Civil Eats

JULY 2, 2024

However, critics highlight their outsized environmental impact, including excessive water use and pollution caused by concentrated waste, as well as greenhouse gas emissions. Meanwhile, the perishability of dairy’s main product exposes the industry to supply chain disruptions.

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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.

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World Agri-Tech

JANUARY 3, 2024

Here that means avoiding situations which require lots of time, capex or energy, such as that other ten-year bonfire of cash, vertical farms, whose business model is to lavish cheap dollars on greenhouse capex and burning the lights 24/7, while outside, the sunshine is free.

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Technology Marketing Finance Agriculture 59

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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