Cropaia

DECEMBER 19, 2023

At its core, it’s about working with nature, rather than against it, to achieve sustainable and resilient food production. Excessive or deep plowing disrupts the soil structure, releases stored carbon, and can lead to erosion. By nurturing the land, farmers can continue to produce food for generations to come.

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Agriculture Agriculture Farming Farming 104

Civil Eats

DECEMBER 4, 2023

In China, for example, research shows that plastic field covers keep the soil warm and wet in a way that boosts productivity considerably; an additional 15,000 square miles of arable land—an area about the size of Switzerland—would be required to produce the same amount of food. But it carries the highest risks.”

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Agriculture Agriculture Supply Chain Production 145

Agritecture Blog

MARCH 23, 2023

These pens are seeded with leafy greens that provide food and a hospitable environment for the development of the snails. Mattia had worked in the food industry prior to launching his snail farm, and during that time, he developed a passion for high-quality food and ingredients. It is located on 1.2 It is located on 1.2

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Farming Farming Food Production 52

CalCAN

APRIL 6, 2023

public, across party lines, is concerned about the impacts of climate change on agriculture and food production. The plowing of agricultural land during the 19th and 20th century released vast stores of carbon dioxide , only a small part of which has since been returned to the soil.

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Agriculture Agriculture Greenhouse Food 52

ATTRA

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Diversity of food crops and flowering annuals. year after year, usually with a non-cover fallow, intensive moldboard plowing, and the additions of synthetic nitrogen fertilizer. I sit on the garden porch and reflect on the various practices I have incorporated here. Legume and grass covers. Rotations according to families.

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The Counter

APRIL 27, 2022

All around Cobb, land-owning neighbors are beginning to lease out their fertile farmland—not to farmers, but to solar companies, taking that land out of production at a time when more, not less, farmland is needed to grow our food. Landowners Cobb leased from were similarly averse to mixing things up.

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