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Precision Ag News 8/15

Agwired

Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced it intends to establish the Greenhouse Gas Technical Assistance Provider and Third-Party Verifier Program Advisory Council (informally known as the Growing Climate Solutions Act Advisory Council) and is seeking nominations for Council membership. sales of 4-wheel-drive tractors increased 18.6

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

Modern Farmer

I loved the process of moving the tractor, getting them food and water and raising them,” he says. 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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Can Agriculture Kick Its Plastic Addiction?

Civil Eats

All told, annual greenhouse gases released from plastic production, landfilling, and incineration total 850 million tons , or 4.5 According to FAO, plastic films such as black mulch and greenhouse covers account for the bulk of annual global use, at more than 8 million tons. As contamination rose, crop yields fell by 15 percent.

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An Opportune Moment Amidst the Climate Crisis: Why Conventional Farmers Should Get Involved in CEA

Agritecture Blog

of greenhouse gas emissions – conventional farming methods such as tractor usage and fertilizer production rely heavily on fossil fuels, and approximately 90% of global deforestation is caused by agriculture. According to OurWorldInData , agriculture, forestry, and land use directly account for 18.4%

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

Civil Eats

Jordan Macknick from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory—which conducts agrivoltaics research in California—includes solar combined with specialty and commodity crops, solar with livestock, solar with land providing pollinator habitat or ecosystem services, and solar-integrated greenhouses in the list of approaches.

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