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Diversifying rotations for climate change adaptation and mitigation

Agricultural Biodiversity

Bottom line: adding more crops to the current dominant rotation of wheat and maize increases yields and profits, sequesters more carbon in the soil and reduces overall greenhouse gas emissions. Sweet potato is a cash crop that increased farmers incomes by about 60%. million tonnes.

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Bringing Back Local Milk, Ice Cream, and Cheese

Civil Eats

” While revitalizing the community, Jersey Scoops adds a high-value outlet for a perishable product, strengthening the industry overall. 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.

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Syngenta Seeds and Sustainable Oils to Sell Camelina Seed

Agwired

Camelina protects land like a cover crop providing a range of environmental benefits, including soil health and reduced greenhouse gas emissions. Camelina represents a key feedstock for the production of renewable fuels and sustainable aviation fuel.

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Food, Beverage, and Pet Food Companies Seek Accurate, Reliable Farm Sustainability Data

DTN

To meet consumer demands for sustainably produced food In the past, knowing where food products came from (country of origin labeling) was one of the top concerns for many consumers. Now, the concern is not only where a food product came from but also how its ingredients were grown.

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Black Earth: A Family’s Journey from Enslavement to Reclamation

Civil Eats

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.

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An Ancient Grain Made New Again: How Sorghum Could Help U.S. Farms Adapt to Climate Change

Agritecture Blog

Department of Agriculture (USDA) to increase production and develop the sorghum marketplace. is primarily turned into ethanol fuel and livestock feed—two of the most fossil-fuel intensive agricultural products. “If While she supports the expansion of sorghum production in the U.S., However, sorghum in the U.S.

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High Tunnel Soil Management for Season Extension

ATTRA

Higher temperatures can speed crop growth and increase demands on the soil. Close plant spacings, quick crop successions, and extended seasons, typical in tunnel production, add to those demands. With increased crop successions comes increased soil preparation and tillage that can impact soil structure.

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