Cropaia

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Excessive or deep plowing disrupts the soil structure, releases stored carbon, and can lead to erosion. Compost and organic amendments : Regenerative farmers prioritize the use of organic matter, such as compost, manure, and other natural amendments, to enhance soil fertility and microbial activity.

Agriculture 105

Agriculture Agriculture Farming Farming 105

Civil Eats

DECEMBER 4, 2023

The field consumes 14 million tons of plastics every year, with crop and livestock production accounting for 80 percent. In China, where farms use enough plastic film to cover the surface area of Idaho every year, the difficulty of end-of-season removal led growers, at one point, to plow the plastic directly into the field.

Agriculture 145

Agriculture Agriculture Supply Chain Production 145

CalCAN

APRIL 6, 2023

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. And energy- and livestock-intensive farming methods since then have continued to raise the sum of agricultural greenhouse gas emissions.

Agriculture 52

Agriculture Agriculture Greenhouse Food 52

The Counter

APRIL 27, 2022

Eventually, the Cobbs would decide to bring in livestock to graze, mimicking herds of wild buffalo that once roamed these prairies and added nutrients with their manure, and voila: They had meat to market while restoring the earth, storing carbon, and keeping the land farmland. Some of the challenges can be impossible to plan for.

Farming 52

Farming Farming Farmland Acre 52