Civil Eats

JULY 2, 2024

The national program helps small and mid-sized dairy producers squeeze more value out of milk by diversifying their products and markets, reducing waste, and innovating packaging and processing. As the last DBII to be established, in 2019, the region has received significantly less funding, so it has only focused on dairy processing.

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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. It is valued for its low water usage, quick maturity, and resilient yields.

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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. Its like full circle.

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World Agri-Tech

JANUARY 3, 2024

Kiersten Stead, DCVC BIO Kiersten Stead, Managing Partner, DCVC BIO: “The supervillain is misleading, unhelpful, marketing of food as “natural”, “non-GMO”, “clean”, or suggesting “processed foods are bad” , higher GHG emitting farming methods-“organic” “biodynamic”. Crops take time to grow. Regulatory approvals are lengthy processes.

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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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Civil Eats

JANUARY 23, 2024

And the perks go far beyond the pastures, Brillinger says: “We get cleaner air and water, healthier communities, and a huge reduction in greenhouse gas emissions” through carbon sequestration. Built to serve “a massive, complex, and incredibly productive and efficient food system,” its presence, she adds, is unyielding.

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