Modern Farmer

JULY 8, 2024

He’ll spend the day weeding and cleaning, then harvest the remaining fish in the next week or so. They’ll start their lives here, then cycle through a dozen similar impoundments—that together hold more than 20,000 fish at various stages of maturation—for about two years until they’re ready for harvest. “It

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Aquaculture Farming Farming Production 109

Civil Eats

JULY 31, 2024

That day, they’d been out to their four-acre farm and back twice, harvesting a total of 6,300 pounds. Maine is the heart of America’s farmed seaweed industry, supplying half its harvest— well over a million pounds —last season. Then they sell the harvest to ASF, which picks up the kelp on the dock. Transportation is one.

Marketing 139

Marketing Harvesting Harvester Harvest 139

Civil Eats

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Seaweed naturally absorbs carbon as it grows, but unless it is harvested, it decomposes and releases carbon back. The company is also developing a harvesting machine that will reap the seaweed “using minimum cost and time.” 70 (for PET polyethelene) or $.67 67 (for cotton) per pound. Large-scale farmed U.S.

Farming 140

Farming Farming Food Aquaculture 140

Food Tank

JUNE 22, 2024

With support from the European Union (EU) , AlgaeProBANOS is working to bring algae, ecology, and business experts together through the coordination of the SUBMARINER Network. AlgaeProBANOS wants to help businesses sustainably harvest algae, market it, and sell it to populations. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

Food 96

Food Harvesting Harvester Harvest 96

Modern Farmer

AUGUST 15, 2023

A quick taste test proves it true: Their crop is ready to harvest. Monocropping, the introduction of non-native species, and poor management have led the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration to declare “commercial kelp harvesting is potentially the greatest threat to long-term kelp stability nationwide.”

Cultivation 98

Cultivation Harvesting Harvester Harvest 98

Modern Farmer

JANUARY 3, 2024

But, in recent years, a slew of new regulations designed to protect endangered Atlantic right whales, which play an important role in the region’s marine ecology, have hampered the industry. Then, in 2015, they were mandated to put more traps on each buoy to reduce the number of end lines, or individual points of harvest, in the water.

Harvesting 122

Harvesting Harvester Harvest Supply Chain 122

Modern Farmer

AUGUST 29, 2023

The cattle, which were artificially inseminated by students in the spring, will eventually be harvested at a USDA plant and incorporated into the fine dining menu at the college’s student-run campus restaurant, Capstone Kitchen. Over time, the administrators hope to expand with aquaculture, waste management, raised-bed gardening and more.

Food 98

Food Farming Farming Agroecology 98