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Stopping Ocean Plastics, One Mushroom Buoy at a Time

Modern Farmer

Gear is lost overboard, lines snap and drop waste into the sea, pots and buoys are abandoned, and bits and pieces of fishing and aquaculture float away. Photo by Andriy Nekrasov via Shutterstock Buoys are a key component of aquaculture and fisheries—there are hundreds of thousands used in the United States alone.

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Best Practices for Managing Plant Nutrients

Farmbrite

Adding the right amount of fertilizer is an essential practice for nutrient management based on your farm's goals and soil conditions. This information enables farmers to make informed decisions about what amendments are needed, such as adding fertilizers or lime, to create a balanced and productive environment.

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Rail Canada Supply Chain Letter

NASDA

Agriculture is particularly exposed to rail stoppages due to robust fertilizer and other agricultural input trade and a sizable livestock industry that depends on rail for the timely delivery of feed grains, dried distillers grains, and further feed ingredients. Canola Association U.S.

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Letter to the President on shipping disruptions due to the East and Gulf Coast port strike

NASDA

Apple Association USA Rice U.S. Dairy Export Council US Dry Bean Council U.S. Grains Council U.S. Meat Export Federation U.S.

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The Future of Seaweed Farming in America

Civil Eats

and European governments, grants, and venture capital, Ocean Rainforest also operates seaweed farms in the Faroe Islands and Iceland that supply the animal-feed, fertilizer, and cosmetic industries. Supported by $6.2 million in Series A funding, for a total of $22 million from U.S. The SHELLS Act is a crucial step toward enhancing U.S.

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On Cape Cod, the Wampanoag Assert Their Legal Right to Harvest the Waters

Civil Eats

People of the First Light For thousands of years, the Wampanoag —the “People of the First Light”—have harvested fish for food, trade, art, and fertilizer. In 2022, the tribe was awarded an aquaculture grant of $1.1 With a grunt, he plunged his rake into the water and dug in.

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Rescuing Kelp Through Science

Civil Eats

I don’t know any other agricultural or aquaculture industry where the cost of seed can be as much as 50 percent of the farmer’s revenue.” I don’t know any other agricultural or aquaculture industry where the cost of seed can be as much as 50 percent of the farmer’s revenue,” he says with a scoff. According to the U.N.’s

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