Agwired

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Nayak is recognized for her innovative approach to engaging farmers in demand-driven rice seed systems, from testing and deployment to access and adoption of climate-resilient and nutritious rice varieties. wheat production and supplies is improving the outlook for profitability among grain elevators that store wheat. million to $370.9

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Manufacturing Supply Chain Seeding Harvest 45

Agritecture Blog

MARCH 3, 2023

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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Grain Farming Farming Biofuel 52

Civil Eats

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Research shows that allowing cover crops to grow to significant heights can dramatically reduce pollution. So, the program pays a farmer $55 an acre to grow their cover crops to at least 12 inches; at 24 inches, they receive an additional $20 per acre. In 2023, he used the program’s funds to grow his cover crop to 12 inches.

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Crop Farming Farming Acre 127

Farmbrite

JULY 18, 2024

Selecting the right type of hay for your livestock is a critical decision that can significantly impact their health, growth, and productivity. Protein Protein is an essential building block for all animals to maintain their health, growth, and productivity. There isn't a one-size-fits-all when growing hay.

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Civil Eats

DECEMBER 10, 2024

The clouds hang dark gray in the sky, and tender new leaves emerge from the towering willow oak behind the brick ranch farmhouse at the center of the farms production area. In fact, the Toxic Substances Control Act banned them in 1979 from further production in the United States. Hes serious, measured, and focused, but also kind.

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Plantation Farming Farming Acre 140

Food Environment and Reporting Network

DECEMBER 7, 2022

A review from earlier this year found that only a third of published studies in which researchers compared fields that were cover-cropped with those that weren’t reported significant gains in soil carbon. And a study published last month illustrated one major reason why farmers may be reluctant to plant cover crops.

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Agriculture Agriculture Crop Cash Crop 52

Modern Farmer

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

White Appalachian communities came to rely on chestnuts as free feed for their hogs and other livestock, and as a cash crop. In contrast, when I asked Patterson why he never bought or sold seeds from traditional food plants for his home garden, he sounded incredulous. That’s like selling people,” he said. That’s life. …

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biotechnology Ecology Technology Food 123

Civil Eats

JULY 9, 2024

It was the annual field day at The Mill , a popular Mid-Atlantic retailer of agricultural products including seeds, fertilizer, and pesticides. Back at the barn, companies that sell their products at The Mill had set up folding tables to talk to farmers and hand out swag. First, the farmers embarked on a wagon tour. they yelled.

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Pesticide Marketing Seeding Crop 131

Sustainable Food Trust

MAY 1, 2024

Before the conflict, Gazans produced a diverse range of crops despite limited resources, including olives, contributing to an agricultural sector that was worth over $575m a year Agriculture in Gaza had its own issues prior to the war. Donations will also be used to purchase solar panels which could power community wells.

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Farming Farming Livestock Food 127

Civil Eats

JANUARY 23, 2024

Along with sowing the seeds for incentive programs and educational resources down the line, more moderate initiatives can make it possible to collect federal funds. Built to serve “a massive, complex, and incredibly productive and efficient food system,” its presence, she adds, is unyielding.

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Agriculture Agriculture Ranching Food 98

Food Environment and Reporting Network

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

If tobacco built the farm over generations, it’s no longer a dependable source of the kind of income his grandfather earned decades ago, much less its best cash crop. In Lebanon, small-scale production is so unprofitable that it could not exist without government subsidies. Photo by John West.

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Farming Farming Acre Crop 82