article thumbnail

Profitable Practices: Greenhouse innovation with Red Sun Farms

Real Agriculture

is one of 170 greenhouse vegetable farms in Ontario. Across the province, the Ontario greenhouse vegetable industry grows tomatoes, cucumbers and peppers in 3,900 acres of greehhouse, producing 521 million kilograms of fresh vegetables with a farm gate value of more than $1.4 is one of 170 greenhouse vegetable farms in Ontario.

article thumbnail

Who knew? III. Corn-plus-soybean share of US crop acreage

Food Politics

In 1980 or so, corn and soybeans comprised about 20% each of total crop acreage. Greenhouse gas emissions? Corn-plus-soybean share of US crop acreage appeared first on Food Politics by Marion Nestle. Now it’s 30% each. Monoculture, anyone? Lack of biodiversity? A focus on feed and fuel, not food? The post Who knew?

Crop 284
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

What have improved crop varieties ever done for us?

Agricultural Biodiversity

I was going to include the paper Adoption of improved crop varieties limited biodiversity losses, terrestrial carbon emissions, and cropland expansion in the tropics in a forthcoming Brainfood, and I may still do so, if I can think of a pithy way to summarize its import in a sentence. World cropland use was lower by 16.03 million hectares.

Crop 100
article thumbnail

Are wetland crops the future on lowland peat?

Farmers Weekly

Farmers Weekly England’s lowland peat soils are some of the most valuable when it comes to food production, but they also contribute to greenhouse gas emissions. However, it has also led […] The post Are wetland crops the future on lowland peat? appeared first on Farmers Weekly

Crop 191
article thumbnail

Op-Ed | A Case for Food Diversification

Food Tank

Growing a greater variety of crops helps with climate adaptation and works as a mitigation measure as well. The wider range of these crops, the more stable the food supply. Securing seeds and equipment and building climate-smart infrastructure like greenhouses, requires funding.

Food 141
article thumbnail

Our Best Climate Reporting of 2024

Civil Eats

Farmers are having to adjust what they grow and how they grow it, and people all along the food chainfrom the workers who harvest the crops to the consumers who eat themfeel the effects. At the same time, agriculture is a major contributor to the climate crisis, producing one-third of global greenhouse gas emissions.

Pesticide 134
article thumbnail

Greenhouse Technology: Why Choosing the Right Irrigation System Is the Key to Optimizing Crop Quality

Global Agtech Initiative

To effectively harness the potential of water in enhancing crop yields, an efficient and suitable irrigation system is of utmost importance. The post Greenhouse Technology: Why Choosing the Right Irrigation System Is the Key to Optimizing Crop Quality appeared first on Global Ag Tech Initiative.