Civil Eats

MAY 6, 2024

First of all, farmland reduces mammals’ natural habitats and diminishes their ability to find shelter as well as food and prey, explained Koen Kuipers, a researcher at Radboud University in the Netherlands. By diversifying the system, you provide a lot more habitat for these natural pollinators to pollinate crops,” said Singh-Varma.

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Agritecture Blog

JANUARY 5, 2023

But solar projects are increasingly being refused planning permission and faced with pushback from rural communities and farmers, who are worried that PV arrays will " blight " the local landscape and take fertile farmland out of production. It's getting a lot of flack." Co-locating wildflowers and solar panels can attract pollinators.

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Civil Eats

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

He planted wheat and other grains directly into the meadows and relied solely on rainfall for much of his acreage. This narrow segment receives over half of all crop insurance subsidies, funding their capacity to further expand in a cycle of farmland consolidation associated with greater climate vulnerability.

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Crop Yield Farming Farming 116