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Meet the Poultry Farmer Teaching Others How to Make Regenerative Farming Add Up

Modern Farmer

His first batch of livestock included 25 chickens he processed for his family. 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

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Walmart’s ‘Regenerative Foodscape’

Civil Eats

His mom, Christy Walton—widow to Sam’s son John—has a net worth of about $11 billion, which she has used to fund restaurants, large ocean aquaculture projects, and a 40,000-acre ranch that offers a “regenerative experience” to tourists and has acted as a site for research on land and livestock management.

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These Manure Digesters Incorporate Food Scraps. Does That Make Them Better?

Civil Eats

Methane gas digesters are used by dairy farms to convert manure into energy and reduce their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Co-digester Benefits The co-digester produces enough liquid, organic fertilizer to meet 90 percent of the farm’s annual fertilizer needs for its hay, alfalfa, and corn crops. and we see increased crop yields.

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Supporting Smallholder Farmers – What Works and What Doesn’t

Cropaia

Without access to financial resources, it can be difficult for smallholder farmers to invest in the equipment and inputs they need to grow crops and raise livestock. These practices can help to improve soil health, reduce erosion, and increase crop yields, while minimizing negative environmental impacts.

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The Impact of Farm Coops: Navigating Tariffs

Farmbrite

Diversify Crops & Livestock A great strategy for sidestepping tariffs can be to diversify. Grow Alternative Crops: If tariffs affect one product, switch to another with a stronger market. By working with local suppliers and processors, cooperatives can minimize transportation costs and associated greenhouse gas emissions.

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Agrivoltaic solar farms offer "shocking" benefits beyond producing energy

Agritecture Blog

Plants and panels can exist in "symbiosis" Agrivoltaic solar parks see photovoltaic (PV) panels spaced further apart to allow more sunlight to reach the ground, and raised higher in the air so that crops – or even small livestock such as lambs – can be reared underneath. It's like having a mini greenhouse without sides," she explained.

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As California Gets Drier, Solar Panels Could Help Farms Save Water

Civil Eats

The operation benefits everyone involved: Sheep farmer Frankie Iturriria gets paid for his time, the collaborating rangeland researchers are breaking ground , and the landowner BHE Renewables can maintain the property with sheep, which have less impact and are more cost-effective than mowers or other livestock. 688, told Civil Eats.

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