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Plant ID, land use, and friction — are we doing enough to support farmers’ conservation efforts?

Real Agriculture

Farmers and ranchers are responsible for managing the land they own or rent, including ecologically sensitive areas such as riparian areas and wetlands. These areas aren’t always easy to identify, and some of these areas may currently be cultivated and producing crops.

Ecology 261
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Brainfood: Diverse ecologists, Wild vs cultivated, Ecosystem services, Indigenous people, Mixtures, On-farm trees, Monitoring protected areas, Social media & protected areas, Wild harvesting, Land sparing vs sharing, Agroecology & plant health, Wild vs cultivated

Agricultural Biodiversity

On the importance of diversity in ecological research. Towards an agroecological approach to crop health: reducing pest incidence through synergies between plant diversity and soil microbial ecology. Diversity of the research teams, that is. Adapting wild biodiversity conservation approaches to conserve agrobiodiversity.

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20 Organizations Cultivating the Food Movement in Atlanta

Food Tank

Acres of Ancestry Initiative/Black Agrarian Fund The Acres of Ancestry Initiative/Black Agrarian Fund is a multidisciplinary, cooperative nonprofit ecosystem that aims to regenerate custodial land ownership, ecological stewardship, and food and fiber economies in the American South. Become a member today by clicking here.

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Applications of LULC in Agriculture

Cropin Blog

Creating a Global Dynamic Map of Cultivable Land: Harnessing LULC Applications in Agriculture Arable land, vital for agriculture, feeds us all. While creating a mere 2.5

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Brainfood: Domestication treble, Introgression treble, Biodiversity mapping double, Oak conservation, Niche modelling double

Agricultural Biodiversity

Plant domestication and agricultural ecologies. Plants cultivated for ecosystem restoration can evolve toward a domestication syndrome. Plants cultivated for ecosystem restoration can evolve toward a domestication syndrome. Ok, maybe 8. Diamonds in the Not-So-Rough: Wild Relative Diversity Hidden in Crop Genomes.

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20 Sustainable Sips to Cheer For

Food Tank

It also reveals that the production cultivation of barley and hops is responsible for most of the environmental impact of beer. Boochcraft partners with The Ecology Center for the advancement of regenerative agriculture. The hilly, coastal prefecture is known for its ideal ecological conditions which yield high-quality rice.

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Organics, Carbon Farming, and Cultivating Soil (and Values!)

Hartwood Farm

In a lot of ways, carbon farming is like organic farming—the end result is good for a lot of people and agro-ecological systems, but our societal’s economic system isn’t really structured to reward this slow path. Like soil microbes, Beulah enjoys grazing on cover crops in the wintertime. This was just last week in our resting high tunnel!