Civil Eats

JULY 2, 2024

Beyond Loleta, Jersey Scoops’ rainbow-labeled pints are making waves at local farmers’ markets, stores, and restaurants. The PCC DBII is one of four such initiatives across the country, funded by the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service. With family dairies drying up in droves—the U.S.

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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 embodies our commitment to sustainability and our drive to bring innovative solutions to market.” It is a remarkable crop that protects like a cover crop and pays like a cash crop.

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Agritecture Blog

MARCH 3, 2023

Animal agriculture contributes a significant amount of global greenhouse gases. NSP also plans to use a significant portion of its USDA Climate-Smart Commodities grant to bolster the biofuels market. To grow mainstream cash crops like corn and soybeans, you have to have the know-how. transportation system, Secchi argued.

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DTN

AUGUST 29, 2023

Analyzing sales from just one market isn’t going to give you an accurate representation of what’s happening in all of your markets. The CO 2 e is used to compare emissions from all types of greenhouse gases (carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, and fluorinated gases). The same is true for farm sustainability data.

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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. I was young, I was in my 20s.

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ATTRA

JANUARY 2, 2024

As I already said, they increase organic matter and improve soil structure, and leguminous covers can add nitrogen to the soil for the next crop without increasing salinity. Cover crops can also help break some pest and disease cycles. But it’s difficult for growers to sacrifice valuable high tunnel space for a non-cash crop.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

JULY 14, 2023

Prairie strips or other noncrop strips along fields also offer refugia for beneficial species or, depending on species used, can act as trap crops that lure pests away from a cash crop. Rotating crops also significantly reduces pests and diseases. All of these policies help to shift U.S.

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