Modern Farmer

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Photo courtesy Leia Vita/Farmers’ Footprint) The public-facing farm, which was established in 2017, employs refugee farmers to cultivate crops for its CSA, Austin’s Mueller and Lakeline farmers’ markets and local restaurants and makers. Any leftover crops not used by the Bistas and their relatives are given to their neighbors.

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Agritecture Blog

MARCH 9, 2023

We often hear about vertical farms using water sustainably, 95% less than traditional open field harvesting, to provide superior tasting crops. The key here is the freshness of the crops. This time saved in travel is also nutritional value preserved in the crops.

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Food Tank

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Current food systems are responsible for one-third of global greenhouse gas emissions and for nearly 80 percent of biodiversity loss. Switching to agroecology offers a way to produce food within diverse landscapes growing and nurturing different crops, livestock and fisheries suited to the conditions and communities that live in the area.

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Hartwood Farm

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Individual days and weeks can sometimes seem so long (especially when that harvest list runs onto three pages!), But on a farm of our scale and crop mix, time is the main limiting factor! Yet the actual growing of the crops doesn’t even get anywhere near 50% of our time!

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Caff

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Rachel’s Greathouse Garden About Rachel Greathouse Rachel Greathouse is owner of Greathouse Garden, a small farm based out of Missouri which specializes in storage and staple crops. She designed an innovative solution for their small farm which has dramatically improved their process for harvesting and drying crops such as onions and garlic.

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Agritecture Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2022

The 2021 Global CEA Census Report revealed that at least 38% of greenhouses and vertical farms don't track their energy use. Ceres Greenhouse Solutions The unique design of Ceres’ passive and modular greenhouses. Credit: Ceres Greenhouse Solutions. Credit: GreenBiz.

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Civil Eats

MARCH 18, 2024

Compared to staple crops like corn and rice, wine grapes barely occupy a speck of the world’s farmland, at about 18 million acres. As a result, carbon stored in vineyard soils won’t ever add up to a meaningful reduction in global greenhouse gas emissions. “Soil carbon sequestration is one indicator that we’re on the right track.”

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Agritecture Blog

AUGUST 2, 2023

Howe emphasizes the advantages of consuming fresh, locally-grown produce, as many vital nutrients diminish shortly after harvest. This approach maximizes growing conditions, carefully selects seeds, and embraces clean and green cultivation practices, resulting in high-quality, nutrient-rich crops. ComCrop ComCrop team members.

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Agritecture Blog

MARCH 14, 2023

There are many benefits to container farming that make it an attractive alternative to vertical or greenhouse farming. One urban container farming company from Umeå, Sweden, Harvest , supports their local community with fresh greens like kale, arugula, and basil, among many other crops. Credit: Urban Crop Solutions.

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Agritecture Blog

MAY 16, 2023

GreenWave’s founder, Bren Smith, harvests kelp on his farm. Written by: Sarah Jordan May 16, 2023 Saltwater farming, also known as ocean farming or mariculture, is a revolutionary approach to sustainable agriculture that harnesses the power of the ocean to grow crops and produce seafood. Credit: Patagonia/Ron Gautreau. Credit: UpLink.

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Agwired

AUGUST 30, 2023

to sell Camelina sativa (camelina) seed – an ultra-low carbon oilseed crop that can be used as feedstock for sustainable aviation fuel and renewable fuels, and an ingredient for sustainable animal feed. Camelina can be planted on fallow land or land left idle between crop cycles. Sustainable Oils President Mike Karst said.

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Civil Eats

JANUARY 15, 2024

Unlike most crops, the grasses don’t mind being submerged and can hold salt in their roots and excrete it through glands in the blades. He plans to harvest some grasses as hay for animal bedding and weed control. What exactly that will look like is still developing and it will likely include growing new crops in new places.

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Civil Eats

AUGUST 29, 2023

His vision has gotten a jump start through a partnership with Carbon Harvest. As part of a $20 million project led by the Kentucky-based nonprofit Accelerating Appalachia , Carbon Harvest will receive roughly $200,000 over two years to conduct research on the potential for a regional offset market.

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DTN

JULY 24, 2023

Measuring a farm’s carbon footprint is not as simple as saying, “Cover crops were used, so that grain’s sustainably grown.” Two neighbors, Farmer A and Farmer B: both farm 1,000 acres and use the same crop rotation schedule. Farmer A tills 30% of their fields, uses cover crops on 20%, and applies anhydrous ammonia.

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Food Tank

MARCH 2, 2024

Growers are planting more heat and drought-resistant grape varieties and implementing cover crops in vine rows to decrease soil water loss. The International Wineries for Climate Action (IWCA) helps producers with the implement practices to measure and decrease greenhouse gas emissions.

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Hartwood Farm

JANUARY 3, 2020

I’m not generally one for New Year’s resolutions (okay, maybe I am, but my new year feels like it starts in March when we fire up the greenhouse!). Greenhouse tetris We are saving our pennies for a greenhouse expansion, but until then somehow managed yet again to run 50,000 seedlings through 600 feet of space! Water (or mud?)

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Farmbrite

MARCH 28, 2024

The best part about automation is that it can be used for many different tasks, from watering crops to feeding animals. CROPS: Automate watering tasks by using an automatic drip system or sprinkler system. CROPS: Automate watering tasks by using an automatic drip system or sprinkler system. And adapt as needed.

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Agritecture Blog

MAY 11, 2023

Let’s consider a hypothetical example, where the cost of an automated crop harvesting machine decreases by 6% every year due to technology advances, economies of scale, increased competition, or any other number of factors. Just five years ago, in 2018, let’s say the crop harvesting machine cost $1,000,000 for a grower to purchase.

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ATTRA

JANUARY 2, 2024

Higher temperatures can speed crop growth and increase demands on the soil. Close plant spacings, quick crop successions, and extended seasons, typical in tunnel production, add to those demands. With increased crop successions comes increased soil preparation and tillage that can impact soil structure.

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AGRIVI

JULY 13, 2023

However, this sector also faces notable challenges due to its significant contribution to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. It also offers customizable alarms based on field-specific conditions and sends in-platform and email notifications, allowing farmers to take prompt action to protect crops and mitigate risks.

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Agritecture Blog

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

These companies join a number of existing members, which include: Ceres Greenhouse Solutions , CropKing, Inc. Greener Crop , INNO-3B , LettUs Grow , Montel , New Growing System , Priva , Urban Crop Solutions , Tower Farms , FarmRaise , Harvest Returns , Mainvest , and Perl Street. Credit: iFarm.

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Civil Eats

JUNE 5, 2024

Emmert, a horticulturist at the University of Kentucky, was tinkering around with how to build a cheap greenhouse. It lines the sides of greenhouses, blankets fields as “plastic mulch,” covers hoop houses, and winds through farms as irrigation tubes, among other forms. In 1948, E.M. That’s the reason we’re facing such a massive issue.”

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Modern Farmer

JULY 24, 2023

He powered the greenhouse with on-site solar panels, opted for natural pest control instead of synthetics and sold his products in recyclable, 99% plastic-free packaging. “It’s Turning Grass Blue Cannabis is a water-intensive crop. The elephant in the room,” says Mahon, “is LED lighting.”

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Food Tank

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Mckinsey finds that human activity has already extended beyond the “safe operating space” for four of these boundaries: biodiversity loss, chemical and plastic pollution, nutrient pollution, and greenhouse-gas (GHG) emissions. As a sector, agriculture has the single largest direct impact on planetary boundaries.

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Modern Farmer

AUGUST 29, 2023

On the back 16 acres of Walla Walla Community College, 30 Red Angus cows stand munching on hairy vetch, ryegrass and other cover crops that were planted to help restore the soil. As part of its efforts to foster a new crop of farmers, earlier this y ear, the USDA announced it would be investing $262.5 It’s truly full circle.”

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Agwired

MAY 16, 2024

ESMC’s Eco-Harvest program compensates farmers and ranchers for reduced greenhouse gases, increased soil carbon, improved water quality, and other ecosystem services benefits. Dr. Geoffrey Hawtin OBE, Founding Director and Executive Board member at the Global Crop Diversity Trust, and Dr. Cary Fowler, currently the U.S.

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Civil Eats

AUGUST 1, 2023

These severe conditions have a tremendous impact on our food system, affecting everything from crop yields to working conditions on farms. Farms Adapt to Climate Change Sorghum—popular among young, BIPOC, and under-resourced farmers—has extra long roots that allow it to withstand drought and sequester greenhouse gasses.

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Modern Farmer

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Without a significant reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, average temperatures in Oregon, the largest producer of Christmas trees in the United States, will increase 8.2 But with longer summers, the trees are harvested while temperatures in November often remain above freezing. Photo courtesy of Aldor Acres Farm.

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Agritecture Blog

MAY 5, 2023

Credit: Greener Crop. With the addition of this new category, we have four new partners that have joined us in our journey: The Best Bees Company , Hylant Group , Greener Crop Inc. , Hylant can build policies for any scale CEA operation, from container farms all the way up to multi-acre greenhouse facilities. Greener Crop Inc.

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iFarm

AUGUST 2, 2023

The stress is debilitating… you’re working round the clock to plant, harvest and sell; and you look at your bank account, and there’s nothing there. Here are 5 tips for improving cash flow without creating new problems: Focus sales/production on your most profitable crops (going forward). Do this math with 10-20 of your crops.

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Agritecture Blog

APRIL 12, 2023

Associate professor of Horticulture, Neil Mattson, teaches a student in one of Cornell’s on-campus greenhouses. Credit: Greenhouse Product News. A student applies skills learned in a campus greenhouse at Stockton University. Credit: Cornell Chronicle. With the global population expected to reach 9.7 Credit: Stockton University.

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Agritecture Blog

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Vertical farms and greenhouses are seeing much more capital investment than they had in the past, and CEA businesses are improving their unit economics through new technologies which attract investment, as well. In order to properly prepare an offtake strategy for the crops you’ve selected to grow, you need to work backward.

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Modern Farmer

MARCH 5, 2024

Certainly, the change in availability is in part due to ease of imports and prevalence of greenhouses today. If there’s a fire or drought, crops can die off and yields go down. And that leads to the long-term effect: what the plant leaves behind in the soil for the next harvest.

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Agritecture Blog

MARCH 3, 2023

Editor’s Note: Sorghum is not a well-known crop in the states, but this drought-tolerant crop could be a farm-saving plant in regions like the American Great Plains. Like many of the neighboring farms in his northeast corner of Oklahoma, his corn crop practically shriveled up due to the lack of moisture. Credit: Peggy Greb.

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Agwired

JANUARY 31, 2024

Agriculture technology innovator Terra Vera announced the launch of Brawndo TS, a portable system that utilizes the company’s proprietary biomimicry solutions for protecting crops and delivering nutrients – without harmful chemicals and synthetic fertilizers.

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AGRIVI

JULY 21, 2023

The platform allows companies to closely monitor and analyze key metrics such as machinery and fuel usage, mineral fertilizers usage, pesticides and crop protection usage, and irrigation and water usage which are instrumental in the calculation of their scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions (GHG).

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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. As part of the Federal Crop Insurance Act of 1980, the U.S.

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