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Investors Rewind 10 Years of AgTech: Supervillains, Heroes and Unexpected Truths

World Agri-Tech

Land use change is the thing that matters, and it’s the openness to change that the big guys exhibit that is going to make a dent in agricultural emissions, sequestrations, nutritional yield, and worker well-being. Policy support has also been crucial, as have creative financing mechanisms.

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Commentary: America’s Cropland – Talk Is Cheap When It Comes to Sustainability or Organic Farming

Daily Yonder

One way to reduce agricultural chemicals is planting cover crops in the Fall after the cash crop is harvested. Winter cover crops could mean using less fertilizer and herbicide in the Spring. The type of herbicide depends on which cover crop is used and the timing for spring planting.

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