Crop Crop Yield Greenhouse Pasture 
Modern Farmer
SEPTEMBER 8, 2023
It made me feel so good that someone believed in me and what I was doing on my farm.” (Photos courtesy of Jeff Siewicki) He positioned himself as a pasture poultry farmer to set himself apart from industrial poultry farmers and pivoted to selling to restaurants and wholesale. “I couldn’t believe it when he bought some birds.
Modern Farmer
JANUARY 19, 2024
The soil quality may not support crops or the land may not have appropriate water drainage. The cost of trying to create viable conditions for growing can be enormous and may not be worth the expense or the crop it might produce. Agriculture is responsible for 10 percent of greenhouse gas emissions in the US.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
Agritecture Blog
FEBRUARY 3, 2023
By installing solar panels above croplands or pastures, or by incorporating them into structures such as greenhouses or barns, farmers can produce both food and energy on the same land. These systems use sensors and automation to optimize the growth of crops and the generation of electricity from the solar panels.
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. That is just absolutely unheard of,” he says. Absent charitable investment, Walmart is the only stop for produce in many other small towns.
Civil Eats
OCTOBER 4, 2023
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.
Expert insights. Personalized for you.
124 
Let's personalize your content