Food Tank

MARCH 21, 2025

These systems are highly vulnerable to climate change impacts, with extreme weather events, reducing crop yields, raising food prices and weakening communities resilience. Climate change also has an impact on the availability of key nutrients. But governance, economic, and cultural barriers keep them from being implemented.

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DTN

JULY 24, 2023

As discussions around sustainably grown grain become more prominent, it raises the question, “What qualifies it as sustainably grown?” It’s a question that has multiple answers since the current sustainable grain market is segmented, with multiple programs initiating their own certification requirements.

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Modern Farmer

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Industrial farming contributes around 11 percent of total US greenhouse gas emissions, not including the transportation of the food. Transportation contributes around 27 percent of the total greenhouse gas emissions. “I The farm uses renewable energy for its water system and brooder, which keeps the baby ducks warm.

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Civil Eats

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Last year, the foundation supported the production of a report on greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture , which played a significant role in the national conversation around regenerative agriculture. If Walmart does that, it goes against every grain of their corporate culture.”

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Supply Chain Food Agriculture Agriculture 145

Farmbrite

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

turning grain into flour or milk into cheese), which may face different tariff structures or allow for premium pricing. By working with local suppliers and processors, cooperatives can minimize transportation costs and associated greenhouse gas emissions. One innovation you see a lot on the farm is the use of data-driven technologies.

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Farming Farming Marketing Agriculture 69

Civil Eats

AUGUST 1, 2023

These severe conditions have a tremendous impact on our food system, affecting everything from crop yields to working conditions on farms. An Ancient Grain Made New Again: How Sorghum Could Help U.S.

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Food Seeding Crop Farming 98

Food Environment and Reporting Network

DECEMBER 7, 2022

But as the hype for cover crops mounts, so does the scrutiny. New research suggests that cover crops may struggle to make a significant dent in agriculture’s greenhouse gas emissions. And a study published last month illustrated one major reason why farmers may be reluctant to plant cover crops. percent for corn and 3.5

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