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U.N. Report Calls for Climate Tech for Food System Resilience

Food Tank

Examples of adaptation technologies include drought-resistant crop varieties, climate-smart irrigation systems, and agroforestry practices, which help conserve water, protect soils, and improve crop yields under changing conditions. Only a small share of climate finance goes to agrifood systems, she says.

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AI and Agriculture: How Artificial Intelligence Is Changing Farming and Finance

Trimble Agriculture

How AI in Agriculture Has Already Changed Us Even before self-driving cars hit the consumer market, farmers were plowing fields with GPS-guided tractors. In the mid-1990s, John Deere began using GPS technology for precision agriculture, combining GPS location data with sensor readings to determine crop yield.

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Ag Efficiency: Focus on the 20%

ATTRA

Farmers deal with a complex web of processes in diverse areas that may be under their purvue, including crops, livestock, finance, recordkeeping, harvesting, marketing, etc. If we strategically focus on improving processes in the highest two categories, we could potentially reduce the causes of low crop yield by 72% on this farm.

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The Case for Tractor Farming

ATTRA

No-till drills and roller crimpers make cover cropping easier. And the world of precision farming methods, like GPS and sensors, save water, use fewer chemicals, and enhance crop yields with less environmental harm. Barriers Unlike seed packets and wheel hoes, financing tractors costs more than a pretty penny.

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California’s Thirsty Future: The Role of Vapor Pressure Deficit in Our Changing Climate and Drought

The Equation

Additionally, it can reduce crop yields or augment water demands as some plants, like crops, will require more water to survive and produce fruit. In California alone, crop revenue losses due to drought totaled $3.0 Increases in VPD over since the late 90’s have led to increasing forest drought and tree mortality.

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FAPRI forecasts falling prices for producers

Todays Farmer Magazine

The full report is available online at fapri.missouri.edu, but here are some key results: If weather conditions allow crop yields to return to trend-line levels in 2023, prices for corn, soybeans, wheat, cotton and many other crops are likely to fall.

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Food and Farming at the Forefront of Labour’s Missions for Change – September 2024

Sustainable Food Trust

xvi] Regenerative agriculture is key to flood resilience and prevention of the decimation of crop yields. xix] Regenerative agriculture also has potential to support resilient rural communities and jobs. Financial institutions, including several UK banks, are also investing in piloting new finance schemes.

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