Modern Farmer

OCTOBER 28, 2024

“Food that can’t be saved is collected in compost buckets in the cafeteria and used in our [rooftop] garden ; nothing goes to waste,” says Kristin Siembieda, STEAM program specialist and Helping Hands coordinator at SPARK. A student weighs out food for compost. Tending to the compost. Tending to the school’s compost piles.

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Civil Eats

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

While creating such systems, especially the infrastructure to separate food waste to turn into compost, are critical to the fight against climate change, there is also a growing emphasis on prevention. Technology can and does play a significant role in managing inventory data, which can also be labor intensive and inconsistent.

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ATTRA

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Six years later, Soil Cycle has gone from Lewis picking up scraps from a few clients to six bikers transporting upwards of 60,000 pounds of compost per year. With a bigger staff and a new executive director, they also educate the community, create quality natural fertilizers, and take compost to a new level, all while remaining human-powered.

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Food Tank

JANUARY 4, 2024

Our focus is to create an ease of use with the technological features that Careit can offer businesses that previously haven’t had the ability to donate as frequently or ever before and allow them to actually start a food donation program or expand a food donation program they previously had,” Schill tells Food Tank. “We’re

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Modern Farmer

AUGUST 23, 2024

Like the hog tails, hides, organs, and hooves that aren’t always suitable for compost. Initially, they partnered with a composting facility, capturing suitable meat and vegetable scraps, which they now collect directly from a variety of sources. Farm Hounds jerky. The Conscious Pet founders Mason Arnold and Jessica Kezar Arnold.

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Modern Farmer

JULY 30, 2024

Ecovative Design is a technology company focused on using mycelium—the fine white vegetative filaments of fungus—to solve human needs. In addition to Mycobuoys™, Barrows works on prototypes of wooden oyster cages, and she sells her oysters in compostable beechwood bags from a new company called Ocean Farm Supply. “We

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Civil Eats

JUNE 18, 2024

percent of waste is recycled or composted. Also, multi-layer plastics commonly used in food packaging often can’t be recycled because technologies are, unfortunately, largely designed to handle one type of plastic at a time. which lacks a modern national standard. We’re definitely trying to make that a reality.”

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Civil Eats

AUGUST 28, 2023

The addition of food waste in co-digesters enables small and mid-sized dairies like Longview, which has 600 cows and doesn’t produce enough manure for a traditional methane digester, to access the technology. pioneer of the technology. We’ve kind of cracked the code [of the logistics, technology, and economics for the U.S.,]

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ATTRA

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

A study by Cornell University scientists explored both dietary change and agricultural technologies as means of reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the food-system sector. Related ATTRA resource: Climate Beneficial Practices

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ATTRA

DECEMBER 18, 2024

FPEP is funded by the Commodity Credit Corporation and provides funding to independent business owners to help them modernize equipment, adopt new technologies, build production plants and more.

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ATTRA

APRIL 30, 2024

USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service is accepting applications for Conservation Innovation Grants in Connecticut , to support the development of new tools, approaches, practices, and technologies to further natural resource conservation on private lands.

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Food Tank

SEPTEMBER 9, 2023

Environment Programme (UNEP) West Asia and food technology company Winnow, Hilton recently announced that it achieved a 61-percent reduction in food waste across three major hotels in the Middle East during Ramadan festivities this year. The hotels also composted and donated food locally. In partnership with the U.N.

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Sustainable Food Trust

JUNE 5, 2024

It needs the expansion of concepts like agroforestry, and also really up-to-date technologies to reduce water use. We need many, many more researchers and projects, looking at biodiversity, agroforestry and technological innovations. I’m very happy to tell you that we have a lot of research going on.

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ATTRA

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Instead of throwing garden refuse away or composting it, one could instead chop it up and drop it as mulch back into the garden. Mulberry ( Morus sp.) is also highly useful for this system of “cut and carry” but does not fix nitrogen like its leguminous counterparts. Mulberry, however, grows like a weed and is highly nutritious.

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ATTRA

JANUARY 2, 2024

Salts from added compost, manure, or fertilizers can build up in the rain-free environment of a tunnel and accumulate near the soil surface, affecting crop growth. If compost is used as a soil amendment, using vegetation-based compost instead of composted animal manure can reduce the possibility of salt build-up in the soil.

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ATTRA

AUGUST 20, 2024

Clothes made from this cotton are compostable and don’t contain harmful microplastics, unlike synthetic fabrics. These sustainable practices produce cotton that is not only better in quality but also environmentally friendly. Local fiber systems are being revitalized, supporting rural economies by providing stable employment opportunities.

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Agwired

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Most recently, Denali launched depackaging technology across the US that automatically separates food from its packaging materials like plastic and cardboard, producing a cleaner stream of organic material that can be turned into animal feed, compost or converted into energy with anaerobic digesters.

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Far Eastern Agriculture

DECEMBER 13, 2024

The harvester was developed as part of the 'Sustainable Valorisation of Water Hyacinth Biomass through Aerobic Composting as a Rural EnterpriseA Waste to Wealth Initiative' project supported by the Department of Agriculture and Farmers' Empowerment, Government of Odisha, India. Water hyacinth infestation is a global environmental challenge.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

CIG Classic Basics Part of the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), the CIG program is administered by NRCS and provides grant funding for the development, application, and demonstration of innovative conservation technologies and approaches. CIGs bring a wide range of partners to the table to support innovation.

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Modern Farmer

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Other recommendations include increased adoption of precision agriculture technologies and addressing obstacles to land tenure, with a special focus on women and Indigenous peoples. Read the full roadmap here , or click through this visualization here. Food loss and waste poses a real challenge to agriculture, food and the climate.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

These practices are diverse and can include growing efficiently in microlots or inside warehouses, food waste reduction strategies, and community composting. Creating jobs and promoting workforce development for youth and aspiring farmers using indoor and hydroponic production technologies.

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ATTRA

DECEMBER 6, 2023

To contend with these issues, the project composts the poultry litter and combines it with biochar made from forest and sawmill waste and poultry litter. The second is an abundance of forest and sawmill waste, which releases greenhouse gasses into the atmosphere if left to decompose. If passed, the bill will authorize the U.S.

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The Farmers Daughter USA

JUNE 12, 2023

As my loyal readers know, I love the intersection of technology and agriculture to solve the world’s most pressing problems. Researchers have developed innovative technologies to extract and refine the cellulose found in corn residue, which can then be used to create a range of biodegradable and compostable plastic products.

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Farmbrite

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Get to know your soil by testing it, and then bring in the heavy hitters compost and cover crops. Regularly amend your soil with organic matter, such as compost or cover crops, to improve fertility. Continuous learning will help you adapt to new technologies and methods that can improve your farm's efficiency.

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ATTRA

MARCH 26, 2024

This video was produced by the National Center for Appropriate Technology through the ATTRA Sustainable Agriculture program, under a cooperative agreement with USDA Rural Development. Croix, US Virgin Islands, delves into the innovative market diversification strategies that have propelled him to his farming success.

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ATTRA

APRIL 8, 2024

This video was also produced by the National Center for Appropriate Technology through the ATTRA Sustainable Agriculture program, under a cooperative agreement with USDA Rural Development. Explore the incredible potential of mushrooms and discover additional streams of income that mushroom production can offer!

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OECD: Environment

MAY 30, 2023

Technological innovation has also contributed to addressing environmental issues, such as water scarcity. Large-scale reuse of wastewater and drip irrigation technologies have promoted sustainable water usage for agriculture. Breakdown data for recycling and composting are available from 2013.

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Food Tank

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Along with Xin Lis illustrations, Lindsay Metcalf introduces young readers to the machinery and technology that helps farmers do their jobs and the innovative practices they employ. Saturdays at Harlem Grown also includes a recipe for vegetable soup and tips to help readers recycle, compost, and tend to gardens of their own.

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Food Tank

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

Developed by One Step Closer (OSC), the OSC Packaging Collaborative is working to remove petroleum-based plastics through the development and scaling of compostable and renewable alternatives. They aim to celebrate innovative and sustainable packaging alternatives, responsible practices, and circularity.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

JULY 26, 2023

Over the last few years, the dairy industry has faced many challenges including drought, increasing feed costs, labor shortages, a fluctuating milk market, Covid-19 and most recently flooding. Two to three times more farmers have applied than there has been funding available.

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Modern Farmer

JANUARY 15, 2024

Over the last decade, the appeal of consistent and efficient crop production—made increasingly so by precision technology, AI platforms and data analytics—has spurred a boom in Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA). And with weekly deliveries contained in a 20-mile radius, his transport footprint is super light, he notes.

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Food Tank

JULY 2, 2024

Barefoot Biodynamics: How Cows, Compost, and Community Help Us Understand Rudolf Steiner’s Agriculture Course by Jeff Poppen In Barefoot Biodynamics , Jeff Poppen integrates stories from his time in rural Tennessee in his guide to biodynamic principles and practices.

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Daily Yonder

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

We can’t “technology” ourselves out of environmental and social crises. In an environmental-specific context, that means composting in the backyard and using that compost in the raised beds we built last spring. But they show us a path forward that can lead to better stewardship. We will have to sacrifice.

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ATTRA

MARCH 12, 2024

farmers, we take pride in growing produce that feeds diverse cuisines, and it’s rewarding to see previously composted plant matter being sold and consumed. Although cutting leaves may slow fruit production, it’s often a necessary part of plant pruning. Other leaves from these vegetables are edible but will not taste very good.

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Kavya Organic Farm

OCTOBER 10, 2023

If your garden soil tends to be heavy or clayey, consider adding organic matter like compost to improve drainage. Jewel Box Distylium can tolerate some shade but will thrive in sunlight. Preparing the Soil: Ensure the soil is well-drained. Planting Hole: Dig a hole that is as deep as the root ball and two to three times wider.

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Civil Eats

MARCH 5, 2024

Mountain ranges trap emissions from highway traffic, locomotives, municipal composting facilities, tractors, and burning. At least $760 million in state funds have supported growers who adopt new technology and approaches to farming that would result in less particulate matter in the air.

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Caff

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

“This bill will help unlock the potential for small and mid-scale growers to access much-needed equipment to implement healthy soils practices such as no-till seed drills, wood chippers, and compost spreaders.” ” “CAFF is thrilled to be co-sponsoring AB 2313 by Assemblymember Bennett.

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