Civil Eats

JULY 2, 2024

However, critics highlight their outsized environmental impact, including excessive water use and pollution caused by concentrated waste, as well as greenhouse gas emissions. Using a $40,000 DBII grant, he’s acquired an additional fleet of machines and is working toward nationwide distribution.

Pasture 142

Pasture Production Marketing Supply Chain 142

Civil Eats

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Patrick Brown, who was named North Carolinas Small Farmer of the Year by North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University this year, grows almost 200 acres of industrial hemp for both oil and fiber, and 11 acres and several greenhouses of vegetablesbeets, kale, radishes, peppers, okra, and bok choy. Department of Agriculture (USDA).

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Plantation Farming Farming Acre 144

World Agri-Tech

JANUARY 3, 2024

In contrast, agtech has fewer corporate buyers, hard-to-reach distributed customers, all of them growing commodified food at low value per acre and hardly anything going public, and those that do, regretting it. The lesson for agtech is to target only the truly massive addressable markets to offset these downside issues.

Technology 59

Technology Marketing Finance Production 59

Food Environment and Reporting Network

DECEMBER 7, 2022

But as the hype for cover crops mounts, so does the scrutiny. New research suggests that cover crops may struggle to make a significant dent in agriculture’s greenhouse gas emissions. And a study published last month illustrated one major reason why farmers may be reluctant to plant cover crops. percent for corn and 3.5

Agriculture 52

Agriculture Agriculture Crop Cash Crop 52

Sustainable Food Trust

MAY 1, 2024

Before 7 th October 2023 , farms and orchards covered almost half of Gaza’s total land area and more than 7,500 greenhouses contributed to an agricultural sector normally worth over $575m a year. Gazans had been encouraged over the years to produce cash crops for export using extractive methods, as has been widespread across the world.

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