Agritecture Blog

JULY 31, 2023

” The accelerating trend of controlled-environment agriculture (CEA), particularly vertical farming and hydroponic greenhouses, has captivated investors, entrepreneurs, and journalists worldwide. “ Are you a technology company or a farming company? ” However, the reality often paints a different picture.

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Agritecture Blog

JANUARY 11, 2023

Vertical Farms & Greenhouses) Most of us tend to overlook failed businesses, only studying successful businesses to crack the code on what made them successful. When measured and interpreted properly, controlled environment farming operations can use this data to improve yields and processes.

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Modern Farmer

DECEMBER 20, 2024

But it is no longer simply a proposal: This shift is already underway among many of the communities that catch, grow, and harvest the worlds food supply, from Brazil to India to the United States. By 2050, without cuts to planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions (known as the business-as-usual scenario), that portion will jump to 39 percent.

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Daily Yonder

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

By 7:30 the next morning, he and his crew were out in the mud, trying to harvest all they could save. Despite their efforts, Marchant’s River Berry Farm quickly lost upward of 10 acres of crops, with lettuce and summer squash suddenly swimming in the flooded fields. He watched its banks warily as a steady downpour soaked the landscape.

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Modern Farmer

JANUARY 19, 2024

“Our biggest criticism of CRP,” says Anne Schechinger, mid-west director for EWG, “is that, as it is currently set up, it is not doing enough to store carbon in soil or reduce greenhouse gas emissions.” Agriculture is responsible for 10 percent of greenhouse gas emissions in the US.

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Food Environment and Reporting Network

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Department of Agriculture and food giants such as Land O’Lakes, Corteva, Bayer, and Cargill are paying farmers millions of dollars to sow rye, clover, radishes or other crops after, or even before, they harvest their corn and soybeans. But as the hype for cover crops mounts, so does the scrutiny. percent for corn and 3.5

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Food Environment and Reporting Network

DECEMBER 18, 2024

I had driven for an hour through a landscape blasted by extreme heat and drought before I saw a single combine at harvest. The monotonous succession of stricken row crops flashed by. It had been a brutal harvest for Ohios farmers. They worried about damage to their farms, to drainage tiles and crop yields.

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Modern Farmer

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

has committed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 50 to 52 percent below 2005 levels, and expects to supply up to 13 million electric vehicles annually. Severe droughts are one of the factors that have destabilized the global crop market in recent years, translating to higher U.S. grocery store prices.

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