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An Ancient Grain Made New Again: How Sorghum Could Help U.S. Farms Adapt to Climate Change

Agritecture Blog

In the States, Sorghum is currently used mainly for creating biofuels and feeding livestock, but incorporating it into the American diet could have a long-lasting positive impact on our environment. During a normal year, he typically harvests about 150 bushels per acre of corn. Last year, he averaged only 22 per acre.

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Is the Sustainable Grain Market Worth It?

DTN

The market for sustainable ingredients is continually expanding due to an increasing number of food, pet food, and biofuel companies setting goals to reduce their environmental impacts. A third party is often used to help food and biofuel companies source sustainable grains. Opportunities can also be found through local connections.

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Three Types of Data Biofuel and Ethanol Producers Need Now for 45Z

DTN

It provides incentives for the agriculture sector to increase sustainable farming practices; it is poised to reduce biofuel and ethanol production costs while increasing profit margins; and helps lower greenhouse gas emissions across multiple sectors. A third party, such as a grain marketer can help source sustainable grains.

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DTN/Progressive Farmer Win National Ag Journalism Awards

DTN

Third place: Gregg Hillyer (collection) A fragile food system Cultivate a data crop A season for gratitude News writing Honorable mention: Katie Dehlinger Implications of ChatGPT in ag Profile writing Second place: Des Keller The godfather of regenerative ag Third place: Pamela Smith Resolve to get farm fit Feature writing Honorable mention: Victoria (..)

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DTN and Progressive Farmer Win National Ag Journalism Awards

DTN

Third place: Gregg Hillyer (collection) A fragile food system Cultivate a data crop A season for gratitude News writing Honorable mention: Katie Dehlinger Implications of ChatGPT in ag Profile writing Second place: Des Keller The godfather of regenerative ag Third place: Pamela Smith Resolve to get farm fit Feature writing Honorable mention: Victoria (..)

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20 Sustainable Sips to Cheer For

Food Tank

The vineyards are weeded only using hoes, never herbicides, and fertilized with manure. The hilly, coastal prefecture is known for its ideal ecological conditions which yield high-quality rice. Kernza® is a deeply rooted perennial grain harvested from intermediate wheatgrass and provided to the breweries by A-Frame Farm in Minnesota.

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Can Biden’s climate-smart agriculture program live up to the hype?

Food Environment and Reporting Network

These practices include reducing or eliminating tilling of soil, planting “cover crops” that grow during the off-season and are not harvested, improving how farmers use fertilizer and manure, and planting trees. Here, manure is put into a digester to be turned into biofuel at Vanguard Renewables in Haverhill, Massachusetts, on Jan.