Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) industry, and I am excited to expand my industry connections and knowledge as part of the team,” shares Luc. Luc comes to Agritecture with a strong background in science and technology, particularly in the CEA field. Credit: Greenhouse Grower.

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