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Can Agriculture Kick Its Plastic Addiction?

Civil Eats

In China, for example, research shows that plastic field covers keep the soil warm and wet in a way that boosts productivity considerably; an additional 15,000 square miles of arable land—an area about the size of Switzerland—would be required to produce the same amount of food. As contamination rose, crop yields fell by 15 percent.

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GroundWork BioAg announces launch of the Rootella Carbon program

World Agri-Tech

Groundwork BioAg’s unique and proprietary manufacturing process was the first to solve challenges inherent in high-volume, supremely concentrated mycorrhizal inoculant production. We will not rest until every hectare of arable land is protected by mycorrhizae and every farmer benefits from higher crop yields while preserving our soils.

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Food and Farming at the Forefront of Labour’s Missions for Change – September 2024

Sustainable Food Trust

For example, grazing animals such as cattle and sheep directly improve soil health and estimates suggest that the dung beetles that process their waste reduce cattle producers’ costs by £367 million per year. xvi] Regenerative agriculture is key to flood resilience and prevention of the decimation of crop yields.

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Revolutionizing Agriculture Through Artificial Intelligence

World Agri-Tech

But the sheer volume of data, different scenarios and scientific implications are very difficult for anyone to process, and this is where AI is helping farmers, says Feroz Sheikh, Chief Information and Digital Officer at Syngenta Group. Syngentas Feroz Sheikh further spotlights AIs advisory capabilities in relation to seed selection.