National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

For example, researchers utilize the long-term farming systems trials at USDA’s Agricultural Research Service station in Beltsville, MD , to address nutrients, weeds, soil health, greenhouse gas mitigation, and net economic returns in organic field crop rotations. Maintaining yields and managing production costs.

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Agritecture Blog

AUGUST 2, 2023

By maximizing its limited land resources and leveraging cutting-edge technology, Singapore is harnessing the potential of controlled environment agriculture to cultivate a sustainable and self-sufficient future. Leveraging Dutch horticulture technologies and employing the Dry Hydroponics method, they cultivate a variety of lettuce and herbs.

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AGRIVI

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

AGRIVI presents a new Fertigation Management Module , primarily intended for berries and vegetable cultivation in greenhouses in the substrate, that redefines how we nurture our crops. Moreover, integrated analytics provide meaningful insights that empower farmers to make informed decisions that directly impact crop health and yield.

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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. Cultivation Technology Cultivation technology lies at the center of many strategies and modern CEAs.

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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 Research on the sustainability of cannabis cultivation, although nascent because of its illegal federal status, indicates an array of environmental impacts.

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Farming Secrets

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

What is the main contributor to the greenhouse gas effect? What would you think if I said water vapor contributes to up to 80 % of the Greenhouse gas effect and Carbon Dioxide only 11 %?How How would you approach reducing global warming if you took the perspective that Greenhouse gases are too much of a good thing in the wrong place?

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Civil Eats

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Patrick Brown, who was named North Carolinas Small Farmer of the Year by North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University this year, grows almost 200 acres of industrial hemp for both oil and fiber, and 11 acres and several greenhouses of vegetablesbeets, kale, radishes, peppers, okra, and bok choy. To note: Hemp contains only.3

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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. It also reveals that the production cultivation of barley and hops is responsible for most of the environmental impact of beer.

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Agritecture Blog

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

These companies join a number of existing members, which include: Ceres Greenhouse Solutions , CropKing, Inc. Current Culture H2O For the last 15 years, Current Culture H2O ® (CCH2O) has been a market leader and innovator in hydroponic cultivation solutions for professional growers worldwide. Credit: Surna Cultivation Technologies.

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Agritecture Blog

MARCH 7, 2023

Davi Souza is a space entrepreneur, researcher, and greenhouse specialist working to develop sustainable methods for food production in space. Souza’s ultimate goal is to develop food production techniques that will be successful both in space greenhouses as well as extreme environments on Earth. Credit: Davi Souza.

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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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DTN

JULY 24, 2023

Trackable events include plowing, minimum-till cultivation, crop rotation, crop type, cover crop presence, irrigation events, harvest date, and crop residue presence. The CO 2 e is used to standardize emissions from all types of greenhouse gases (e.g., carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, fluorinated gases).

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Modern Farmer

AUGUST 29, 2023

Bakersfield College boasts an Edible Gardens Catalog program, Kalamazoo Community College offers Sustainable Food Systems Competencies coursework and Greenfield Community College’s Farm and Food Systems covers mushroom foraging and cultivation, permaculture design, beekeeping, food preservation and more.

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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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Civil Eats

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

At her 6-acre Sakari Farms outside Bend, Oregon, Schreiner employs traditional ecological knowledge to cultivate regional first foods —foods consumed before European colonialization—and passes that expertise down to Native American youth.

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Kavya Organic Farm

JULY 22, 2023

Polyhouse farming has revolutionized agriculture in India, allowing farmers to grow crops under controlled environments and increase their yield and income. The subsidy is aimed at supporting farmers who wish to set up polyhouse structures to cultivate crops in protected environments.

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Agritecture Blog

MAY 26, 2023

Everything required for cultivation needs to be imported. Utilizing hydroponic greenhouses and isolated grow beds, they ensure the pristine quality of their produce while harnessing the power of data to minimize errors and risks. At the heart of each greenhouse lies cloud-based monitoring, facilitating optimal crop management.

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Agritecture Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

An objective due diligence study evaluates the cultivation technology, economic feasibility, competitive advantage, commercial and marketing strategy, and management team’s ability to execute on opportunities in the broad and complex CEA market. Credit: Greenhouse Grower. Why is proper due diligence necessary for the CEA industry?

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CalCAN

AUGUST 15, 2023

Not only will this effort increase hardiness and yields for farmers, but it will also enable the U.S. Organic farms have been shown to have lower net greenhouse gas emissions than conventional farms, and California’s climate scoping plan includes a target of 20 percent of the state’s farmland under organic cultivation by 2045.

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Agritecture Blog

APRIL 6, 2023

The same problem arose in 2018 when summer droughts cut the country’s hops yield by 30% below average. Using precision agriculture, artificial intelligence, and machine learning solutions, we can help improve the viability of hops cultivation and harvest in the Saaz Region.

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Caff

JULY 28, 2024

Enhanced Crop Yields: In nutrient-poor soils, biochar application can increase crop yields. Meager crop yield increases: a 2021 UC Davis study measured the increase in crop yield after biochar additions and found that in fertile soils like those found in California, biochar addition did not increase crop yield significantly.

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Agritecture Blog

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Since these factors determine the quality of a crop yield, choosing the right automation technology for your farm is no easy task. This Finland-based company aims to advance greenhouse growing by providing fully automated NFT growing systems. Logiqs also offers long-term support for their hardware solutions. Credit: Green Automation.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

AUGUST 11, 2023

Francis since 1938, Sister Gardens has become a bustling site of food production and also of reawakened community cultivation.​ They are doing ongoing and important research into crop varieties, yields, soil health, and much more in the context of co-locating solar panels and food production.

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Modern Farmer

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

That trend prompted some Iowans to look at stores and resources closer to home—to local growers, local meat lockers, local dairies and even local greenhouses. Bushel Boy has a Mason City operation with 17 acres of greenhouses growing different kinds of tomatoes. They yield very high,” Carlson said.

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Modern Farmer

JANUARY 19, 2024

“Our biggest criticism of CRP,” says Anne Schechinger, mid-west director for EWG, “is that, as it is currently set up, it is not doing enough to store carbon in soil or reduce greenhouse gas emissions.” Agriculture is responsible for 10 percent of greenhouse gas emissions in the US.

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Modern Farmer

MARCH 1, 2024

Fashion contributes around 10 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions, second only to big oil. As the companies see it, the process is more efficient than growing fibers naturally; traditional silk, for example, is biodegradable and long-lasting, but cultivation can use large amounts of water and pesticides.

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Agritecture Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Editor’s Note: Based on the unit economics laid out in this article, saffron has 8-10x revenue potential per given cultivation area compared to leafy greens and vine crops grown in CEA systems. Growing conditions Temperature, light intensity/spectrum and humidity are particularly important in saffron cultivation.

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Civil Eats

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Sprinkled throughout the recipes are fascinating historical tidbits about the Quaker who first cultivated rhubarb in the 1730s, for example, and the Indigenous tribes that used spruce tip tea to ward off scurvy. She does yield a few pages to sustainable farming practices, like soil management, though these are more buzzwords than insights.

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Food Tank

DECEMBER 24, 2024

Black Urban Growers (BUGs) , United States BUGs is committed to fostering a strong, supportive community for cultivators in both urban and rural settings, while empowering Black leadership in agriculture. Through research, stakeholder engagement, and storytelling, Project Drawdown drives global action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

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Modern Farmer

APRIL 3, 2024

Singer’s respect for soil inspired her to found Carbon Sponge , an interdisciplinary platform that honors this threatened resource by cultivating healthy soil to foster carbon sequestration. Fighting climate change Greenhouse gas emissions, which result from high levels of atmospheric carbon, are a critical cause of climate change.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Over time, the consolidation and commodification of seeds has eroded the resilience of our food systems, diminishing the agrobiodiversity of crops cultivated in the US at an alarming rate. Moreover, they have more potential to contribute to greenhouse gas mitigation via carbon sequestration.

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Food Environment and Reporting Network

DECEMBER 17, 2024

With both vessels online, the company estimates it will soon be cranking out 100 tons of cultivated quail each year. The sectors boosters had promised to simulate the meats many of us grew up eatingbeef, chicken, and pork, minus the suffering and greenhouse gas emissions. But today the industry has barely any product available.

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