Cropaia

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Unlike traditional tissue analysis, which often takes several days to process, sap analysis offers a rapid snapshot, allowing growers to respond to nutrient data within hours. This is particularly valuable in crops that demand precise nutrient balance, such as fruits, vegetables, and high-value greenhouse crops.

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Fertilizer Crop Processing Greenhouse 91

Modern Farmer

OCTOBER 6, 2023

I boasted about how indigenous flowers would aid pollinators that suffer from habitat loss, store greenhouse gasses and create a buffer against drought and heavy rains. I knew that the US’s 40 million acres of lawns contribute to greenhouse gas emissions through consistent mowing and drink up to nine billion gallons of water daily.

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Meadow Greenhouse Compost Soil Compaction 117

Modern Farmer

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

His first batch of livestock included 25 chickens he processed for his family. I loved the process of moving the tractor, getting them food and water and raising them,” he says. He took his products to farmers markets and found if he processed birds and sold legs, wings and breasts separately, people were more likely to buy them.

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Poultry Farming Farming Processing 128

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. What exactly that will look like is still developing and it will likely include growing new crops in new places. Chris Miller in the greenhouse.

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Farming Farming Meadow Greenhouse 140

Civil Eats

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Black polyethylene “mulch film” gets tucked snugly around crop rows, clear plastic sheeting covers hoop houses, and most farmers use plastic seed trays, irrigation tubes, and fertilizer bags. All told, annual greenhouse gases released from plastic production, landfilling, and incineration total 850 million tons , or 4.5

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Agriculture Agriculture Supply Chain Production 145

Civil Eats

MARCH 11, 2025

The food system is responsible for an estimated one-third of all greenhouse gas emissions driving this crisis. One key reason: the industrial food chain and its ultra-processed foods are deeply dependent on fossil fuels. At nearly every step of this ultra-processed foods path from the field to the grocery store, fossil fuels are key.

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Food Pesticide Fertilizer Processing 95

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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Farming Farming Greenhouse Food 145

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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Farming Farming Crop Rotation Grain 98

Modern Farmer

JANUARY 2, 2024

In one of the greenhouses on the Lundberg Family Farms acreage in northern California, there sits a binder. Rice growing in one of the Lundberg Family Farms test greenhouses. Rice is a critical global crop, responsible for about 20 percent of the calories people consume. Photography by author.

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Family Farming Acre Grain Greenhouse 128

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

This analysis found that AFRI has historically funded low levels of organic research, while the Specialty Crop Research Initiative (SCRI) has been erratic in supporting organic research projects. This initiative trains future plant breeders and develops new crop varieties specifically suited for organic systems.

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UnderstandingAg

OCTOBER 2, 2024

The article, written by Shannon Osaka and Emily Wright, examined research currently being conducted at the University of California-Davis using gene editing techniques on rumen microbes to produce less methane from their digestive processes. Merely extracting these products releases methane and carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.

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Cattle Livestock Processing Production 95

Civil Eats

APRIL 1, 2024

While Transfarmation farmers also grow vegetables, hemp, and other crops, most focus on specialty mushrooms—including blue oyster, lion’s mane, and reishi—due to strong market demand, infrastructure compatibilities, and the fact that they are quick and fairly easy to grow. Growth is always a process,” Whitley said.

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Livestock Poultry Farming Farming 137

Civil Eats

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Until a few years ago, Songbird Farm in Unity, Maine, grew wheat, rye, oats, and corn, as well as an array of vegetables in three high tunnel greenhouses, and supported a community-supported agriculture (CSA) program for over 100 customers. Consumption of crops or animals grown on PFAS-contaminated land puts humans at high risk of illness.

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Farming Farming Farmland Crop 145

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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Technology Farming Farming Harvest 98

Food Tank

APRIL 4, 2024

The Institute has three seed banks, a greenhouse, ceremonial women’s house, restored adobe, and more. These include farming and gardening, composting, animal husbandry and processing, adobe construction, mud plastering, pottery, and weaving. According to the U.S.

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Seeding Food Construction Compost 112

Civil Eats

APRIL 3, 2024

The issue most cited across critiques was simple: When urban farms were separated from community gardens in the study, the higher rate of greenhouse gas emissions reported essentially disappeared. Overall, they found greenhouse gas emissions were six times higher at the urban sites—and that’s the conclusion the study led with.

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Farming Farming Food Greenhouse 144

Civil Eats

JULY 15, 2024

Food scraps and landscaping debris, rather than going “out of sight” to landfills, where they emit significant greenhouse gases , are transformed into material that sustains local gardens, fortifies the city’s heat-mitigating tree population , and remediates contaminated soils.

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Compost Food Ecology Processing 139

Modern Farmer

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

After ending his service in 2006, Archipley and his wife established Archi’s Acres , an organic hydroponic farm that supplies basil and other specialty crops to local restaurants and stores. Inside the Archi’s Acres greenhouse. Colin Archipley (far left) and Karen Archipley (far right) with a recent crop of students.

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Farming Farming Acre Greenhouse 120

Cropaia

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Inside these nodules, Rhizobium bacteria convert atmospheric nitrogen (N2) into ammonia (NH3) through a process called nitrogen fixation. Azotobacter’s ability to fix nitrogen is essential for improving soil nitrogen content and making it available to a wide range of crops. These enzymes convert atmospheric N2 into ammonia.

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Agriculture Agriculture Fertilizer Crop Yield 79

Modern Farmer

MAY 7, 2024

And then it became this kind of existential thought process for us on, you know, what is the future of this farm?” When Faaborg wanted to start changing the way his family farmed, he was met with some skepticism and felt overwhelmed with the process, he says, until he linked up with The Transfarmation Project. Left: Paula Boles.

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Farming Farming Poultry Greenhouse 100

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. This is a long process, as it takes hundreds of years to make soil, but it’s already underway. In the medium term, though, things get more intense.

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Food Greenhouse Science Yield 125

Food Tank

JUNE 12, 2024

This means crops and animals are raised without pesticides or hormones, have access to open areas and are entirely or partially grass-fed. Founded in 2016 by Cliff Pollard in the Bay Area of California, Cream Co. Meats requires all their partner farms to be operating with never-ever practices or better. Many of Cream Co.

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Farming Farming Food Ranching 115

Food Tank

OCTOBER 11, 2023

According to a study published in the Journal of Cleaner Production and Beverages , the production of alcoholic beverages can contribute to greenhouse gas emissions, land degradation, and water depletion. This threatens native crops and wild species. These consumption trends matter to the environment. Rise & Win Brewing Co.,

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Beverage Ecology Compost Cultivation 125

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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Production Farming Farming Crop Rotation 97

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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Vertical Farming Greenhouse Technology Crop 52

Modern Farmer

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Alternatively, you can Adopt a Field, thereby supporting the replanting of the farm’s other crops, which include nutmeg, pimento, and bananas. Belmont Estate is also seeking contributions to reconstruct greenhouses and farm buildings, as well as purchase new equipment for essential agricultural activities.

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Farming Farming Processing Production 88

World Agri-Tech

JULY 22, 2024

More than one dozen novel microbes identified for row crops suffering from extreme weather conditions ICL , a leading global specialty minerals company, and Lavie Bio Ltd., announced a significant milestone in their collaboration to develop bio-stimulant solutions for key row crops facing various abiotic stresses.

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Greenhouse Processing Technology Fertilizer 52

Food Tank

NOVEMBER 23, 2024

According to the WWF’s latest Living Planet report , they generate one-third of greenhouse gas emissions, are responsible for 90 percent of deforestation and 70 percent of freshwater biodiversity loss, and are the main driver behind a 86 percent decline in wildlife populations in the 50 years to 2020. But money is available.

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Agroecology Food Harvest Harvesting 125

Agwired

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

An Illinois-based processing facility successfully completed its first run of climate-smart soybeans this fall, marking a significant milestone in the initiative to bring climate-smart commodities to market. The Scoular processor is the first of five processing facilities expected under the project.

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Supply Chain Marketing Crop Rotation Greenhouse 45

Agritecture Blog

MAY 16, 2023

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. Tekmara Tekmara’s unique growing systems harness seawater to nourish crops. Credit: UpLink.

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Farming Farming Greenhouse Crop 52

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

DECEMBER 15, 2023

They were lucky enough to have crop insurance to cover their losses, but many farmers are not so lucky. Other means of managing weather risk are, like crop insurance premiums, funded by the federal government. He does not till his farm, and he plants extensive cover crops. Rotationally grazed cattle behind an electric fence.

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Pasture Crop Orchard Farming 117

ATTRA

DECEMBER 6, 2023

That’s when I started actually using biochar on my crops, doing workshops, and teaching farmers how to make it.” Biochar is created by heating biomass, such as forest waste or animal manure, in a low-oxygen environment—a process known as pyrolysis. “I had this huge, eye-opening experience,” Hardin said.

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Poultry Greenhouse Yield Manure 93

Modern Farmer

AUGUST 28, 2023

Payne said it’s likely he’ll make more money on 30 acres of chestnut trees than he would on 300 acres of row crops like corn. We’re rethinking the farm process based on climate predictions,” Payne said. The sector accounts for roughly 11 percent of the nation’s greenhouse gas emissions, according to the USDA. Orefice said.

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Civil Eats

JULY 2, 2024

The national program helps small and mid-sized dairy producers squeeze more value out of milk by diversifying their products and markets, reducing waste, and innovating packaging and processing. As the last DBII to be established, in 2019, the region has received significantly less funding, so it has only focused on dairy processing.

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Pasture Production Marketing Supply Chain 142

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. Then, he said, Walmart started cutting the prices they’d pay for the vegetables.

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Civil Eats

JANUARY 8, 2024

As California has lost much of its grain to higher value crops, small flour mills and grain cleaning businesses have disappeared, too. ” He eventually bought a mill from a grain farmer who went out of business, but finding the other equipment necessary for both farming and processing grain was an ongoing struggle.

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Grain Orchard Farming Farming 144

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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