Cropaia

DECEMBER 19, 2023

At its core, it’s about working with nature, rather than against it, to achieve sustainable and resilient food production. Regenerative farmers adopt a range of practices, such as cover cropping, crop rotation, reduced tillage, and diverse planting, to regenerate the soil and promote natural systems within their farms.

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DTN

AUGUST 29, 2023

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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The Equation

MARCH 4, 2024

Those corporations spray pesticides that often drifts over people and sensitive environmental areas. They create little employment in the local area because they grow cash crops that don’t need many farmworkers. And they will use one or two orders of magnitude less water, with no pesticides or synthetic fertilizers.

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The Equation

JUNE 5, 2023

The first documents ever written were about agricultural production! The intense use of pesticides in the San Joaquin Valley has contributed to air pollution so much that the region is among the top three places with the worst air quality in the United States. In addition, the soil sinks about one inch per month in some places here.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

JULY 14, 2023

The question of how to diversify farm production is closely linked with the question of expanding access to land. Who manages land determines which scientific perspectives, crop choices, traditions, and skills shape the landscape, with profound implications for its ecological sustainability.

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Daily Yonder

APRIL 11, 2023

One way to reduce agricultural chemicals is planting cover crops in the Fall after the cash crop is harvested. Winter cover crops could mean using less fertilizer and herbicide in the Spring. This means that many farmers continue to apply herbicides to eliminate a winter cover crop. But the crop duster did.

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Civil Eats

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

And when nitrates are present, it’s inevitable that other contaminants, such as pesticides , are also polluting the water. Research shows that allowing cover crops to grow to significant heights can dramatically reduce pollution. In 2023, he used the program’s funds to grow his cover crop to 12 inches.

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