Civil Eats

JUNE 27, 2024

Rich in minerals, kelp grows quickly and doesn’t require fertilizer. At UConn, Yarish established an internationally known Seaweed Marine Biotechnology Laboratory, and tapped to advise the Department of Energy’s current MARINER Program, which has invested $66 million in seaweed aquaculture since 2018.

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Modern Farmer

AUGUST 23, 2024

.” Even meat giant Tyson Foods is getting into insects for use in the pet food, aquaculture, and livestock industries. Their excrement, frass, is a rich fertilizer for agriculture. Vying to be the next big protein are crickets, black soldier fly larvae (grubs) and mealworms, all approved for use in dog food in the US.

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Farmbrite

AUGUST 15, 2024

Fisheries Finance Program The Fisheries Finance Program (FFP) is a direct government loan program that provides long-term financing for the cost of construction or reconstruction of fishing vessels, fisheries facilities, aquacultural facilities, and individual fishing quota in the Northwest Halibut/Sablefish and Alaskan Crab Fisheries.

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Civil Eats

JULY 31, 2024

Atlantic Sea Farms, the largest seaweed aquaculture business in the country, has solved several challenges that seaweed farmers face in Maine and other states. But for small farmers like himself, he says, kelp farming “wouldn’t be possible for us if we didn’t have a good business to deal with.” Transportation is one.

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Food Environment and Reporting Network

JUNE 1, 2023

They sell the wild and cultivated seaweed dried, and use the less delicious, more abundant kinds to fertilize the saltwater farm they’re reviving nearby. Others want to use kelp to reduce emissions by replacing carbon-intensive materials like soy, fertilizers, plastic, and petroleum with seaweed-derived versions.

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Agritecture Blog

MAY 3, 2023

This approach is gaining popularity due to increasing fertilizer and pesticide costs, fragile ecosystems that provide essential water and air quality services, and increased attention for local and regional food systems. However, the long-term potential and total quantity of carbon storage is still very much up for debate.

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Civil Eats

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

His mom, Christy Walton—widow to Sam’s son John—has a net worth of about $11 billion, which she has used to fund restaurants, large ocean aquaculture projects, and a 40,000-acre ranch that offers a “regenerative experience” to tourists and has acted as a site for research on land and livestock management.

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NASDA

AUGUST 1, 2024

Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry U.S. House Committee on Agriculture U.S.

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Modern Farmer

AUGUST 15, 2023

Seaweed is a “zero-input crop,” meaning it doesn’t need any additional food, fertilizer, or freshwater to grow. Rapid growth of an industry that gets ahead of market demand could lead to significant waste issues, too, said Anoushka Concepcion, who works in marine aquaculture for NOAA’s Sea Grant program in Connecticut.

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Modern Farmer

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Entrepreneurs, researchers and community groups are working to flip the script by transforming discarded wool into a different kind of fertilizer. Sheep farmers across the US and Canada often end up burning, burying or stockpiling wool. Read more] Plastic Mulch is Problematic—and Everywhere. Can We Do Better?

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NASDA

JANUARY 9, 2024

Dairy Export Council U.S. Dry Bean Council U.S. Meat Export Federation US Pea and Lentil Trade Association US Rice Producers Association U.S. Wheat Associates USA Dry Pea and Lentil Council USA Rice CC: U.S.

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Civil Eats

DECEMBER 12, 2023

For instance, Penunia pointed to how in her home country of the Philippines, farmers grow rice with ducks who fertilize the soil, an integrated system promoted by the U.N.’s also released a roadmap this weekend that lays out how to transform the food sector to curb greenhouse gas emissions. s Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO).

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Food Tank

JUNE 22, 2024

Filled with nutrient runoff from fertilizers, the waters create the perfect environment for algal blooms. Algae are currently growing rapidly along the coastlines of the Baltic Region. According to the Stockholm International Water Institute, the Baltic Sea is the most polluted in the world.

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Civil Eats

DECEMBER 5, 2023

The New Fish: The Truth about Farmed Salmon and the Consequences We Can No Longer Ignore By Simen Sætre and Kjetil Østli Written by two investigative journalists, this book examines the environmental and social costs of the Norwegian aquaculture industry’s global reach.

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Food Tank

DECEMBER 27, 2023

The organization introduces beneficial plants called green manure/cover crops which fertilize the soil, control weeds, and respond to periods of drought. By supporting the capacity of food banks, they also work to reduce food loss and waste and strengthen the resilience of communities.

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Agwired

JANUARY 3, 2025

Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that USDA is making domestic fertilizer production investments in nine states to increase competition, lower fertilizer costs for American farmers and lower food costs for U.S. Total sales of aquaculture products in 2023 were $1.9

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NASDA

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Apple Association USA Rice U.S. Dairy Export Council US Dry Bean Council U.S. Grains Council U.S. Meat Export Federation U.S. Peanut Federation US Rice Producers Association Western Growers Contact Information RJ Karney Sr.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

JUNE 14, 2024

The Biden Administration used $3 billion from the CCC to fund the Partnership for Climate-Smart Commodities as well as initiatives such as the Regional Agricultural Promotion Program , the Organic Market Development Grants , the Fertilizer Production Expansion Program , and the Local Food Purchase Assistance Program.

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