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. Across the road, peacocks shriek.

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Agwired

AUGUST 30, 2023

Camelina protects land like a cover crop providing a range of environmental benefits, including soil health and reduced greenhouse gas emissions. It is a remarkable crop that protects like a cover crop and pays like a cash crop. Farmers who buy camelina seed will have a harvest purchase contract.

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Agritecture Blog

MARCH 3, 2023

Like many of the neighboring farms in his northeast corner of Oklahoma, his corn crop practically shriveled up due to the lack of moisture. During a normal year, he typically harvests about 150 bushels per acre of corn. His soybean and wheat crops were also impacted. But there was one crop that suffered less. “It

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ATTRA

JANUARY 2, 2024

Based on the test results and crop requirements, you can begin to adjust pH levels in the soil and any nutrients that are deficient with the addition of lime or sulfur and rock powders and other amendments. High tunnel kale crop for harvest through the fall. Cover crops can also help break some pest and disease cycles.

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Food Environment and Reporting Network

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Department of Agriculture and food giants such as Land O’Lakes, Corteva, Bayer, and Cargill are paying farmers millions of dollars to sow rye, clover, radishes or other crops after, or even before, they harvest their corn and soybeans. But as the hype for cover crops mounts, so does the scrutiny. percent for corn and 3.5

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Civil Eats

JULY 9, 2024

Carbon markets were first created decades ago as a means for companies to offset their greenhouse gas emissions by paying to reduce emissions somewhere else. In fact, the two practices that dominate current markets—no-till and cover crops—require herbicides to succeed in the way they’re practiced on most commodity farms.

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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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